Product Manager/supplier Management Specialist Job in Avnet

Job description

1. Market technical analysis and offering to market

• Follow and understand international standards, customer specification requirements and their impact on the power transformer portfolio.
• Conduct evaluations of market requirements and trends, including identification of technical product gaps or competitiveness opportunities and informs GPMs, AEs, TCs and Hub Engineering Teams
• Translate customers / market requirements into technical requirement specifications. Prepares technical communication materials (white papers), presentations and support new product launches.
• Provides sales support, participates in customer meetings or market events, and attends trade shows on request to better identify their needs,
• Supports marketing programs and ensures appropriate training material is available for use both internally and externally.

2. Technical Portfolio development

• Supports the Regional Product Managers and Application Engineers in identifying technical gaps within Mainstream Large Power Transformers Portfolio. Takes lead and responsibility for product technical specifications,
• Support the Global Product Manager in developing the business case for product developments.
• Participates in the RD generation of ideas and approves the Technical outcomes of the RD projects.
• Provides technical oversight and support for new product homologation processes.
• Support the Global Product Manager in the definition of the technical implications of the initiatives for the Global and Regional competitiveness programs.
• Follows up the Product Line Quality KPIs and supports technically Quality in the RCA preparation and the corrective action plan elaboration.
• Ensures the technical product documentation is available and maintained.
• Develops training material for new products and agrees with Hub Application Engineers on the training programs.
• Supports transfer of technology activities

Your background

• MSc or BSc Engineering degree.
• 10+ years in transformer engineering including electrical design, experience from working in a factory with production process and cost structure understanding
• Strong technical knowledge of the power transformers portfolio.
• Experience with complex quotation and orders including customer design reviews and meetings; specification analyzes.
• International experience with different customers and product standards
• Intercultural sensitivity.
• Structured and analytical thinking.
• Networking and leadership
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Fluent English, experience with writing technical papers or reports