What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at WENCOR GROUP LLC?
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Overview of the Project:
The Product Manager owns, develops, and executes strategy and road map for a specific product line(s). He/she is the recognized expert in the business on the product, the market, relevant technology, and the competition and will lead the planning, delivery, and in-life optimization of products within designated product line(s).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and own the product roadmap based upon input from internal stakeholders, customers, vendor partners, and market research
- Provide strategic and tactical direction for product line(s) assigned
- Collate feedback from sales, customers, and the market to map product life and replacement cycles
- Coordinate with marketing to plan and carry out product launches and campaigns
- Support sales representatives with proposals, technical documentation, and training
- Manage product line profitability and commercial success through market analysis, opportunity identification, competitive assessments, and investment pursuits
- Coordinate with sales representatives on opportunity pursuits and development opportunities
- Provide insight to stakeholders on the product and market
- Collaborate with key vendor partners to establish growth and go-to-market launch plans
- Lead investment analysis and provide recommendations to supply chain
- Conduct research in product categories to identify portfolio expansion opportunities
- Develop a revenue and profit forecast based on input from sales and market analysis
- Report progress and status of projects, product lines, and other assigned tasks
- Assist with technical sales presentations and identifying new development opportunities
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Very high industry knowledge with a high propensity for mechanical concepts.
- Should also have a very high business and marketing acumen
- Able to work well with team members in a collaborative and respectful manner
- Strong analytical skills; ability to manage data and develop insights
- Exceptional communication skills: Speaking, writing, and presentation
- Organizational skills and ability to work independently
- Must be detailed-oriented and focused on results
- Strong database, spreadsheet, and PowerPoint skills
- Project Management or Program Management experience a plus
- Aerospace or Airline experience a plus
Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Marketing, or related degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Marketing or Product Management experience preferred. Aviation industry experience also preferred.
Other Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to accurately and quickly apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Is occasionally required to walk and lift up to 25 pounds.
- Is regularly required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
- Is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and to talk or hear.
- Works at moderate noise levels.
- Travel to suppliers and/or customers (up to 5-10% of the time).
Qualifications
Salary : $69,600 - $88,100