PRODUCT MANAGER IV - REMOTE

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

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.

Manages all aspects of a product line or portfolio, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing and sales. Run the portfolio as a "mini" GM. Responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans in order to meet sales and gross (or standard) margin targets at regional level.

• Analyze market and industry trends, customer needs, Voice of Customer (VOC), and the competitive landscape.
• Translates this information into product line plans
• Develop regional product line vision, strategy, product, roadmaps and business plans
• Builds alignment across multiple functions inside the organization
• P&L Responsibility: deliver on revenue and gross (or standard) margin targets by driving execution of the business plan
• Product lifecycle management ("housekeeping" of the product line like product launches, rationalization, slow moving inventory and cost reduction, etc.)
• Define market lead time requirements, provide guidance on capacity planning by forecasting demand and working closely with the supply chain organization to set safety stock requirements, etc.
• Maintain customer (including channel) intimacy with key players
• Demonstrate thought leadership to internal and external stakeholders
• Perform VOC and provide engineering with product requirements definition and specifications.
• Willingness to travel - customer visits, association presentations, field training, etc.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS & TIME ALLOCATION

Market Sensing & Strategy Development
Develop Business Plan (Achieve cross-functional alignment to the plan)
Execution - New Product Development & Launch

What your background should look like:

Core Competencies • Customer Focus• Business Acumen• Organizing• Perspective• Drive for Results• Strategic Agility• Innovation Management• Priority Setting• Decision Quality• Managing Vision & Purpose

Job Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Functional/Technical Skills • Building Effective Teams • Communication-ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex concepts• Understand, analyze and articulate market needs and opportunities• Influence/Cross functional team leadership• Develop Go To Market Plans• Passion/Energy/Perseverance• Organizing• Pricing policy development and administration• Proficiency with MS Office suite of tools• Comfort with IT systems (SAP, SFDC, etc) to manage assignment• Presentation skills

Experience

5+ years of product management or sales experience, additional MBA preferred
Relevant product or industry experience desired
Experience managing direct reports
4-year technical or business degree required
Advanced degree (MBA) or relevant P&L management experience preferred
EOE, Including Disability/Vets

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation