Product Line Manager Closures Americas

Requisition Number: 79711

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

Role Purpose

The Product Line Manager, Closures-Americas is responsible for leading the cross-functional Product Team consisting of colleagues from Operations, Manufacturing, Technology, Engineering and Supply Chain, responsible for the development of the product line 1YP while leading the product line to strategic growth and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads Product Teams to develop market insight through strategic assessments of the market, customer, competitors, and capabilities
• Responsible for the development of clear and competitive Value Props for all products within the Product Line
• Leads the Product Team in leveraging competitive assessment to ensure product lines competitive edge is advantaged in the market
• Responsible for the Product Line intellectual property portfolio reviewing periodically with the legal organization
• Support the completion of the budget planning (Black book, Technology) while leading the Product Line capacity planning processes (iMax)
• Builds credibility with customers and internal decision-makers by delivering data-based strategic direction for the product line and supporting it articulately
• Champion new product development and timely release through collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Market Development, Technology and Manufacturing Operations
• Collaborate closely with the value creation team to ensure Product Line portfolio aligns with market needs with strong Value Propositions
• Responsible for leading the launch of platform-based product launches across the product line setting launch strategy, commercialization and external market engagements
• Responsible for the Product Line Product Lifecycle

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or business (MBA preferred)
• 8+ years of work experience
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership qualities
• Demonstrated track record of managing projects
• Demonstrated track record of leading multi-functional teams
• Ability to lead prioritization and decision making for the product line
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to adapt your approach and style when working directly with different audiences (e.g., production, design engineering, sales)

Desired Experiences

• Experience with fiber-optic outside-plant network architectures and closure or terminal applications
• Experience applying telecommunications product-qualification and infrastructure-compliance requirements to product and customer decisions, including Telcordia GR-771, IEC, BEAD/BABA, or comparable standards
• Experience coordinating multi-site, cross-region internal and external manufacturing locations
• Work experience in Commercial / PLM / Value Creation function
• Experience in managing people
• Financial analysis and accounting experience
• Proficient and demonstrated experience in Conflict Management

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $148,181.00 - $203,749.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

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