Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Profit & Loss (P&L) of the products.
- Depending on the lifecycle of the product line, key metrics include gross profit, net profit, market share, revenue, and return on investment
- Build, maintain, and grow a pipeline of products and projects and can constantly feed the growth of the Business Unit
- Initiate Product development to meet customer roadmaps and requirements to include the R&D roadmap, priority setting and allocation, New Product Introduction, and product evolution required to stay competitive and profitable
- R&D allocation : manage the investment (when and when not to) required for product portfolio growth and continually monitor success through the state gate process
- Leads development of proposals in line with customer requirements
- Significantly influences the creation of the service offering and its pricing
- Partner with Engineering and Architecture teams to provide technical direction and leadership aligned with product roadmap
- Collaborate across the business unit, segment, and company to drive vertical integration / product offering expansion
- Set pricing for the product line
- Set generic book pricing
- Drive and authorize customer-specific pricing
- Capital allocation required for the product line
- Evaluates and amends monthly Sales forecast in order to drive the material plan
- is responsible for inventory implications caused by forecast errors that adversely impact the P&L
- Develops frameworks, processes, and models to support the product line and the business unit
- Collaborate with Sales to build the organization strategy on the right contracting modes
- Provide sales with customer communications messages and strategies relevant to the product line
- Drive cost reductions by collaborating with Supply Chain, Automation, and Operations colleagues
- Create and maintain tactical and strategic plans for budgeting and 5-year plan
Education & Experience
- BS in related engineering field, MS preferred
- 12-15 years industry experience
- Experience leading / dealing with customers of engineering companies
- 5+ years of people management experience in an engineering, development, or technology role
- Demonstrated experience building ecosystems of products and executing projects
Skills
- Seasoned business judgment and superior analytical abilities, particularly in strategic business and financial analysis
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and business acumen. Must be able to judge situations with regard to the larger business picture as well as the immediate need.
- Strong planning and leadership ability to get tasks accomplished through non-direct reports. Ability to persuade and motivate others.
Strong negotiation skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization. Ability, flexibility, versatility and comfort level for working with multiple individuals and personalities.
- Ability to work on many projects simultaneously and follow through.
- Understanding of business strategies and ability to formulate / execute plans to support said strategies.
- Ability to train, coach and mentor others.
Working Conditions
Willingness to work off-core-hours and travel as needed up to 50%.
Physical Requirements
None
Safety Requirements
All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp Corporate EHS standards.
Quality and Environmental Responsibilities
Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and / or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
Culture Commitment
Ensure adherence to company's values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp
I ntegrity - Create an Environment of Trust
C ollaboration - Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
A ccountability - Own the Process and the Outcome
R espect - Recognize the Value in Everyone
E nthusiasm - Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Coherent Corp is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Director, Product Management
As a senior member of the product management team, you will be responsible for product vision, product strategy, and execution of your product portfolio. Director of Product Management, Commerce Media. As a senior member of the product team for Commerce, this person will have input into product stra...
Director, Product Management
Additionally, the candidate will take the lead in creating an aggressive go-to-market plan and develop a product roadmap, strategically placing in-house switch products in the market to ensure maximum visibility. Manage switch products through the entire product lifecycle from POC to EOL. Work close...
Director, Product Management – Firefly AI Platform
We are hiring a Director of Product Management to lead the Adobe AI platform, spanning Data, Inference, and Training modules. Demonstrated product management leadership experience of 10+ years, including leading highly versatile and complementary teams of product managers. Firefly is a new product, ...
Director of Product Management – Developer Experience and Platform
The Developer Experience & Productivity product team’s vision is to deliver a development experience that The Trade Desk engineers love. You will have the opportunity to manage the product teams that are responsible for how we ship our software to production. We’re a force multiplier for develop...
Director Product Management, Circuit Simulation
With over 15 years of experience in product management or product marketing roles within the EDA or Semiconductor industries, you have a proven track record of successfully launching, managing, and growing products. Relevant experience in a product management or product marketing role within the EDA...
Director, Technical Product Management
As the Director of Technical Product Management at Western Digital, you will be responsible for developing and driving our product strategy and product management for datacenter SSD. Other responsibilities include collaborating with Product Marketing to create product related sales and marketing mat...
Director, Product Management (Technology)
Excellent product management skills, including the ability to identify product solution opportunities, create outstanding customer experiences and perform product risk/reward trade-off analytics. The Blackhawk Network Risk Department seeks a full-time Director of Risk Product Management. Candidates ...
Director-Product Management (Payer)
The Director of Product Management will work closely with the Value Stack product leader across product strategy, product development, product operations, and go-to-market (GTM) priorities, focused on expansion into payer accounts. Work closely with Product leadership across payer product strategy, ...
Sr. Director, Network Management
Position Summary: The Senior Director, Network Management, is accountable for the development, growth, and performance of their assigned geography and/or health delivery networks. The Senior Director, of Network Management will offer technical leadership and expertise to both regional and corpo...
Director, Technical Product Management
As the Director of Technical Product Management at Western Digital, you will be responsible for developing and driving our product strategy and product management for datacenter SSD. Other responsibilities include collaborating with Product Marketing to create product related sales and marketin...