Product Manager, Microsoft AI Solutions

CDW•Chicago, IL

1d•$90,000 - $117,000

About The Position

The Product Manager drives revenue through the integration and development of products within CDW’s portfolio. The role monitors the market and creates opportunities around core products, works with partner development management to secure co-op funding for marketing, maintains product portfolio part numbers, and collaborates with segment leaders on customer-segment focus and with product leaders to define solutions. The Product Manager oversees products, processes, projects, and campaigns. The role is responsible for revenue and profitability across an assigned product category; product, promotion, pricing, competitive positioning, and sales awareness; portfolio expertise; marketing plans; vendor relationships and funding; SKU management; catalog and e-commerce merchandising; sales forecasts; category goals; business planning; and coordination with segment marketing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience in sales, merchandising, product management, category management, or marketing; alternatively, 9 years of experience in these areas.
Proven track record marketing product lines, with ability to manage products through their lifecycle, customer engagement scenarios, and product positioning issues.
Strong understanding of cross-functional team dynamics and ability to creatively problem-solve.
Ability to work independently with little direction.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to interact with and present to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
Demonstrated financial and analytical skills.
Successful history of building and maintaining internal and external partner relationships at all levels.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

Grow revenue and overall profitability for the assigned product category.
Manage products, promotions, pricing, competitive positioning, and sales awareness.
Maintain expert knowledge of the product portfolio as a subject matter expert.
Develop marketing plans for the product portfolio.
Maximize sales revenue, profit, and vendor co-op funding for product categories through strategic planning and marketing.
Recommend pricing strategies, monitor competitive activity, oversee product information, and identify customer needs.
Work with vendors to develop or enhance product and product-line marketing, and manage co-op and MDF funding.
Manage SKUs within product categories.
Optimize catalog and e-commerce merchandising strategy for the category.
Identify key emerging technologies and partners within the category.
Forecast sales volumes, run product forecasts, and proactively manage measurable category goals.
Analyze industry information to identify opportunities and strategies to increase vendor-partner sales within CDW.
Build and maintain partner relationships and serve as the liaison and escalation point between CDW and vendors.
Create an annual business plan for the assigned category.
Align and communicate with segment marketing.