Assistant Product Line Manager

Corning•Phoenix, AZ

1d•$100,646 - $138,388•Onsite

About The Position

The company built on breakthroughs. Join us. Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible. How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more. Come break through with us. Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers.

Requirements

MBA preferred or equivalent experience in business operations and leadership
1+ years of business or management experience
Experience leading a team
Participation in, or leadership of, multicultural and/or multi-geographic projects
Ability to manage critical impact of market speed efficiently
Ability to lead and build consensus among cross-functional, multi-cultural teams and lead change on a global basis
Strong communication skills internally and especially in front of customers
Manage through significant pockets of uncertainty
Identify/prioritize information gaps; build strategies to address
Able to take a leadership role to establish plans, processes, coordinate team activities and assure successful completion of objectives
Communicate succinctly and directly with Senior Management
Remain mindful and aware: “define reality”
Turn data/information into analysis and implications to the business
Ability to understand and anticipate market trends and translate into actionable feedback for product launch and life cycle decisions
Ability to work effectively across a complex, global organization and drive projects to successful completion

Responsibilities

Develop and implement product strategies
Articulate product attributes, specifications, basis of competition, product trajectory and strategies for solar modules, wafers and polysilicon
Put in place product roadmap process and work with cross-functional teams to drive new product introduction
Articulate all solar value propositions to include product attributes, specifications, basis of competition, product trajectory to ensure an advantaged product
Manage across the product line responsibilities for solar modules manufactured in Arizona.
Develop pricing strategy and jointly deploy with Module Sales Director
Develop pricing strategy based on cost analysis, competitive analysis and value analysis
Ensure pricing strategy is integrated across all products, and is logical and defendable across all nodes in the value chain
Partner with the solar module sales director to develop effective pricing communication, deal structures and commercial proposals to maximize share and gross margin
Develop Sales and Commercial Effectiveness Tools
Develop deep understanding of the customers’ products through frequent customer engagement and how they impact our value proposition
Work with sales to segment and prioritize customer base at a product level
Create, implement and maintain process documents to continuously improve the selling decks for customers to maximize effectiveness
Ensure the sales organization has the supporting information to effectively deploy product line strategies and establish Corning as the innovation leader

Benefits

Company-wide bonuses
Long-term incentives
Company matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan of up to 4% of pay when you contribute at least 6% of pay
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid parental leave
Family building support
Fitness
Company-paid life insurance
Disability
Disease management programs
Paid time off
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)