Senior Product Director - (US-NC-Raleigh - 27699)

Minimum Education: None
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: N/A
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Responsibilities: The Product Manager will be responsible for management of the assigned product line, including the specific product mix, product families, and ongoing evaluation of products to be added, enhanced, refined, developed or eliminated. You will develop support resources and training for sales, customers, manuals, and technical support. Ensure that the assigned product line/s is/are recognized as the best line by resellers and end users in the industry for value, quality, selection, innovation, features, reliability, and ease of use. Specific Responsibilities: Determine product specifications and features as well as source or develop final product internally and/or externally Ensure that all appropriate products are localized in terms of packaging, product specifications, marketing collateral, etc. for the U.S., European and Asia Pacific markets. Negotiate costs by partnering with the Purchasing Department to coordinate costing and with Sales Management to coordinate pricing Negotiate contracts, with management approval, with design consultants, design firms, manufacturers, and other vendors. Prepare budgets and break-even analyses for all new development type projects. Coordinate development projects and vendors by creating product development schedules and responsibilities and ensure they are met. Work with industrial designers, engineers, toolmakers, and other cross-functional teams to ensure newly developed products are manufactured to the highest quality and deadlines are met. Write manuals, or work with technical writers to ensure that manuals for new or existing products are as effective as possible. Ensure that Technical Support is trained on any products that may require technical support and that all needed support tools are in place and effective. Understand the channels in which Belkin sells its products through (Retail, distribution, VARs, dealers, etc.); know where our products sell through and what our top accounts are for assigned product line as well as sell-through information. Provide Marketing Department with sufficient information to develop product packaging, documentation, bulletins, and training material. .

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