Product Manager at LG Electronics

What you will do

Product Management

• Product Road Map management
• Build product lineup and strategy for the East Africa market
• Build Channel Distribution & Retail Strategy
• New product launch planning
• Manage product lifecycle (EOL)
• Present product strategy and spec to internal team and customers
• Master of PRM and give training to internal team and customers
• Prepare customer collaboration, market analysis, product research, competitive landscape snapshot, channel inventory analysis

Price, Promotion and Trade (PP&T) Term Management

• Build price strategy for all products and channels
• Build Pre-Planned Promotion for 12 weeks ahead and communicate promo to internal team and channel
• Negotiate MDF plan and funding support discussions
• Sales deduction planning and management

Demand and Supply Management

• Responsible for Inventory Management (month end report, build plan to move long term inventory)
• Weekly and Monthly demand management
• Communicate with factory to resolve any business related issue
• Leading consensus meeting to forecast demand
• Conduct CPFR meeting
• Supply chain management work close with logistic team
• Weekly S&OP meeting
• WOS and channel inventory management
• Sell-in / through management

Marketing Management

• Responsible for marketing communication on new product
• Plan with MarCom for advertising, sales communication, in-store display

Sales Channel Management

• Represent the product, along with National/ Regional Sales Team for partner meetings
• Present product strategy road map to customer
• Prepare customer collaboration, market analysis, product research, competitive landscape snapshot, channel inventory analysis
• Build relationships with customers and regularly visit and conduct meetings with customers

General

• Manage all aspects of the business unit.
• Sample management
• Conduct a conference call with HQ
• Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations
• Answer telephone and electronic enquiries and relay telephone calls and messages
• Determine and establish office procedures
• Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to employer or appropriate person
• Record and prepare minutes of meetings
• Arrange travel schedules and make reservations
• Compile data, statistics and other information to support research activities
• Supervision and training office staff in procedures and in the use of current software.
• Organization of conferences

What you must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or another relevant discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in a Product Management role.
• Experience with Product Road Mapping is required.
• Experience in the Consumer Electronics industry an asset.
• Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast-paced setting.
• Must have strong experience with Microsoft Excel, PPT and Word.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Bilingualism: Proficiency in multiple languages (English/Korean)
• Must be a team player
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Strong advanced Excel, Power point skills.
• Strong Business sense – Business acumen

Nice if you have

• Passion for tech and innovation;
• Love for both strategy and execution

Relevant Experience(s) & Duration – 5+ years’ experience in a Product Management role.