Product Manager, Industrial Interconnects & GTM Leadership

PEI-Genesis; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PEI-Genesis in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Product Manager to lead product planning and marketing for our North American sales team. You will own the product lifecycle, gather customer requirements, define the vision, and work with sales, engineering, marketing, and training to deliver winning products.

You must deeply understand our products and markets, manage supplier relationships to reduce costs, and communicate effectively across functions to achieve ROIs and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or advanced relevant experience preferred.
• 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• In depth knowledge in the industrial/military interconnect markets and products
• Experience in a manufacturing environment or company preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a product portfolio profitably.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for business success of product line
• Identify customer and/or market need and larger business objectives that a product portfolio will fulfill.
• Responsible for go to market strategy of product line & articulates what success looks like
• Collaborate with marketing, training, engineering, & sales to drive success of the line
• Develop a deep understanding of technical details and uses for assigned products
• Develop strong relations with peers in the supplier organizations
• Work closely with and support the sales organization to meet sales and profitability goals and close significant opportunities
• Maximize the ROI of inventory by meeting financial and operating goals including product budgets, inventory turns, obsolescence, slow moving and excess inventory, and customer service levels
• Manage their team’s day-to-day activities including pricing, system setup, and bill of material creation
• Ensure the integrity of system information including part setup, approval, cost, resale, packaging information, descriptions, and other part data maintenance.
• Determine appropriate values and composition and manage initial stock packages.
• Monitor quotation activity, conduct periodic win/loss analyses, and make adjustments as needed to incrementally improve close ratio
• Work with the Marketing Department to develop programs to educate and inform PEI salespeople through the use of training, Sales Branch visits, web-cast training sessions, Press Releases, and other means.
• Assess competitive products and other distributors offering the same or similar products and seek to improve PEI’s competitive position
• Communicate important supplier information to management that have the potential to impact PEI’s overall business or performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in PEI product processes

Skills

Product knowledge

Communication

Negotiation

Market intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s degree

5 years related experience

Tools

Oracle/SAP/PeopleSoft

Job description

PEI-Genesis in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Product Manager to lead product planning and marketing for our North American sales team. You will own the product lifecycle, gather customer requirements, define the vision, and work with sales, engineering, marketing, and training to deliver winning products.

You must deeply understand our products and markets, manage supplier relationships to reduce costs, and communicate effectively across functions to achieve ROIs and profitability.