Product Manager

About the role

At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us! The Product Manager (PM) functions as the key business leader to increase the sales, profitability, and market share of assigned segment portfolio. The PM will provide direct interface with existing and new customers to fully satisfy their needs and will bring additional user knowledge to the organization. This role will work closely with Key Account Managers, Product Specialists, Process Engineering, Quality, Operations, Technology & Innovation, as well as have significant interface with customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute product strategies to drive business growth.
• Utilize personal industry knowledge and contacts to expand company’s sales in defined market.
• Solve customer problems through interface with technical service, production, quality assurance, account management and customer service.
• Coordinate with Sales Director(s) to establish sales territories, sales forecasts, quotes, quotas, incentives, methods, and goals, and advise dealers, distributors, and clients concerning sales and marketing techniques.
• Maintain sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors.
• Research, analyze and monitor financial, technological and competitive factors so that market opportunities may be capitalized on, and the effects of competitive activity may be minimized.
• Review business results, ensure customer satisfaction, develop strategies for growth and formulate tactics to expand business opportunities.
• Develop and maintain the overall marketing communications strategy for all products and/or services including suggestions for trade shows, conferences, advertising, product information, etc.
• Demonstrate a strong grasp of company’s technical expertise.
• Provide technical advice at customer’s sites.
• Analyze and suggest