PLS MiniXtend Cables, NA

About the role

The Product Line Specialist (PLS) for MiniXtend Cables, NA Product Line is responsible for the day-to-day business management of the Product Line team while assisting with the execution of the 1-year plan strategy objectives and reporting to the Product Line Manager (PLM).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Market Development to identify and understand new product application opportunities through market and competitive assessments
• Support customer engagements and partner with cross-functional teams to drive business strategy and sales growth
• Work with the PLM and Product Team to execute product lifecycle management strategies
• Support new product development from early-stage justification through commercialization
• Lead product launch activities, including internal commercialization efforts, and external customer or market engagements
• Help resolve product quality and service issues quickly while balancing Corning and customer needs simultaneously
• Support new product plans, including business cases, pricing strategies, marketing materials, value propositions, and RFQs
• Manage forecasts to support product availability, production capacity, and on-time delivery
• Cook up with Supply Chain and manufacturing to align on customer demand and forecast
• Maintain product data, reports, marketing materials, SAP workflows, launch activities, and product change notifications
• Identify opportunities to reduce complexity, lower costs, and improve sales and operations processes
• Understand the financial and operational (commercial, technical, manufacturing) levers of the product line

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of work experience in product line management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and/or commercial/marketing
• Initiative and drive to identify and solve problems and complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated track record of managing projects, priorities, and meeting objectives and deadlines
• Leadership skills to effectively drive cross-functional teams
• Analytical skills to conduct analysis and build data models in Excel or other tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred Engineering and/or Business)
• Commercial/customer facing acumen for mapping product line value proposition to customer requirements
• SAP experience strongly preferred

Benefits

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $100,646.00 - $138,388.00 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.