Manage and communicate the financial performance of product lines including performance-to-budget, ROI, margin, and macro inventory levels.
Manage the product line assortment and strategic pricing strategy; analyzes industry trends, customer requirements, and market/competitor data for strategic product intelligence and opportunities for increasing sales and performance.
Lead the strategic and entrepreneurial development efforts of product lines including investments, appropriate risk taking, and growth.
Provide technical product support to internal and external customers, including guidance in response to customer inquiries, LTA proposals, and RFQ’s and serves as the technical liaison between suppliers, the market, and the organization.
Lead the organization to opportunity through product training, campaigns, tools and business intelligence reporting, direct consultation and support for Sales and Business Development, and other efforts aimed at initiating and building awareness within the organization for their product line potential, innovative solutions, opportunities and challenges.
Manage various projects as required to meet customer, supplier and organizational needs.
Identify supplier needs and challenges and position Proponent as their ideal partner for mutual success.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
5+ years of experience specifically focused on Aerospace Chemical and Lubricant products and suppliers
Understanding of VAD (value added distribution) is required
Deep knowledge of Aerospace chemical and lubricant suppliers, competitive landscape, and market
5+ years of related work experience in aerospace such as product
or program management, supplier management, business development, or sales
Financial acumen
Advanced MS Office skills, including reporting & analytical functions of Access, Excel and Power BI