PRODUCT MANAGER III

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Product Management Teams manage all aspects of a product, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing. They are responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans in order to meet sales and profit targets.

What your background should look like:

Execution – Post Launch Product Management
- Perform pricing analysis in preparation of catalog price changes or in 
response to special pricing requests
- Develop the sales forecast for the S&OP plan
- Provide product information to customers, the sales team, customer service, 
field application engineering, etc.
- Perform product cost and gross margin analysis
- Responding to requests for proposals
- Analyze excess and obsolete inventory
- Assist in championing the resolution of product issues, e.g. delivery, quality, 
inventory 
- Respond to requests for samples
- Issue product change notices and material change orders
- Issue RTS notices for new stock requests
- Coordinate and implement product and applications training

Execution – New Product Development & Launch
- Prepare financial analysis in support of new product launch 
- Create new part numbers
- Provide product information and samples to customers and sales team in 
support of new product launches
- Issue material change orders
- Create RTS requests for new product development projects
- Gather product specification and product attribute information for the 
development of marketing collateral, including e-catalog
- Provide product demand forecast inputs to the S&OP process

Market Sensing & Strategy Development
- Research market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends, and 
competitive landscape
- Conduct competitive analysis and benchmarking
- Provide materials to support the go to market strategy, inclusive of channel 
strategy and partnerships
- Work with R&D and operations in the development of new products to meet 
current and future customer requirements. 
- Manage the product lifecycle by providing product trend analysis to the lead 
PM(s)

Develop Business Plan (Achieve cross-functional alignment to the plan)
- Work cross functionally to achieve sales, technology and operations strategies 
and goals, in line with financial goals. 
- Implement pricing policy as defined by lead PM(s)
- Assist in the development of the annual operating plan (Sales and gross or 
standard margin)
 

Competencies