Associate Product Line Manager

Position: Product Line Manager - High Speed IO Cables, West Region

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high
bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks,
Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the
electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs
globally. We have design, sales, and manufacturing locations globally and are
currently seeking a Product Manager to join our High Speed IO Cables team
located in Santa Clara, CA.

SUMMARY:

The Product Line Manager will work with cross functional teams to drive the
development and marketing of Amphenol's High Speed IO Cable Products to
customers assigned in the Western USA Territory (or as assigned specifically)
focused primary on the San Francisco Bay Area where there are many Amphenol
customers. This role will be responsible for promoting our products to their
assigned market, winning key new design opportunities, and developing and
executing the product strategies required to rapidly grow the business, both top
and bottom line; and managing NPI to production activities. This person will
work under the mentorship of an experienced Product Manager that has been
covering the Bay Area for 4 years and who has grown this territory
significantly. Much additional growth is possible with the advent of Artificial
Intelligence in Data Centers trending globally.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

P&L responsibility for all HSIO Cable Product Family products across all IO
Cable Form Factors (OSFP, QSFP-DD, QSFP, etc.) in the assigned territory.
Drive and collaborate with our other HSIO Cable Product Managers through:
NPI activities
Tooling strategies
Supplier strategies
Product qualifications
Production ramping plan
Life cycle management/rationalization, PCNs
Cost, pricing, and margins
Capacity planning
Schedule management
Drive NPI and mass production strategies which will include site locations,
CAPEX, assembly/component yield management, automation strategies and
deployments, equipment locations, and capacity planning.
Cost modeling (direct material and variable costs) to develop cost targets,
regular cost downs, and pricing strategies
Drive new business opportunity funnel, aligning both the business unit and
sales on actions and strategies to win
Define customer / market requirements for product family, timing, and
forecasts
Work with cross-functional teams (marketing, engineering, business
development, and operations) to proactively identify product and solution gaps
and define market requirements to close the total available market space
Develop marketing materials and promote to industry and potential customers
Train internal sales teams to understand positioning, benefits, target
customers, and target applications
Work closely with Amphenol Spectra-Strip on bulk wire development and
go-to-market activities
Fully target site KPIs for sales revenue achievement, product margin
improvement on cost reduction driving, negative margin improvement, and design
win while shortening response time to quote
Some travel required for customer visits (sales and negotiations), sales
training, factory visits, and trade shows

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with keen business acumen
2+ years of product management, project management, engineering experience,
and/or technical business development experience
1-3 years of experience working in the interconnect industry, preferred
Strong communication skills
Effective use of Microsoft office (Excel and PowerPoint specifically)
Ability to integrate with cross-functional teams globally and a willingness
to "roll up your sleeves" to get the job done

The base salary range for this position is $90,000 - $125,260. In determining
rate of pay, Amphenol considers a variety of nondiscriminatory factors,
including but not limited to geographic location, relevant industry experience,
qualifications, skills, and education. It would be rare for an individual to be
hired at or near the top of the range for a given role. Base salary is one facet
of Amphenol's total rewards package which includes participation in our
comprehensive benefits program with medical, dental, and vision benefits
effective day 1, vacation, sick leave, personal days, paid holidays, life
insurance, short/long term disability, and matching 401K.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our
main focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both
our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies.
Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global
organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every
employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively
impact the business.

Amphenol is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" -
Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National
Origin

For additional company information please visit our website at
https://www.amphenol-cs.com/