Associate Product Manager, Utility Fiber

The Associate Product Manager- Utility Fiber will be responsible for the development, strategy, and implementation of ADSS and OPGW product lines within the Utility Fiber market. These responsibilities include the defining of product line objectives, establishing project feasibility, and ensuring execution of these programs. Program implementation occurs cross-functionally with coordination required between engineering, manufacturing, and the sales team.. Administrates the activities provided by the technical services group.

Essential Functions:

• Support Market Manager & Marketing personnel in the development and implementation of marketing and product plans.
• Implement product launch process; includes developing collateral materials, coordinating field trials, facilitating customer standardization, and coordinating sales training.
• Manage product life cycle (birth – development – death).
• Analyze competitive products.
• Define and develop specifications based on customer requirements.
• Facilitate new product and change request processes.
• Identify and drive cost reductions/profit improvement opportunities.
• Stay abreast of latest product technologies and innovations, including development activity at subsidiaries.
• Resolve customer complaints/field failures.
• Initiate modifications to existing products to meet changing requirements.
• Provide technical support to customers and field sales network (product recommendations, etc.)
• Develop and present technical product presentations.
• Initiate New Product Development Projects and develop constraint maps and supporting market analysis documents.
• Conduct product research.
• Initiate and coordinate product testing programs to meet customer requirements.
• Coordinate field activities (inspections, vibration studies, product installations, etc.)
• Assist sales correspondents in developing product recommendations for RFQ’s.
• Coordinate product marketing media, including animations, recordings and videos to support new product launch activities.
• Coordinate sample creation including FDM, mock-ups, ect.
• Participate in professional organizations such as IEEE

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering preferred
• Minimum 5 years previous product management or application engineering experience preferably in the markets PLP serves or 10 years related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to use a computer and applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate in both verbal and written situations involving customers, internal personnel and field sales representatives.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong planning and organizational skills along with technical knowledge of product lines.
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and comply with the provision of PLP’s auto program.