Branch Product Manager (Supplier Management)

The Branch Product Manager coordinates quotes, negotiates pricing with suppliers and contract manufacturers, drives and promotes key supplier lines and facilitates product training for the branch.

Responsibilities :

• Coordinates quotes by working with sales staff, suppliers, and corporate Product department to develop a price for product that offers the largest gross profit margin.
• Provides technical product knowledge to branch employees by sharing information directly with Sales team in the region.
• Drives and promotes key supplier lines by obtaining maximum number of exclusive competitive advantages from suppliers.
• Develops relationships with supplier’s factory representatives to achieve most favored status and avert and solve problems.
• Provides product support by responding with a sense of urgency to issues, while utilizing problem solving skills to help resolve pricing, and inventory management issues.
• Maintains cost database by adding, changing, deleting, cost and ship debit information with accuracy.

Requirements :

• Degree in related field and minimum three years’ experience in related role; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous sales and electronics industry experience is preferred.
• Possesses excellent knowledge of market and vendor analysis and economics of distribution.
• Knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications at the intermediate level.
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills, including excellent presentation skills.
• Possesses strong analytical, problem solving and organization skills.