Product Manager at Energy360 Africa

Job Responsibilities

• We are looking for an experienced Product Manager who is knowledgeable and passionate about software technology with the ability to design outstanding products.
• It is expected that you have lived a full product life-cycle having brought multiple products to the market.
• Creative thinking and strong business acumen are vital in this role.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the following:

• Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
• Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
• Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
• Obtains product market share by working with sales director to develop product sales strategies.
• Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses; answering questions and requests.
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
• Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
• Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Maintains product management staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications

• Possess Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or any relevant field.
• An MBA in Business Administration and membership with a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in same role.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role in a technology or retail fuels company.
• The successful applicant will be goal driven and result oriented with “can do” attitude.

Job Requirements
If you are the person we are looking for you must have:

• Project management and data analysis.
• Ability to get hands on with data and derive insights from a complex data set.
• The Ability to translate user needs into cohesive product solutions.
• A "can do" attitude and result driven.
• Understand the back end workings and effort required to make the right decisions.