Product Category Manager (Electronic & Testing Products) - Midatlantic Employers' Association

Product Category Manager

(Managing Electronic & Testing Products)

Oaks, PA

Full Time / Permanent Opportunity

We have a "great" opportunity available for a Product Category Manager to join our Team. We are asking for some experience but will provide continual training.

We are a well-established and reputable OEM who operates globally. Our product line is highly sought after, always in demand and enjoys a great reputation in many industries.

We offer a great working culture with the potential for upward growth in your career. This role does require both Domestic and International travel.

The Product Manager, working closely with the Business General Manager, Business Product Portfolio Manager, Product Category Managers, and other members of Business Management, has responsibility for growth and profitability of assigned products.

These products can be within one or multiple product categories.

With the guidance of more senior Product Category Managers, this role has assigned exposure and responsibility within the product life cycle including but not limited to:

Market trend analysis, product portfolio management (product offering gaps, product profitability & competitive response), new product ideation, product market competitive positioning (price & feature), functional feature/application specification, product development guidance, product acceptance to defined requirements, product launch, Sales Channel support, strategic & tactical MarCom execution, Customer Care system oversight, product sustaining & end of life management (EOL).

This role reports to the Business Product Portfolio Manager. You will not have any employees to manage.

Primary objectives:

* Primary Owner of responsibility to assess and drive profitability of assigned products within the Business.

* Product advocate for one or more products & associated testing applications.

* Continual assessment of markets technology and social trends that may impact the company’s test instrument viability within markets, developing and refining product functionality and positioning.

* Understand our organization’s corporate strategic competitive advantages and work to develop products and associated Sales & Marketing strategies that support/compliment these advantages.

* Work with other Product Managers, Industry Segment Directors, MARCOM Segment Managers, and Sales Channel personnel to continually refine the view of the assigned product’s market positioning.

* Integrate research, market studies and market analysis and voice of the customer into product roadmaps and development requirements.

* Create Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) defining product feature, function, price and positioning strategies for success.

* Participate in creation, presentation of business cases for new product developments (PRDs & ADPs).

* Review and evaluate product line profitability and sales performance on a continual basis.

* Meet regularly with Development teams. Participate in realization trade-off decisions, considering Time to Market, Recurring and Non-Recurring Costs, and Product Quality impacts of decisions.

* Work with Sales (Direct, Reps, TSG) to define, coordinate and execute NPI Beta Field Testing.

* Assist our Organization’s Sales Channel personnel in review & response to customer test application tenders.

* Provide product usability and test application support to customers and our Sales Channel personnel.

* Provide product application and positioning training as needed across Organization’s Sales Channels.

* Assist business with reacting/responding to Product Customer Care Cases.

* Mandatory travel: International 5-10%. Domestic 10-20%

Soft Skills needed:

Communication Skills: Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Interpersonal Skills: Professional, respectful, helpful, sincere, positive and energetic persona.

Listening Skills: Ability to hear and meet the needs of the product managers & customers.

Problem-Solving Skills: Advanced problem-solving capability in product design & manufacturing. Self-motivated, meticulous, and detail oriented

Personality Qualities required for our Company Culture:

Shared Values

Caring

Putting the customer first with a ‘can do’ approach and fully understanding their needs and challenges. Actively develop close, mutually beneficial, working relationships with colleagues.

Captivating

Help solve colleague and customer problems by doing something different, by thinking unconventionally.

Consistent

Bring a positive attitude to work and take pride in your job. Welcome problem solving and shared learning whilst maintaining high standards of work in the team.

Creative

Be prepared to solve and work out options within the team, think positively about new approaches or alternative ways to solve any problems. Actively seek out opportunities for improvement and feed these back into the business.

Confident

Seek knowledge, ask questions, and support others.

Keyword: Product Manager, Technical Product Manager, Electronics, Electrical Products
Required Experience:

Experience, Skills & Knowledge required to be successful in the role

Technical Skills/Knowledge/Qualifications

* BA/BS graduate with a strong academic record.

* 0 to 5 years of experience in a product management position/role for electronic products. Product management of test instruments products, a differentiator.

* Demonstrated knowledge or aptitude to learn test instruments/applications used in the Electricity Generation and Transmission Industry. Power Transformer, Cable Fault Location and General Test, a differentiator.

* An eye for product design and the end user experience, focused on executing Test Application.

* Strong organizational and analytical skills.

* Ability to learn sales strategy and tactics, in support of developing clear tactics to drive product sales success.

* Familiarity and interest in social media, and technologies that shape our lives.

* Developing proficiency in Power Point, Excel, and Word.

* Attention to detail mentality and understanding of importance of project budgets and meeting deadlines.

* Strong Communication Skills, willingness to drive project executions involving cross-functional teams.

* Ability to work with worldwide development teams, customers, technical & professional societies, sales, distributors, marketing communications, and technical support group personnel

Additional Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

* Ability to work effectively independently as well as within small teams.

* Strong organizational and Personnel Interaction skills.

* Demonstrated ability to get things done with an attention to detail.

* Understanding of importance in learning to use business systems (product performance data mining).

* Complete grasp of Microsoft Office tools: Power Point, Excel, and Word.

Benefits:

Our Benefits start on the 1^st day of your Employment and include the following:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. Life Insurance. Disability Insurance

• Career development in a growing multinational company

• 401K with Company match

• Paid Time Off

• 11 Paid Holidays

• Free parking on site

• Discounted gym memberships through medical insurance

• Free and Confidential EAP Program

From: Midatlantic Employers' Association