Product Manager/ Industrial Sales Exp. In Hvac

Panasonic – Product Manager

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What You'll Get To Do:
Factory Liaison:

Forge relationships with factory sales and engineering. Understand factory sales and product strategy. Obtain product strategy, development schedules, pricing etc. Obtain factory buy-in and support for US product, marketing, implementation strategies. Responsible for an effective or clear communication with factories and sales.

Product Development and Planning:

Analyze US market opportunity such as size, requirements, potential customers, etc., to develop product introduction strategies. Obtain alignment with sales and the factory.

Sales and P and L Management:

Create the fiscal year budgets by products for each customer. Monitor monthly progress. Work with sales team to develop sales programs to drive sales. Mange the P and L for the product. Build pricing strategies and implement.

Marketing:

Analyze the product and the market to develop marketing strategy for production introduction into the US. Understand competitive landscape. Ensure implementable and measurable marketing strategy and ensure implementation and results are achieved.

What You'll Bring:

Education & Experience:

• Ability to speak Japanese a plus
• HVAC exp. strongly preferred
• Business travel 35 percent required
• Degree required or preferred
• Ability to master new technologies quickly strongly preferred
• Bachelors degree in Engineering preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate successful Product Management experience.
• 8 plus years of dynamic product management or development role strongly preferred
• New Product Development or Product Management experience is strongly preferred

Competencies:

• Ability to obtain internal buy-in
• Be proactive and ability to get things done
• Key desired behaviors such as problem solving, innovation, collaboration, etc.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Cross functional or cross border communication