- Position: Technical Product Manager
- Location: Hamden, CT
Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, HS Wire, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. We have design, sales, and manufacturing locations globally and are currently seeking a Product Manager to join our Spectra-Strip team located in Hamden, CT.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Product Manager will work with cross functional teams to drive the development and marketing of Amphenol's High Speed Cable product family. This role will be responsible for promoting our products to their assigned market, winning key new design opportunities, and developing/executing the product strategies to support the Product Development and NPI teams in pull product portfolio management.
- P&L responsibility for all product families across all wire and cable categories.
- Drive and manage highspeed, high data product lines through:
- Product roadmap creation and execution
- Production ramping plan
- Cost, pricing, and margins
- Product portfolio management
- Product development process management
- Cost modeling (direct material and variable costs) to develop cost targets, regular cost downs, and pricing strategies
- Drive new business opportunity funnel, aligning both the business unit and sales on actions + strategies to win
- Define customer / market requirements for product family, timing, and forecasts
- Work with cross-functional teams (marketing, engineering, business development and operations) to proactively identify product and solution gaps and define market requirements to close the total available market space
- Develop marketing materials and promote to industry and potential customers
- Work closely with HSIO Cable and CBS teams to align bulk wire development + go to market activities
- Fully target site KPIs for sales revenue achievement, product margin improvement on cost reduction driving, negative margin improvement, and design win and shorten response time to quote
- Some travel required for customer visits (sales and negotiations), sales training, factory visits, and trade shows
QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with keen business acumen
- 4+ years of product management, project management, engineering experience, and/or technical business development experience
- 1-3 years of experience working in the interconnect industry preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Effective use of Microsoft office (Excel and PowerPoint specifically)
- Experience with Power-BI and or other data visualization software
- Ability to integrate with cross-functional teams globally and a willingness to "roll up your sleeves" to get the job done
