Channel Marketing- Product Manager-avi/connected Home
Belkin International Inc (Los Angeles, California)

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Belkin International, Inc. offers a diverse product mix designed to give computer and consumer electronics users seamless integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for iPod® players, MP3 devices, and others. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater-with our PureAV line-and many more categories. You can view and purchase all of them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles and a distribution center in Indianapolis, Belkin’s phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. We have offices throughout Europe-in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, among others-Australia and New Zealand, and several Asian cities including Shanghai and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Our product mix includes award-winning innovations for easy-to-set-up networking solutions, accessories for iPod® players and XM player devices, and the first CableFree USB Hub. Our PureAV® brand, a line of cables, power, and digital wireless accessories, extracts the full performance potential from high-end home theater equipment, while offering elegant designs and advanced features. Our mission is to continue to be the best supplier of our product lines in the world, and to accomplish this, we need to hire the best employees. We will continue to innovate, to change to meet the industry's changing demands while maintaining high quality, stellar customer service, and the most rapid lead times in the industry. Belkin has come a long way to become the market leader across its product lines in just over two decades. From a garage in Hawthorne, California, with two employees and sales of $100,000 for the year, Belkin has become one of the fastest growing companies in its industry, with over 1,000 employees and sales topping $1 billion worldwide. In addition to earning Inc. magazine’s 2003 Hall of Fame award, Belkin has been listed twice in its list of “500 Fastest-Growing Privately held Companies in the U.S.”, the “Inner City Top 100” list for six consecutive years, and the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies” list for five years. Belkin products have also garnered numerous accolades and praise from various media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, CNET, Popular Science, GQ, and New York Times. Belkin is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. For employment opportunity information please visit our website at www.belkin.com/careers. The Only Deal We Don't Win Is The Deal We Do Not Want!!! If this statement describes you then we should be speaking! The Channel Marketing Senior Product Manager is responsible for management of the Belkin Home Theatre/Connected Home product lines, including the specific product mix, product families, and ongoing evaluation of products to be added, enhanced, refined, developed, or eliminated. Increase sales and profitability through identification of visionary new product concepts for anticipated needs in our industry niches, and develop support resources and training for sales, customers, packaging, manuals, and technical support. Ensure that the Belkin product line is recognized as the best line by resellers and end users in the industry for value, quality, selection, innovation, features, reliability, and ease of use. Supervise all activities of product managers and set priorities and ensure that deadlines are met.

Specific Responsibilities:Increase sales and profits of selected products to targeted levels. Ensure all product managers' forecasts (Business Plans) are concrete and are justified and monitor sales to verify accuracy (leave alone or modify during course of year). Manage and direct ongoing market research through direct customer contact and surveys, trade shows and journals, sales evaluations, monitoring competitors and industry trends, and vendor contact. Responsible for product manager's compliance with store visits, Mktg. TO DO List, NewPack, task lists and any other mandatory tasks deemed necessary. Identify and recommend new product concepts. Determine product specifications and features. Source or develop final product, either internally or externally. Ensure product managers comply with all necessary steps (PM checklist) for all development and product launches. Provide Marketing Department with sufficient information to develop product packaging, documentation, bulletins, and training material. Coordinate costing with Purchasing Department and pricing with Sales management. Ensure all product managers periodically review pricing of assigned product line to ensure competitiveness. Continuously analyze inventory levels of product lines and recommend and implement methods to speed up, slow down or blow out product stock levels. Ensure all product managers create break-even analyses, timelines, and budgets for all new development type products. Ensure all product managers have trademarked all appropriate brand names and patented any worthwhile designs. Ensure that all appropriate products are localized in terms of packaging, product specification, marketing collateral, etc. for the European and Latin American market. Negotiate contracts, with management approval, with design consultants, design firms, manufacturers, and other vendors. Provide sales training information and classes as they relate to product, competitors, and the marketplace. Create and maintain a Belkin Master Training Folder. Manage projects through product managers and development personnel. Hire, manage, and take related actions as required. Support Company's Affirmative Action initiatives, providing equal opportunity to employees and candidates. Fulfill responsibilities under OHSAS 18001, understand and fully support OHSAS 18001 system. Maintain a safe and clean work environment. Understand and follow company rules and regulations. Perform all other duties as assigned and required.Education and Experience Requirements:Four-year college degree in Business Administration or Marketing Three to five years of similar or related work experience within computer or consumer goods industry Demonstrated ability and willingness to supervise and train othersBelkin is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. 3-5 years of related work experience,BA/BS in Electrical Engineering,BA/BS in Engineering,BA/BS in Technical Field,MBA preferred Additional Information:Travel Percentage: 25%