Job Details
Job Description
Portfolio
Product Strategy
Define and manage assigned portfolio product strategy
Define and implement revenue growth measures
Target markets, segments & customers
New products/services
Existing market penetration
New markets etc.
Ensure product attributes remain relevant to market requirements
Regular market and competitor analyses
Manage product pricing
Product bundling
Market research
Attend conferences and other industry forums to remain abreast of key industry trends
Interact regularly with customers to understand their experiences and product wish lists
New product development
In conjunction with internal departments, manage the development of new products and the roll out internally
Manage supplier relationships:
Partner Status and discounts
New Products And Product Enhancements
Product Changes
Process Changes
Pricing Changes
Support Changes
In conjunction with sales, define and manage the product sales strategy
Direct
Channel Partners
Training and development
In conjunction with marketing, define and implement product specific marketing plans:
Internal, customer and external marketing planning and activities
Campaign management
Accountability for product collateral
Product Sheet
Battle card
Pricelist
Proposal templates
FAQ
White papers /Case Studies
Technical specification sheets
Training Manual
Sales Presentation/s
Training Presentation/s
Financial Management
Revenue and margin management in line with budgets
Revenue assurance
Manage exchange rate fluctuations, where necessary
Product Sales Management
Primary contact for sales support:
Pre Sales,
Quote assistance,
Support queries
Commission/GP/discount queries
Tenders
Define and implement sales training plans
Ensure regions, individual sales staff and channel sales staff are equipped to effectively sell the products
Measure product sales by channel partner, region and individual and take corrective action where necessary
Conduct regular meetings with sales teams to understand:
Product specific sales pipelines in order to predict product revenue and margins
Sales and customer experiences of existing products
Customer and market specific requirements
Manage the customer sales interaction experience to ensure valid information is always available for decision making:
Web site
Collateral
Service Desk
Sales staff product knowledge
Product Operations
Systems
Accountability for accurate system information and pricing
Voxzal
Orion CRM
Solid
SharePoint
Website
Great Plains
Ensuring product codes are 100% accurate on all systems
Process Management
Manage the internal order to invoice process and review regularly to ensure maximum customer satisfaction
Service strategy
In conjunction with the Service Centre, implement product specific service strategies and monthly reporting to measure customer experience
Where necessary recommend corrective action
Product Technical Strategy
Work together with Platform Managers to align product commercial, operational and technical strategies
Reporting
Revenue and margin
Operational metrics
HR
Management of staff within your team (Product Managers and Product Coordinators)