Job: Product Manager-Consumer Electronics

Jobing Description

Job Responsibilities As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 100,000+ employees achieved sales of more than 15.8 billion euros in 2009, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations "Make the most of their energy".
www.schneider-electric.com

APC by Schneider Electric is a global leader in critical power and cooling services, providing industry leading products, software and systems.

The Regional Offer Manager (product manager) will work broadly within the company, customers and partners to assess local markets, drive local roadmap needs, own inbound marketing and assess new markets and technologies. Specific activities include: reviewing market performance of LOB and Personal Power segment, analyze market and competition, analyze Voice of Customer, and co-develop vision of local offer portfolio with the global segment leader. This role will also provide feedback into the APC organization on technical and business requirements to meet market needs.

* Review market performance of segment or LOB
-sales revenue, asp, mix
-report success of promotions, price changes, positions changes made by Zone
* Analyze market and competition
-learn trends of customer application and environment
-learn trends of channel
-detect changes in competitor behavior
-share, new products, price changes, promotions, position changes
* Analyze Voice of Customer
-learn trends of customer application and environment
-learn customer view of competition, channel
* Co-develop vision of local offer portfolio with global segment leader
-prioritize development steps towards vision based on customer need and opportunity
-work with segment team to make trade-offs in concept phase
* Other duties as assigned.

Bachelors Degree, MBA preferred. Minimum 5 years product management, product marketing or business development experience. Experience in UPS industry or IT/Consumer Electronics a plus.

* Analytical, creative and persuasive with an ability to think at both tactical and strategic levels
* Understanding and interest in the IT market
* Articulate, motivated and organized
* Excellent at prioritizing and demonstrating quantitative and analytical acumen
* Comfortable working in a dynamic environment
* Desire to work in a fun, creative and entrepreneurial environment
* Ability to influence without authority
* Good verbal and written English communication skills and ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations

Domestic and international travel as needed to support the business.