Product Manager - Portable Sound (Microphones)
$100,000 - $135,000 per year
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SENIORITY
Manager
SALARY
$100,000 - $135,000 per year
About the role
- Initiate the Product Engineering Process (PEP), outline the Commercial Requirements
- Specification (CRS), and provide support throughout the entire PEP for all designated procedural stages.
- Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities.
- Lead cross-functional teams to create products and manage the product development process from concept through development and manufacturing.
- Ensure product data sheets accurately reflect specifications and capabilities of product.
- Drive the Product Introduction on the market
- Deliver product messaging, positioning, features, benefits and USPs for end- users and customers.
- Partner with sales and marketing to prepare and deliver presentations and materials that educate sales personnel and customers on functionalities and features of products.
- Participate in key sales and voice of customer situations as required.
- Create, author, publish and disseminate marketing collateral to all relevant parties both external and internal.
- Work with internal teams to plan tradeshows and create effective demonstrations. Attend tradeshows such as InfoComm, NAMM, Prolight + Sound, etc. Train sales force, dealer and rep firms on product capabilities and features.
- Responsible for the Product Life Cycle
- Communicate technical requirements and features to engineering staff, signing off on all Engineering Change Orders.
- Develop and manage product mid-life correction or end of life strategies as appropriate.
- Monitor market acceptance, track revenue and profit performance.
- Identify partnering opportunities for complementary third-party products to broaden product line.
- Negotiate contracts and licenses for new technologies or products
- Responsible for Costing/Forecasting
- Meet with procurement and inventory control staff to coordinate product build and sales forecasts.
- Adjust forecasts and schedules based on ability to build and current sales activity.
- Bachelor's degree in marketing with minimum 5 years experience in product management or equivalent education and experience.
- Professional Audio industry knowledge and experience including but not limited to portable PA, professional PA, install sound, studio & home recording and broadcast, audio system design and consulting.
- Knowledge of key marketing principles and demonstrated ability to apply them in a business environment, including ability to effectively analyze markets and competition to identify customer needs.
- Solid working knowledge of market research, product sales and sales promotion activities
- Able to grasp technical concepts relating to professional audio.
- Able to work effectively in a global organization serving a worldwide customer base, and to lead cross-functional teams through the process.
- Leadership qualities and an ability to influence others in a matrix organization.
- Able to plan, organize and follow through/implement to achieve timely, accurate results, focusing on key priorities and effectively juggling multiple projects.
- Able to initiate change.
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills, ability to deliver reports, to make public presentations and to deal eloquently with opinion leaders and the sales force team.
- Strong customer focus: able to anticipate customer needs.
- Able to recognize and capitalize on market opportunities.
- Able to generate financial analysis relating to product costs, return on investment, etc.
- Understanding of basic business and financial concepts
- A knowledge and flair for what will appeal to targeted customers when creating marketing collateral.
- Knowledge of MI sales channels (i.e.: retail, distribution, reps, dealers, etc.)Required Abilities:
- Ability to work onsite in Burnsville, MN; this is a hyrbrid work environment with the expectation of being onsite a minimum of three (3) days/week, sometimes more dependent on business need.
- Ability to remain in a stationary position (sitting or standing) for extended periods while working at a computer, with regular opportunities to move or change position.
- Requires visual acuity to view a computer monitor and read documents, as well as the ability to communicate clearly in person and through digital platforms.
- Ability to maintain focus and productivity in a typical office environment with standard noise levels and ergonomic equipment.
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