Careers
- TitleProduct Manager - Ordinance Safety & Arming
- Ref0144
- Date23 May 2008
- ContactBrian Coaker/Becky Hawkins
This role is focussed on the Lincoln Business, and the Ordinance Safety & Arming products being developed and produced in the factory, to ensure that:
Manage the bid process related to Ordinance Safety & Arming products, to ensure timely answers to customers and sales.
Ordinance Safety & Arming product information is up to date and relevant to the sales organisation.
Liaison with Sales channels to ensure Marketing information is collected, to support analysis of the revenue and margin from existing and future products.
Ordinance Safety & Arming products have a clear Product Life Cycle Strategy which is monitored, updated and identified actions managed at least annually.
The product manager will provide a technical interface (for Ordinance Safety & Arming product types), with technical understanding of the market and key customers.
Flexibility to support these aspects in other product areas (e.g. Commercial Radar, Security and Defence Microwave) will also be necessary from time to time.
Specific Responsibilities
Provide ‘product champion’ point of contact for Ordinance Safety & Arming customers (external and internal), managing customers’ expectations in line with e2v’s strategy
Provide support to the sales team in service of existing and potential customers.
Compilation of tender packs for non-standard Ordinance Safety & Arming bids
Authoring of product data sheets, application notes and capability briefs
Support the establishment of a Lincoln Product Strategy for Ordinance Safety & Arming products, including market placement and price/margin development.
In addition, investigate and manage opportunities for levering automotive and commercial product technologies into Ordinance Safety & Arming applications.
Skills/Experience
Experience in a marketing or sales environment would be useful, as is being responsible for product development projects.
A good skill level in information technology (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Project and PowerPoint) will be required.
The role involves some UK and overseas travel.
Manage the bid process related to Ordinance Safety & Arming products, to ensure timely answers to customers and sales.
Ordinance Safety & Arming product information is up to date and relevant to the sales organisation.
Liaison with Sales channels to ensure Marketing information is collected, to support analysis of the revenue and margin from existing and future products.
Ordinance Safety & Arming products have a clear Product Life Cycle Strategy which is monitored, updated and identified actions managed at least annually.
The product manager will provide a technical interface (for Ordinance Safety & Arming product types), with technical understanding of the market and key customers.
Flexibility to support these aspects in other product areas (e.g. Commercial Radar, Security and Defence Microwave) will also be necessary from time to time.
Specific Responsibilities
Provide ‘product champion’ point of contact for Ordinance Safety & Arming customers (external and internal), managing customers’ expectations in line with e2v’s strategy
Provide support to the sales team in service of existing and potential customers.
Compilation of tender packs for non-standard Ordinance Safety & Arming bids
Authoring of product data sheets, application notes and capability briefs
Support the establishment of a Lincoln Product Strategy for Ordinance Safety & Arming products, including market placement and price/margin development.
In addition, investigate and manage opportunities for levering automotive and commercial product technologies into Ordinance Safety & Arming applications.
Skills/Experience
Experience in a marketing or sales environment would be useful, as is being responsible for product development projects.
A good skill level in information technology (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Project and PowerPoint) will be required.
The role involves some UK and overseas travel.