mgr, product management - Swindon, United Kingdom - TE Connectivity

Description

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

Strategy Development:

• Outlines a clear portfolio strategy for the assigned product family that positions Industrial to deliver strong financial results – That includes inorganic strategy to expand product depth and/or breadth enhancing relevance to customers/channel

• Creates breakthroughs (e.g., new market entry, new products, new business models, M&A, partnerships) through excellence in creating an ideas funnel, idea selection, prioritization, active experimentation, and scale-up of proven ideas

• Cascades the vision and strategy throughout the organization and ties it to clear near-term plans and metrics. Creates buy-in from the organization for the plan through early engagement

• Articulate market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends, and competitive landscape

• Expected to develop an in-depth understanding of major competitors in the key product markets. Is able to leverage competitive knowledge for strategic decision-making

• Develop product and technology roadmaps that aligns with business strategy and market needs

• Work with R&D and operations in the development of new products to meet current and future customer and market requirements

• Drive partnerships and acquisitions to build scale and enhance relevance to customers and channel partners Build a robust pipeline of M&A targets in alignment with the portfolio strategy

Develop Business Plan:

• Define resource requirements necessary to execute the product and technology roadmaps

• Establish and execute pricing policy

• Work effectively with the Regional Product Manager teams to drive execution of the product line strategies

• Partners with the sales organization and drives empowerment that accelerates speed and responsiveness while jointly defining GTM strategies

• Partners with the operations team to define the appropriated service models to win in the market

• Executes flawlessly on value drivers and key priorities of the business – Actively engaged in the relevant value drivers

• Establish and develop close relationships and intimacy with key customers and focus distributors for the assigned product family

Drives the full P&L:

Manage the P&L (sales and gross margin) for the assigned product line

Deliver growth above market through strong NPI (New Product Introduction) and share gain execution

Drive YoY gross margin expansion by developing and executing robust pricing strategies,, driving operational productivity and improving product mix (when relevant)

Lead critical projects to drive competitive advantage for the assigned product line.

Track progress to the business plans and facilitate resolution to gaps

S/he is a capable operator - achieves results by creating an operating rhythm for the business that helps the team accomplish top-line results in a predictable manner.

Talent Management:

Manage, energize and motivate a multi-cultural team of product managers located around the globe without a direct reporting line

Develops a robust succession plan for all critical roles on the team

Creates/inspires a humble, learning and growth-oriented, and continuous improvement mindset and culture within the team and organization

Communicates widely and at multiple levels in the organization

What your background should look like:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline. Preferably has an MBA. Or equivalent experience in product management field or other equivalent work experience

• 5 or more years of product management experience in an industrial environment with an international business

• Evidence of leadership responsibility for channel, market, product management, product development and sales targets

• Relevant industry experience with Identification and Labeling is a plus

Competencies

Motivating OthersBuilding Effective TeamsManaging and Measuring WorkValues: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, InnovationSET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)