Product Marketing Manager - Basics BU

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Reporting to Product Marketing Manager for North America you will be responsible for promoting the Basics product lines to the American market, setting strategy and direction for the product line to develop sales and profitability by developing new business opportunities in the region. This role will own new business opportunities in America, ensure the coordination with Sales, Business Development and Engineering to win the new business opportunities.

The ideal candidate must be versatile, with a good blend of business acumen, technically savvy and be a quick learner with the ability to manage new responsibilities in a very dynamic environment.

Duties and responsibilities:

• identifying new sales leads, target accounts, and target applications
• proposing appropriate solutions along with business proposal (example – quotations)
• assisting all relevant stake holders on a sales campaign
• developing relationships with the sales and FAE and the customers
• having an in-depth understanding of solutions offered and applications served
• promoting and advocating the BU within the sales organization
• providing guidance to the engineering, marketing and management on upcoming market trends, competitive threats, etc. etc.
• assist the relevant Product Line Managers with planning, managing, promoting the product line through the various product life cycle
• assist the web developers, and marketing teams with relevant information to help promote the BU and its solutions; also, attend trade shows
• develop business plans for new product investments
• some travel involved

Candidate requirements:

• Minimum of a BS degree in business, marketing or a technical/engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in the sales / product marketing / business development in the I.T. Telecom / Automotive / Interconnect industry
• Extremely important to have a "can-do" attitude. Need to have willingness to "roll up your sleeves" to get the job done.
• Excellent interpersonal skills that demonstrate the ability to build rapport, internally and externally
• Highly self-motivated with strong work ethics
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Be able to communicate across various time zones, and languages to get the message across and get what you need.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our 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/