The Branch Product Manager coordinates quotes, negotiates pricing with suppliers and contract manufacturers, drives and promotes key supplier lines and facilitates product training for the branch.
Responsibilities :
- Coordinates quotes by working with sales staff, suppliers, and corporate Product department to develop a price for product that will be competitive and offer the largest gross profit margin.
- Provides technical product knowledge to branch employees by sharing information directly with Sales and support employees, and additionally facilitating informative monthly product training that will keep the branch up-to-date on current technology and industry trends they need to know to sell the products.
- Drives and promotes key supplier lines by obtaining maximum number of exclusive competitive advantages from suppliers.
- Gains information about the market and competition by utilizing all possible sources such as, sales reps, networking, and trade publications.
- Develops relationships with suppliers key personnel to achieve most favored status and to resolve problems.
- Provides product support by responding with a sense of urgency to issues, while utilizing problem solving skills to help resolve pricing, quality, and delivery issues
- Maintains cost database by adding, changing, deleting, cost and ship debit information with accuracy.
Requirements :
- Degree from a University in related field and min of three years experience in related role; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous sales and electronics industry experience is preferred.
- Product experience of Interconnect or e-Mech will be an advantage
- Possesses excellent knowledge of gross profit analysis, market and vendor analysis and economics of distribution.
- Knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications at the intermediate level.
- Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills, including excellent presentation skills.
- Possesses strong analytical, problem solving and organization skills.
