Product Manager
Superior Essex Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
The Product Manager owns the strategy, business planning, and lifecycle management of premises fiber and assembly product lines. They serve as a strategic connector between manufacturing, engineering, and sales to ensure products are market-ready and scalable.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or Business Management and possess at least 5 years of industry experience. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are required to support sales teams and manage product line metrics.
Full description
ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION:
The Product Manager of Premises Fiber & Assemblies owns the strategy, business planning, and lifecycle management of Superior Essex's premises fiber and assembly product lines, from concept through end-of-life. This role serves as the strategic connector between product management, manufacturing operations, engineering, and supply chain, ensuring products are market-ready, production-ready, and scalable. The position combines commercial ownership of the product portfolio (financial performance, sales enablement, competitive positioning) with operational rigor (manufacturability, quality, cost, and continuous improvement) to deliver high-quality, cost-effective, and market-leading solutions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the Directors of Product management with managing all aspects of product lines including financial analysis and sales team support.
- Support Directors of Product Management with development and execution of business plans for assigned product line(s).
- Support the expansion of product lines and services to ensure high customer value, market share gain and net profitability improvement.
- Support Directors of Product Management in developing product line training materials for inside sales and outside sales.
- Report and Analyze key product line metrics as requested.
- Support Directors of Product Management with periodical technical and marketing benchmarks can competitive analysis
- Assist in market trend analysis and reporting.
- Work closely with the inside sales, outside sales, & Director PLM on product line selling strategies, training initiatives, and field sales support.
- Attend trade shows and industry events as needed to support marketing initiatives.
- Participate in special projects and performs additional duties as required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, customers, and vendors.
- Must demonstrate strong problem solving skills and analytical skills
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to effectively and efficiently manage and keep projects on-track.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's Degree in Science, Engineering, or Business Management
- 5+ years of industry experience. Communications products experience preferred.
- Experience in successfully supporting sales teams with business insights, sales tools, product specification/selection materials, training, and product presentations.
LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS:
N/A
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