Product Manager

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.

**Responsibilities**:

- Market Sensing & Strategy Development
- Articulate market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends and competitive landscape.
- Conduct market segmentation exercises to develop market segment-specific strategies.
- Conduct competitive analysis and benchmarking.
- Define segment - specific value propositions that beat the competition.
- Develop product roadmaps that align with business strategy.
- Design go to market strategy, inclusive of channel strategy and partnerships.
- Work with R&D and operations in the development of new products to meet current and future customer requirements.
- Manage the product lifecycle.
- Develop Business Plan
- Define resource requirements necessary to execute the product roadmap.
- Work cross functionally to define sales, technology and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals. Build consensus on specific tasks.
- Establish pricing policy.
- Develop the annual operating plan (Sales and gross or standard margin).
- Execution - New Product Development & Launch
- Be the opportunity champion for PAC projects.
- Plans product launches including the development of marketing and sales plans.
- Provides demand forecast inputs to S&OP.
- Attend customer meetings in support of winning new business.
- Exercise through leadership.
- Provide inputs to Marcom for the development of collateral, including e-commerce.
- Execution - Post Launch Product Management
- Manage the P&L (sales and gross or standard margin) for the assigned portfolio.
- Deliver sustained profitable growth.
- Enable sales to promote product line via training and the development of collateral materials that help articulate the value proposition.
- Manage special price requests.
- Track progress to the business plan and facilitate resolution to gaps.
- Be the champion for resolution of product issues (e.g., quality, delivery, etc.).
- Key Success Factors
Meet AOP targets on the following KPI’s
- Sales Revenue
- Gross Margin $ and GM %
- Manage NPI new product introductions on time and within budget
- Cost reduction targets
- Forecast accuracy
- Inventory turns
- Delivery (STR)
- Customer Complaints

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**What your background should look like**:

- 5+ years experience in commercial or technical in home appliances
- 5+ years or above of managing direct reports experience
- Strong relevant products (connector) or industry experience desired
- Strong commercial and technical skills background
- Highly engaged team members, capabilities of dealing with challenges
- Bachelor or above in electronics background is preferred
- MBA is a plus

**Competencies**:

- Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

**ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY**
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS.

**WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS**:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority
- Competitive Salary Package
- Performance-Based Bonus Plans
- Health and Wellness Incentives
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
- Employee Resource Group

Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.