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oWork with customers and account teams to ensure product / portfolio alignment to market demands
oWork with broader PLM leadership team to ensure a complete cross portfolio evolution strategy is in place to ensure Ciena meets its corporate goals
oWork with R&D, supply chain and procurement to ensure optimize product / solution costs
oWork with R&D to ensure appropriate feature prioritization / roll out
oWork with sales and customers to ensure appropriate pricing
oWork with Marketing team to ensure that our competitive differentiation is clearly articulated and understood by sales, customers and the financial community
What you will accomplish
oArticulate the features and value proposition of products to Sales team and customers
oSupport sales activities through active involvement in lead customer engagements and key bid activities
oDrive market pricing strategies and product cost reduction programs to balance market share growth with long term portfolio profitability
oWork closely with Sale team and Supply Chain to drive revenue plan and volume forecast
oTranslate portfolio strategy into actionable product requirements and associated release plans.
oDrive cross functional team consisting of Sales, Marketing and R&D to establish a portfolio strategy for accelerated growth in the market by systematically analyzing customer needs, product requirements and associated market opportunities
oDefine, develop, drive product roadmap and manage R&D development priorities for maximizing market share and revenue growth
oDrive complete lifecycle management of products from concept through to product retirement
You are someone who has
oBachelor or Master of Electrical Engineering degree, with specialization in fiber optics, telecommunications, networking or communications system or equivalent experience is mandatory
oMaster of Business Administration (MBA) degree is desired but not mandatory
o5+ years of relevant industry experience with successful and progressive track record of accomplishment, leadership and increasing responsibility
oStrong product background in optical fiber communications
oProven experience of driving new product introduction into customer accounts
oProven experience of growing a product business in a competitive environment
oKeen business sense and general management experience to drive lifecycle management of complex products and solutions from concept through retirement with clear focus on strategic and operational goals and objectives
oExtraordinary communications and presentation skills facing customers and internal stakeholders
oStrong program and project management skills with meticulous attention to detail in orchestrating efforts across multiple functional disciplines while overseeing and coordinating all constituent elements of product line profit and loss drivers
oSeasoned interpersonal skills with a proven ability to achieve results through alignment of cross-functional and multi-divisional activities in a highly collaborative, team-oriented, and fast-paced environment
oDemonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with customers and other functional organizations
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