Manager Product Planning

BCD•Atlanta, GA

1d•$97,000 - $118,000•Remote

About The Position

This role leads the product planning efforts for assigned solutions. As a global leader of related key products of the assigned solution line, the role takes full responsibility for the product road maps and their delivery globally, including development of the go-to-market approach and market penetration. The role partners with and influences stakeholders internally and externally, in order to identify, shape, and deliver products which focus on increasing commercial opportunities across our client segments.

Requirements

Prior experience in business travel or travel management
Excellent knowledge of GDS Sabre and GDS Amadeus
Competency with Microsoft Office Products, and collaborative software used for projects with remote team members and stakeholders
Strong communication and interpersonal skills. You'll interact with a variety of partners and will need a high level of comfort in communicating with professionals of different backgrounds
Excellent time-management and project-management skills: you'll be constantly challenged to balance multiple initiatives, projects and perspective
Capable of managing and working in a virtual and multinational team environment

Responsibilities

Monitor your product development project to ensure its on-scope and on-schedule
Support preparation of market introduction and hand-over to product delivery teams
Make sure your assigned products have sound business plans, including an analysis of product profitability, sales success, and pricing strategy
Identify current market needs and possible future gaps in our offering and conduct feasibility studies to bring ideas forward
Conduct a competitive analysis for all your assigned products to show how we compare on the market
Build relationships with our vendors; listen to their thoughts and concerns and foster ways to work together