Amerex - Defense Product Manager
Amerex - Defense Product Manager
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Job Description
Overview
Manage the Amerex Defense military and government product offering to the US and allied foreign militaries through directtoOEM government procurement agencies and select distribution.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the development and execution of a plan to penetrate the military and government facilities markets in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders including Internal (sales engineering marketing purchasing planning production finance and operations) and External (Amerex Defense distributors OEMs Systems Integrators civilian fire suppression decision makers DLA and GSA government procurement offices)
- Develop and implement the pricing strategy to ensure market penetration and targeted margins. Work with other Amerex departments to ensure accurate materials labor and logistics costs.
- Under the direction of the Defense Director develop the annual Defense Products and Systems category budget.
- Work with Marketing Defense Sales Engineering and other stakeholders to ensure Amerex Defense has a robust and innovative line of fire extinguisher products to address the targeted market needs and applications with competitive pricing which ensures consistent and repetitive winning of government bids.
- Communicate changes or new products internally and externally in coordination with Marketing and Sales.
- Develop pricing and proposals in coordination with Defense Sales Manager Inside Sales and Defense Director.
- Forecasting coordinate and communicate activities related to the category forecast on a frequent basis.
- Help ensure proper inventories and processes are in place to meet customer order demand and determine when maketoorder strategies are preferred.
- Create with the Marketing team literature and sales brochures including specification sheets.
- Manage and support Defense Project Manager as needed.
- Maintain an active role in representing Amerex Corporation in specific industry and customer organizations and at trade events.
- Present Amerex Defense fire suppression product offerings to key OEM and government personnel.
- Ability to travel up to 25% is required.
Qualifications :
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a product or technical support capacity; project management and engineering background is preferred.
- College degree (4 year) preferably engineering.
- Excellent communication skills verbal written presentation and technical. Must be able to conduct meetings in person and remotely using all forms of technology.
- Proficient in technology including Microsoft Office Power BI Teams CRM enterprise systems media and collaboration tools.
- Project management skills and experience accuracy and timeliness in meeting deadlines.
- Ability to read blueprints and drawings.
- Must be able to work both independently and as a team member management experience strongly preferred.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA gender identity) (In CA gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
