Product Line Manager - Strategic Optics (f/m/d)

at  Edmund Optics

Edmund Optics® is a leading manufacturer and supplier of optics, imaging, and photonics technology. Edmund Optics` state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities combined with its global distribution network has earned it the position of the world’s largest supplier of off-the-shelf optical components. Supporting numerous markets around the globe, including advanced diagnostics, semiconductor & electronics, machine vision, automation, and R&D; Edmund Optics products are used in a variety of applications ranging from DNA sequencing to retinal eye scanning to high-speed factory automation.
Edmund Optics Europe, a US owned-group consisting of Edmund Optics subsidiaries in Germany, UK and France, is responsible for sales, marketing, distribution, and application support for a wide product range throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Europe is one of the main growth markets for Edmund Optics globally, leading to a rapidly expanding and developing local team.
To accelerate our success and growth within the European Market, Edmund Optics GmbH is looking for a

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible for defining and developing overall vision and strategy for select products. Strategy must be supported by realistic returns on investment, marketing data, and corporate strategic plan. Includes identifying new domains and applications for products and defining target metrics.
• Develop new standard product, product lines and custom capability offerings for their specific product areas
• Define and communicate the product strategy and plan for their specific product areas
• Develop business cases, business plans, product and capability roadmaps for those product areas, including forecasts, global competitive landscape, pricing, target customers, applications, markets and end-of-life strategies
• Work and collaborate cross-functionally with global sales, business development, marketing, R&D, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain teams on establishing necessary plans and technologies for product/capability development and go-to-market strategy
• Must be able to direct functional groups without direct reporting authority.
• Work with marketing to define marketing strategies across different channels, geographies, and customer segments
• Remain up-to-date with current scientific literature, travel to trade shows/conferences, and regularly share new and relevant information with the team and key stakeholders.
• Evangelize for their products internally and externally by regularly hosting training on products and applications, and attending tradeshows, conferences, and seminars
• Maintain relationships with key suppliers, partners, and customers
• Recognize expertise needed for projects and assemble/lead teams of subject matter experts as required.
• Qualify, screen, assist in hiring, manage and mentor Product Line Engineers and Applications Engineers in their roles while delegating product line responsibilities through the team.
• Comply with state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations