Product Manager

POSITION SUMMARY AND EXPECTATIONS  As a Product Manager, you will be expected to learn the breadth of the product line. You will be responsible for increasing the profitability of existing products and assist in developing new products. You will learn to develop products from existing ideas and help to develop new ideas based on your contact with outside sales and customers. You must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy. You must enjoy spending time in the markets to understand customers’ problems and find innovative solutions.  You must be able to communicate with all areas of the company. You will work with other Product Managers and engineering counterparts in the product development and release process. You will work with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer. You will also serve as the internal and external champion for your product offering, working with the inside and outside sales, sales channel, production, and key customers.    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The statements on this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents. The list is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required by all incumbents. Incumbents may perform other duties as assigned. Understand, support, and drive product line revenue and profitability. Product life cycle management, including feature enhancements and product revisions, cost reductions, and end-of-life responsibilities.  Execute product and product family business plans that include revenue and margin tracking, cost reductions, forecasting, market positioning, competitive analysis, and market analysis.  Support product line direction through product development initiatives, profitable pricing, and revenue generation within target markets and ongoing assessment of current product performance, pricing, position, competitor product trends, and evolving market needs.  Engage in developing product support tools, including marketing collateral, Internet and E-commerce site needs, product launches, and other media to support market requirements.    EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field. 1-3 years of product management experience - data communications industry is a plus.  Must have a strong aptitude to learn technical subjects. Strong analytical skills.  Must be a self-starter with the ability to be continually proactive.   LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE SKILLS  Must always be able to communicate in a professional manner. This role involves working with people daily; you must be a good listener and be able to analyze and problem-solve quickly. Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate at all levels.    COMPUTER SKILLS Must be proficient in the use of MS Office 365, including Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook. Salesforce, Tableau, and Teamwork experience is beneficial.   WORK ENVIRONMENT An employee in this position spends time in an office environment interfacing through multiple mediums, serving internal and external customers. May travel up to 50%.     EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Employee Benefits: Our employee benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA accounts, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, STD, LTD, Life, AD&D, Retirement with match, Flexible Schedules, Holiday Pay, Vacation Pay, and Sick Pay. Check out our Careers Page for more information regarding our benefits. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We treat others how we want to be treated.    QUALITY STATEMENT Amphenol Network Solutions is committed to delivering an extraordinary customer experience that meets or exceeds our customers’ requirements and satisfaction as we continually improve the effectiveness of our Quality Management System.   ANS is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.ANS complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, and transfers.