Product Manager - Asset

Job Description & Requirements

JOB PURPOSE

The Product Manager-Asset will report to the Senior Product Manager – Asset and is responsible to ensure the optimum management of regional inventory levels for a given product portfolio to meet the requirements of sales for a given business unit, while managing business risk and reducing any excess/bad inventory. The role interfaces extensively with suppliers to validate lead times and /or specific stock. Building and maintaining supplier relationships will also be an integral part of this role.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Maintain / increase good inventory turns and reduce XB inventory. Prompt buy placement and consistence PBO review.

JOB CONTENT:

• Daily purchases through IMS- Inventory Management System, either local suppliers purchases or global transfers from Memphis or UK
• Purchase backorder review – to monitor the inflow of product PBO, to maximize assets via Inventory Management System.
• Coordinate stocking packages with Product Marketing.
• Profile inventory (common bond, customer specific, NCNR)
• Coordinate programs to decrease bad and excess inventory.
• Resolve pricing discrepancies with marketing / suppliers.
• Resolve receiving discrepancies with APDC / marketing.
• Resolve rejected transfers with Corporate or UK.
• Ensure proper management of RTV quality issues with suppliers.
• Coordinate with Marketer and Senior Product Manager- Asset on stock rotation quantity and amount and arrange returns with APDC and RMA department.
• Ensure prompt release of purchase order to supplier.
• Ensure relevant documents are in place prior to buy related to CUSPEC / NCNR parts.
• Ensure all requirements are meet / fulfilled according to Asset Buy Process SOP
• Ensure PBO fulfillment is meet – e.g. POP budget
• Meet management set quarterly inventory / PBO target.
• Provide guidance to MSR- Marketing Support Representative.
• Weekly review with Senior Product Manager- Asset on Inventory / PBO and all Asset related issue.

RECOMMENDED CREDENTIALS:

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least a Diploma or Degree qualification or equivalent

EXPERIENCES

• 2 years of experience in product marketing at equivalent electronics industry experience within distribution, component manufacturers and/or EMS companies is highly advantageous.