Product Manager (CHE098)

Randburg
R 23 000 plus commission
Industry: Solar Power / Energy

REQUIREMENTS:
Degree in business or a related field. (Highly advantageous)
Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in a similar role
Own reliable transport


RESPONSIBILITIES:

Set-up new product
* Manage the new product process ensuring the right product is selected.
* Oversee procurement to ensure the data for Auto-Order (Box/pallet quantities and initial stock, absolute minimum stocks, MOQs etc.) meets the needs of the business (especially MOQ’s and initial stock holding which need to be based on sales forecast)
Product Amendments
* Properly manage to avoid random changes
* Communicate change through liaison with all stakeholders
* Manage the deployment of changes on the portal (Literature, design tool, warranty)
* Consider and communicate any warehouse stock considerations
Product End of Life
* Assess the impact on our product range, our customers, our departments, our other global offices.
* Manage phase out/phase in and stock
* Guide any potential re-call/re-allocation of stock through liaison with OP
* Communicate with all stakeholders
Portal Management
*Manage and ensure products are set-up fully with all documents, compatibilities, linked peripherals, prices
* Ensure products are set live for correct brands and consider our other global offices
* Ensure packs are relevant, correct and complete
* Ensure design tool and quick quote are set-up correctly and tested fully
* Make sure our installers have everything they need to complete their job
* Consider various customer segment requirements
* Maintain accuracy and relevance of product through its lifetime
Retain a Competitive Advantage
* Ensuring product strategy aligns with company strategy
* Consider which of our products are key for
* Understand market changes and how they affect product strategies, and communicate this to the wider business
*Guide marketing and sales team leader with required product training (internal and external)
* Ensure marketing are briefed and prepared so they can initiate sales & marketing plan

Key competencies:
• Sense of urgency
• Understanding of products and their applications, our markets and their drivers, our customers and their needs
• Planning, Prioritising and Organisational skills
• Completer Finisher
• Communication skills, internally and externally – clear instructions
• Understand our manufacturer priorities
• Technical knowledge
• Attention to detail
• Ability to see the wider impact and plan for consequence

Please only apply if you have the relevant experience mentioned above

(Open: 25 February 2020….Closing: 25 April 2020)