Product Line Manager- Aerostructures
Carlisle

SUMMARY

Plans, organizes, and controls an assigned product line from conceptual stages through product life cycles to optimize profits and meet marketing, financial, and "one company" growth objectives by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

* Leads the overall product line strategy and facilitates research and development requirements, development, manufacturing and engineering coordination for new or expanded products as well as new emerging product market needs.
* Coordinates/owner technical product development, estimates of potential profits (by product line segments) and releases to production.
* Manages day-to-day progress of Product, Pricing, Positioning, and Placement
* Assists the Sales team by providing the insight, tools, experience, and product line expertise required to carry out all corporate sales and marketing strategies as well as setting and achieving company goals.
* Develops and maintains a prioritized list of customers and market requirements for products as well as product line list to penetrate markets (continually go through a product line rationalization).
* Develops marketing, sales, engineering and financial plans for assigned product line.
* Prepares product development objectives and tracks market trends in target markets.
* Identifies partnering opportunities for complementary third-party products to broaden Carlisle Interconnect Technologies product line growth.
* Develops and provides direction while maintaining relations with manufacturers' reps and direct sales or field sales reps.
* Provides technical answers to inquiries of any variety, but primarily in the assigned product line application and information.
* Produces competitive analysis materials comparing our products with those of our key competitors.
* Develops new product line customers while maintaining the present product line business base.
* Initiates and executes strategies to capture additional product line business and provides competitive insight and pricing strategies to ensure Carlisle Interconnect Technologies competitiveness.
* Generates and increases sales in assigned product line through the support of the regional managers, sales representatives and customers.

*Other duties as required in support of the department and the company*

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities of this role do not include supervising other employees.

QUALIFICATIONS

To succeed in this job, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential job function. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

* Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from four-year college or university.
* Four to five years' experience with fabricated parts, structural assemblies, and turn-key electro-mechanical assemblies for use in military or commercial aviation including materials, manufacturing techniques, and finishes.
* Experience with regulatory approval process for STC application with the FAA and/or EASA is preferred.
* Experience with approval process for components used in new aircraft production is preferred.
* Experience reading engineering drawings from aerospace parts manufacturers is strongly preferred.
* Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.
* Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
* Conversational in any other language is a plus.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

* Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
* Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

JOB SKILLS

* Must be experienced with PC's using Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel), and an ERP/MRP software system such as SAP.
* Must be self-motivated and aggressive in the pursuit of developing the product line and target market to identify competitive advantages and generate sales growth.
* Must be able to function effectively in a very busy environment and be willing to work hours (travel) that are outside the norm.
* Must have exceptional work ethic, and the ability to manage and maximize time and company resources (sales and engineering).
* Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is an air-conditioned work environment where employees have desks or cubicles and work in a fixed location. The physical environment is usually comfortable, well-lit, and equipped with the necessary facilities and hardware. The company culture is a culture of teamwork, communication, continuous improvement, business casual, strategic, and goal-oriented. The working conditions are stable, predictable, and secure.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

As part of their job duties, the employee must sit for lengthy periods while operating a computer. They frequently use their hands to type, handle objects, and communicate verbally. Additionally, they may need to stand, walk, reach, and occasionally lift objects weighing up to twenty (20) pounds. This role requires lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching overhead, reaching at or below shoulder level, and keyboarding. According to ADA regulations,

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Amphenol CIT is fully committed to minimizing the environmental impact of its operations, activities, and products. To achieve this, we adhere to all applicable environmental regulations and laws, prevent pollution, and continuously improve our environmental performance in all our global operations. This is possible through an Environmental Management System that provides a framework for setting and reviewing our environmental objectives and targets. We aim to identify and reduce any negative environmental impact our business activities may have.

TRAVEL

Approximately 10-25% of travel is expected

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