Hybrid Product Line Manager

at AFL

• Job title: Product Line Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $89,700 - $149,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Westford, United States

About the role

• Product Line Manager delivering product and market intelligence for telecom solutions at AFL. Strategizing product portfolios and collaborating across teams for market growth.

Responsibilities

• Achieves long term market performance goals by establishing the long-term vision and strategy for assigned product ranges
• Acts as the champion and evangelist for communicating the product line vision and strategy to all relevant participants and stakeholders
• Successfully manages designated product range(s) over its life cycle in the broader product portfolio of the business area in a manner that maximizes the overall return/profit to the company, within the context of company, business area and marketing plans.
• Ensures compliance with quality systems, regulatory requirements, and commercial change process.
• Leads the commercial input to the product development process including the development of product market requirements and identification of target market segments and customers for new products.
• Manages all aspects of the product(s) life cycle starting with the detailed planning phase (in development) until the product is
• Defines Product Models and Structures.
• Identify Offerings Items & Structures.
• Identifies the requirements for coordinating the development and deployment of the training, content, processes, practices and tools needed to support salespeople throughout the buyer’s journey.
• This includes working collaboratively with sales, marketing, partners and other key stakeholders to increase sales results and productivity.
• Responsible for the performance of new product introductions including accountability for project pro-forma post launch financial performance.
• Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; revising production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
• Effectively manages prices including list price and customer or project level discounting to balance growth, capacity utilization and product line profitability objectives.
• Establishes a commitment to quality and communicate the importance of meeting statutory, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Ensures quality policy is understood, implemented, and maintained at all levels of the organization.
• Establishes and communicate quality objectives that are measurable and consistent with the quality policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineer, Science, Business Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in product marketing, product development or related field
• Strong project management skills
• Optical networking or telecommunications product/industry/technical acumen
• Product Management/Marketing expertise, including market trends/analysis, NPI process, product roadmap development, product life-cycle management
• Experience working effectively within a matrix environment
• Experience working in a global environment
• Occasional travel may be required; approximately 20% or less
• Ability to work extended hours to accommodate global operations may be required

Benefits

• A hybrid in office schedule for qualifying employees
• Flexible time off policy
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!