Product Manager - Scanning & Mobile Productivity (AIDC)
Al-Jammaz Distribution
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Posted May 14, 2015 7 views
General Description
Reporting to Director of Marketing, Product Managers are responsible for the marketing and development of Al-Jammaz advanced technology products and solutions in broadband, next generation networks and voice and data communications. Such products are Routers, Remote access servers, Gigabit switches, wireless LAN, ADSL modems, Ethernet extenders, converters, IP PABX and cabling.
Strategic and tactical Qualifications
Ideally product managers are responsible for positioning a product, assessing the competition and thinking about the future. Product managers are in the field developing appropriate promotional campaigns, talking to account managers about what customer want and think and doing day-to-day sales and inventory tracking that’s required for any major product category.
Experience
The product manager must exercise his years of marketing and selling experience. Product manager is also required to have high levels of problem solving skills and analytical abilities. Presentation skills are a necessity and must have the ability to be persuasive in order to support his position and ideas.
Skills & Talents
- People skills: High
- Sales skills: High
- Communications skills: High
- Analytical skills: High
- Planning skills: High
- Creative ability: High
- Initiative: High
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the general management of a product or product line including introduction, definition, pricing, positioning and distribution
- Managing the entire product life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
- Specifying marketing requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and channel partners
- Driving a solution set across business development teams (primarily sales, and marketing communications) through market requirements, product contract and positioning
- Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all department and channels to execute
- Analyzing potential partner relationship for the product along with business development
- Performing analysis of all competitive and complementary products available in the market and publish results internally thus becoming an expert on the competitive marketplace and communicate this to the company
- Create sales training materials
- Generate content for outbound marketing materials i.e.: copy for brochures, whitepapers, promotion, offers, etc.
Job Details
Al-Jammaz Distribution
Al-Jammaz Distribution is a leading Saudi based IT company, which distributes advanced technology products, solutions and services in the areas of networking, data and voice communications, Computers, Servers, storage, wireless mobility and broadband access. We do business through our channel partners; Al-Jammaz Distribution serves the financial, industrial, education, Teleco, hospitality, healthcare, government, SMB and consumer sectors, offering high-demand products at the lowest possible cost including leading technology suppliers such as: Cisco Systems, Linksys, Symantec, Technicolor, EMC, VCE, Honeywell, Lenovo, Panduit, APC, , Rittal, Ruckus Wireless, Fluke Network… We mainly look after the distribution business through 1st and 2nd tier targeting the Retail, SMB/commercial Mid Market and Enterprise segments. After 14 years of working in the field of Information Technology, we succeeded to establish strong business with coverage and reach about 85% of the Saudi Arabia territory.
