Portfolio Manager, Senior

Overview

Remote Work: Hybrid

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being a part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You\'ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about – locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

Responsibilities

• Through comprehensive knowledge of market, competitive landscape, customer requirements, distribution channels and Zebra offerings, anticipates market and customer requirements for assigned product(s). Regularly participates in VOC activities.
• Works autonomously to develop and present business case by completing supportive research, authoring slides and delivering presentations to internal and external audiences, routinely including senior management. Monitor and report business metrics against plan. Recommends metrics to assess business performance. Fully accountable for IBP inputs. Develops documentation of product and market requirements
• Owns product lifecycle management for assigned Product lines/families, including tactical execution, managing custom requirements, developing and driving end of life plans and execution of inventory objectives. Demonstrates full knowledge of development process. May delegate and oversee the work of Portfolio Manager 1 or 2 level team members in executing tactical objectives to support execution to strategy
• Responsible for complete service offer definitions, technical and operational requirement identification and documentation, rallies teams to create the service offer following Zebra\'s New Service Introduction (NSI) process, coordinates post launch activities such as sales support, bid and quote support and customer presentations
• Sets pricing strategy. Establishes product price to maximize sales and profitability. Recommends promotion strategy by working in collaboration with Product Marketing department. Provides recommendations to influence distribution strategy to meet market needs. Supports product launch by providing a comprehensive understanding of the value proposition. Deliver product training to sales, sales engineers, technical support and other internal and external stakeholders
• Works closely with development teams to oversee new service development validating development is on spec. Identifies beta site targets, drafts and implements plans
• Monitors financial performance of product lines and makes recommendations for pricing action against revenue and margin objectives. Sets target product costs for new products. Evaluates cost reduction initiatives working in concert with Sustaining Engineering, Finance and other internal partners
• Contributes to innovation by generating ideas for new offerings.

Qualifications

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Preferred Education:

• Bachelor\'s degree

Preferred Work Experience (years):

• 5-8 years experience

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Strong attention to detail/quality
• Strong process adherence
• Fluent level of English (written and verbal) as well as local language as applicable
• Intermediate level skills in Microsoft business applications including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Intermediate P & L knowledge
• Advanced market knowledge in assigned category
• Customer service values/orientation
• Strong professional work behaviors (attendance, teamwork, time management, follow through)
• Intermediate analytical and organizational skills
• Demonstrates good judgment in decision making; applies knowledge and past experience to guide decisions
• Strong business acumen
• Strong Presentation Skills
• Strong communication skills (listening, providing clear and concise information, using proper language and grammar)
• Intermediate problem solving skills

Preferred qualifications

• Market Vision & Strategy
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Finance & Business Acumen
• KPI presentations to stakeholders and SLA management
• Experience as a pricing analyst creating quotes
• PO chasing for payments

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