Job vacancy - Product Line Manager

Position: Product Line Manager
Reference: acsMAproli
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: Dependent on experience
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Job Title: Product Line Manager

Summary:

The Product Line Manager is responsible for the management of the Product Life Cycle for a range of products within the company's portfolio.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for helping define long-range strategies consistent with business and corporate goals and objectives. These include, but are not limited to market, product and technology.
  • To understand, articulate, and capture market trends opportunities and then translate them into requirements for new product development.
  • To understand customer business needs, routes to market and how best companies can leverage those channels and opportunities.
  • To create business plans and documentation to launch plans for future products.
  • Manage the product life cycle and recommendations for product deletions.
  • Help to define product pricing strategies, ensuring future costs and pricing meet market and internal margin demands. Responsible for the accuracy/validity of cost models, and sets costs targets of products and projects.
  • Look for continuous reductions in product costs taking into account relevant manufacturing and other overhead costs.

Experience

  • 15 years min of RF Microwave engineering experience at IMA, MFA or sub-systems
  • Radar system knowledge required to include Mono Pulse and eScan (AESA) and associated applications/platforms
  • Conversant of aperture Vs range and application
  • Strong understanding of band selection for range and application
  • Conversant with eScan (AESA) types of platforms and applications i.e. Multi Function Radar, Tactical Radar used for Tactical Data Links, SAR, ISAR, FCR and so on
  • Missile system knowledge required to include Seeker, Fuze and Data Links.

Minimum Qualifications

  • HNC/HND or Degree in Engineering or Electronics.
  • Experience in product line management.
  • Experience in all product planning and project management activities including generation planning and pricing analysis.

Other Required Qualifications

  • Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to travel 25% of the time.

Desired Experiences

  • Product experience with a particular sensitivity to scheduling.
  • Financial and Commercial awareness with understanding of cost structures and basic knowledge of cost accounting principles.
  • Good written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills.
  • Strong organizational skills; ability to manage diverse projects with different deadlines and priorities.
  • Strong intellect and awareness of the business environment.
  • Exhibit a sense of urgency and independent initiative toward accomplishing objectives.
  • Possess strong analytical and technical skill base.
  • Strong leadership skills and ability to lead and work within cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to work with and provide insight to management team.
  • Knowledge of electronics advantageous.

ACS are recruiting for a Product Line Manager If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a Product Line Manager please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Product Line Manager It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a Product Line Manager with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Product Line Manager role you desire.