Product Manager

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Product Manager

Job Description

Day to Day, this person is responsible for:

• Aligned with Brooks' strategy, develop and implement the service strategy including service product roadmaps and full life cycle plans (from design through warranty and after) based on market assessment, customer segmentation, needs analysis, and product capability/gap assessment.
• Create and maintain a multi-year business plan including a service operations and technology roadmap that ties into the financial plan. Perform competitive and market analysis to identify market segments (OEM tool types, applications, technology nodes wafer sizes, regions, etc.), sizes, market share and trends.
• Plan for new service product introductions on a global scale, including developing service requirements, identifying target markets/customers, writing MRDs and business cases and go-to-market strategies.
• Owns all the aspects of the product, responsible for developing product roadmap, defining offerings as well as driving the execution to achieve business goals for strategic customers.
• Leads the development of the multi-year product plan including the growth strategy, including alignment with Brooks strategy, total and addressable market sizing, customer needs analysis, capabilities assessment and current positioning, and product plans including the life cycle from product introduction through service, repair and upgrades.
• Manages product development process - intimate understanding of customers short and long-term problems, requirements analysis, platform definition, value proposition, and development prioritization.

• Leads product introduction, develops go-to-market plan and works with account team to drive design wins. Be the go-to person for account team/customers to solve problems, create solution and launch new products & offerings.
• Responsible for revenue forecast. Deeply understand customer & business dynamics, constant awareness of current status and anything that could affect the forecast is essential. Work cross functionally with finance, sales, operation to ensure forecast consistency and drive business planning.
• Manages the product lifecycle process which includes: actively managing product lifecycle/ EOL, setting the services offering strategy, and managing the comprehensive lifecycle management minimizing component EOL issues and maximizing cost savings; setting pricing and contracting to reflect lifecycle, E&O and lot size cost.
• This position includes a responsibility for maintaining knowledge of technical aspects of product (not actual engineering design/prod dev). Product Managers drive operations and engineering to deliver NPI projects on-time, value engineering savings and overall cost reductions.
• Possesses a strong understanding of internal technology, the overall development effort and processes, total product life cycle and portfolio management. The Product Manager will effectively collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, service and sales to develop new products or enhance existing product(s) or product line(s). Identifies, evaluates and recommends marketing opportunities with product line objectives.

We are looking for someone who has most of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or a related technology field, Master's preferred but not required.
• Exposure and experience working in service organization.
• Experience developing product requirements, product value proposition and technology plans.
• Has foundational knowledge of Semiconductor industry and Fab Automation.
• The ability to develop and drive planning for new product introductions on a global scale. Determine customer priority to achieve business goals. Own new product introduction issues and resolutions until product release.
• The ability to conduct market and customer needs analysis, build business case and drive recommendations for product changes to enhance or maintain competitiveness. Coordinate with account team and or Application Engineering to drive customer feedback directly into engineering.
• The ability to create and maintain a focus on competitive analysis. Collect and use all available material within the company and from other sources on competitive products.
• The ability to maintain and communicate customer's booking, billing and backlog information. Own customer forecast and drive planning.
• Detail oriented, have strategic thinking skills, and strong interpersonal skills.

Brooks Automation US, LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Please apply to this role if you feel you are a good fit, regardless of your race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other perceived limiting factor.

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries

• Annual bonus plan

• Heavily subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision premiums

• PTO and Flexible Time Off

• Company-wide shut down between Christmas and New Year

• 401(k) matching

• Employee Referral Program

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Adoption Assistance

• Tuition Assistance

• Student Loan Program

• Group Legal Assistance

• Paid subscriptions to Mental Health/Lifestyle Apps

• Employee Recognition Program

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please email at [email protected] for assistance.

Brooks Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.