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Job Overview
This position is for Product Manager within E-mobility Charging Inlet. This is an experienced product manager role that will manage both product and market strategy regionally and globally within the Power and Signal team. The Product Manager will manage all aspects of a product line, from driving new product development to manufacturing to pricing to marketing. Focus will be on optimization, proliferation, and innovation around products and customer requirements. In addition, they will coordinate globally with the global S&P team on global product, operations, market, and customer strategy. Responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans to meet sales and gross (or standard) margin targets.
Key Responsibilities:
* 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.
Develop Business Plan and Data Analysis:
* Work cross-functionally to achieve sales, technology, and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals.
* Regular data analysis to understand the trends, customer, and region segmentation.
* Development of market strategy PBP (Product Business Plan).
* Implement pricing policy aligned with Senior Manager, Product Management.
* Assist in the development of the annual operating plan (Sales and gross or standard margin).
* Prepare financial analysis in support of new product launch.
* Manage PAC discussions with management for G1 and G2 opportunities.
* Provide product information and samples to customers and sales team in support of new product launches.
* 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.
* 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.
* Work closely with customers, the sales team, customer service, field application engineering on product development.
* Work closely with finance on product cost and gross margin analysis to understand cost drivers and increase margins.
* Analyze excess and obsolete inventory.
* Assist in the resolution of product issues.
* Participate and manage global strategy initiatives.
* Drive portfolio decisions based on global strategy to drive efficiency and increase margins.
* Optimize global portfolio including localization efforts, transfers, and product pruning based on customer needs.
* Focused proliferation of existing portfolio with sales and customer reviews with increased focus on distribution.
* Manage global innovation discussions with engineering, FAE, and sales based on new market needs and customer requirements.
What your background should look like:
* Engineer with a bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics or Mechanics.
* Product Management or Product Strategy experience required.
* Relevant product or industry experience desired especially in Low-Voltage Terminals and Connectors.
* Strong business acumen, good commercial and process understanding.
* Demonstrate entrepreneurship thinking.
* Clear, strategic thinker with the ability to execute on priorities.
* Excellent relationship and communication skills & building effective teams.
* Ability to work deadlines and tight targets.
WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
* Competitive Salary Package.
* Performance-Based Bonus Plans.
* Health and Wellness Incentives.
* Employee Stock Purchase Program.
* Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events.
* Employee Resource Group.
Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.
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