Program Manager (Entry Level)

POSITION OVERVIEW: PROGRAM MANAGER

Manage customers, projects and programs to meet and exceed company revenue goals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Profile and manage key activities to maximize Amphenol’s exposure for new and existing products at all key accounts.
• Address complaints and resolve problems as required.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement within the department and organization.
• Support activity such as pricing, technical support, competitive crosses, contract price book review, and sample requests.
• Filters, Plans, conducts and directs work on complex projects necessitating the origination and application of new and unique approaches.
• Initiate value engineering proposals to improve margin while meeting key customers’ expectation for efficiency price reductions.
• Negotiate contract pricing with key customers to maintain business continuity, secure max. allocation, and limit margin erosion.
• Manage customer expectations while overcoming the many challenges faced during large-scale project delivery.
• Monitor product costs and margins against company goals and implement cost reduction initiatives.
• Usually works with minimum supervision, conferring with superior on unusual matters.
• Ability to travel when necessary (up to 25% required).
• Provide monthly sales forecast in conjunction with Field Sales Representatives and drive execution to the goal.
• Develop and implement effective business strategies as part of a cross functional team including Engineering, CSR, and Sales.
• Oversee the delivery of projects on-time and on schedule with best–in-class quality with the design and development of application specific connector solutions.
• Prioritize and drive activities for customers within a defined geographic region to drive growth.
• Establish presales-process for estimating program management resource needs for proposed projects.
• Plans and directs projects and supplies technical support, leadership and consultation to professional co-workers.
• Monitor and ensure fulfillment for production revenue based upon manufacturing capacity, inventory, and distribution for both new and legacy products.
• Map/profile accounts and provide training for Sales and Manufacturing Representatives.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering discipline with three (3) to six (6) years related industry experience or five (5) to ten (10) years of equivalent industry related experience. Other requirements as necessary.