Portfolio Manager, Senior Advisor

Zebra Technologies • Lincolnshire, IL

3d • $153,900 - $230,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

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. The Regional Portfolio management team is responsible for determining Zebra's complete service offerings, services strategy, and driving development, launch and adoption of services to positively impact the customers' experience and market share. This is a strategic role guiding long-term direction by analyzing market trends, identifying opportunities, assessing competitors, and developing actionable plans to achieve goals, and focusing on future growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree required, master s degree preferred
• 12+ years of relevant work experience
• 20% travel in the US, will include some international travel
• Able to work hybrid (3 days in office/2 remote) in Lincolnshire, IL, downtown Chicago, IL or Holtsville, NY
• Strong attention to detail/quality
• Strong process adherence
• Fluent level of English (written and verbal) as well as local language as applicable
• Advanced level skills in Microsoft business applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Advanced P & L knowledge
• Advanced market knowledge in assigned category
• Customer service values/orientation
• Strong professional work behaviors (attendance, teamwork, time management, follow through)
• Advanced analytical and organizational skills
• Demonstrated experience in managing execution of portfolio management functions
• Demonstrates good judgment in decision making; applies knowledge and past experience to guide decisions
• Strong business acumen/industry knowledge in one or more primary verticals
• Strong Presentation Skills.
• Formal training strongly preferred.
• Strong communication skills (listening, providing clear and concise information, using proper language and grammar)
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Proven strategy skills combining visionary thinking, analytical rigor, and effective execution

Responsibilities

• Through comprehensive knowledge of market, competitive landscape, customer requirements, distribution channels and Zebra offerings, anticipates market and customer requirements for assigned product(s).
• Often manages the most complex or immature offers or multiple smaller portfolios.
• Creates and executes VOC and competitive landscape requirements.
• Leads cross-functional VOC activities.
• Monitors target markets and identifies opportunities for innovation
• Works collaboratively with other functional leaders to develop, align on business objectives.
• Owns development and presentation of business case by completing supportive research, authoring slides and delivering presentations to internal and external audiences, routinely including senior management and occasionally including executives.
• Monitors and reports business metrics against plan.
• Recommends metrics to assess business performance.
• Fully accountable for integrated business plan inputs.
• Develops documentation of product and market requirements
• Demonstrates ownership and engagement beyond immediate assignments by mentoring and collaborating with other portfolio managers
• This role will require Regional Services accountability for growth across the CS&S portfolio and will require strategic engagement of key accounts on service offers.
• The role will also require commercial expertise in formulating custom deals within the region.
• The role will have accountability for the regional New Services Bookings and will be engaged in deals with customers that require financial formulation.
• Owns product lifecycle management for assigned Product lines/families of moderate to high complexity, 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.
• Contributes to 3-5-year roadmap development process and makes recommendations on the long-term strategy for the entire suite of offerings
• 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 and other key stakeholders 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
• Acts as a champion to innovation by generating ideas for new offerings, exposing the team to best practices in offer management and introducing methods for brainstorming and creative thinking
• Demonstrates leadership in technical skill and work behaviors for the team

Benefits

• Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent.
• We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive - including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings.
• We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees