What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at CDM Inc.?
Job Description:
Fast growing contract manufacturer is now searching for a dynamic individual to assist our Product Management team to support the product management and marketing of our electronic connector offering. The product manager role oversees sales and maintenance of specific products within CDM’s offerings to promote continued growth in sales and service. The product manager is essential to establishing and maintaining relationships with suppliers to achieve best value for CDM and its customers. The ideal individual is results driven, creative, and self-motivated.
Duties to include:
- Ensure integrity of product information including, cost, resale, lead-times, descriptions, etc.
- Manage internal quote system by providing sales team timely responses to provide customers best quality service. With continual evaluation of win/loss assessments.
- Manage daily product activities including create and load part masters and bill of materials.
- Develop and maintain close relationship with suppliers to negotiate best purchase cost and secure/develop new opportunities for growth.
- Develop clear knowledge and understanding of identified product and suppliers which includes knowledge of competitive suppliers and products.
- Provide technical support for customers and training for sales team.
- Monitor inventory levels which includes evaluating and updating reorder points and processing stock rotations to achieve optimal inventory value.
- Review and manage WIP and backlog to ensure ideal product progress.
- Provide management with applicable reports and evaluation of product and sales.
- Assist marketing team to generate product promotions and maintain up to date electronic catalogs of product.
- Other tasks as assigned by management.
Desired Skills & Experience:
- 3 years’ experience with interconnect and electro-mechanical products, i.e. circular & rectangular connectors, I/O connectors, RF connectors, DIN, backplanes & associated cable assemblies, preferred.
- Counterfeit Product Avoidance
- CDM counterfeit prevention measures align and are consistent with the intent of SAE standard AS5553 and procedure 3.0-1 Purchasing, Vendor Evaluation and Counterfeit Product Avoidance.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
- Sales experience with a technical background a huge plus.
- Ability to work within a team and independently.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and multi-task.
- Experience with pricing, purchasing and inventory management preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft – Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint required
- Some travel required
Benefits:
- 401(K)
- Medical
- Dental
- Life insurance
- PTO – Vacation, Personal & Sick time
_ Company Description: _
CDM Inc. was founded in 1993 and specializes in the distribution of interconnect products, manufacturing of engineered cable assemblies and manufacturing of fabricated metalworks. CDM is headquartered in Southern New Jersey, operating from a 43,000 square foot, state-of-the-art distribution, and manufacturing facility. CDM maintains a 51,000 square foot
manufacturing facility in Salisbury, MD, in addition to sales offices in Texas, Alabama and Florida. In providing unsurpassed customer service and technical support, CDM has become a valued partner to leading military contractors, aircraft manufacturers, communications providers, and medical diagnostic equipment leaders.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Please list salary requirements to be considered.
Ability to Commute:
- Turnersville, NJ 08012 (Required)
Work Location: In person
