Product Marketing Manager (Andover, MA)

Philips Semiconductors One of the world’s top ten semiconductor manufacturers, Philips Semiconductors provides enabling technologies for our Healthcare, Lifestyle and Technology vision, focused on providing semiconductor-based solutions for the Connected Consumer. These enable consumers to have intuitive access to information, entertainment and services ? anytime, anywhere and on any device.

With over 33,000 employees, the Global organization serves the consumer, communications, automotive and computing markets. We focus on system solutions that accelerate and simplify our customers? development and allow them to deliver what consumers want ? functionality that?s as easy as pressing a button.

At the heart of this is our portfolio of Nexperia system solutions for digital multimedia applications; and intuitive technologies like Near Field Communications, which allows people to interact with their environment without complicated menus or complex set-up procedures.MMS Americas Regional Marketing

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:
? Lead and develop the Americas MMS marketing team
? Develop, maintain and deploy the Americas marketing plan for MMS
? Reach the sales budget
? Reach the yearly design-in target
? Reach margin management targets
? Reach the medium term market share target
? Provide asset management support for the BL in the Distribution Channel

Major Activities - The above will be achieved by, among others, the following activities:
With customers:
? Set-up and execute programs to support and educate customers to use Philips MMS solutions
? Set-up and execute programs to support, educate and drive the Americas distribution network to design-in and sell Philips MMS solutions
? Communicate and get feedback on the Philips product line-up and roadmap
? Develop a solid understanding of key customer?s business direction and current and future MMS requirements
? Negotiate customer and distribution contracts in cooperation with the account management

With sales force:
? Support and educate the Philips Semiconductor sales force/account teams/Field Application Engineers
? Execute new product introductions into the Americas market
? Monitor customer performance and market developments
? Establish and execute Americas pricing policy

With global Business Line (BL) organization:
? Coordinate sales targets, pricing, margins and supply
? Coordinate the Americas marketing plan with Regional Marketing Mgmt. and the BL
? Provide input to the global product roadmap reflecting Americas market opportunities
? Report market developments and provide business cases to support specific product development projects
? Provide sales forecasts (short-term. Long-term, allocation management?as required)

With Americas Marketing Organization:
? Work with other Americas marketing managers to share best practices, exploit synergies between Product Lines and execute shared marketing programs
? Work with logistics to make sure that supply chain arrangements support the business goals
? Provide relevant business reporting

Requirements

? University or Professional education in electronics
? Min. 4 years technical/commercial experience with design-in semiconductors. Has a clear track-record of achieving business targets
? Fluent in English (business language skills)
? Able to lead a team; continued education or corporate training a plus
? Strong commercial and social skills with strong communication and team building/working skills
? Takes initiative, is creative and persistent, gets things done
? Willing to travel within region (up to 2 days/week US; Europe occasionally)
Philips is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Philips Employee Referral Bonus $1,500.00
Job ID 36346