Country Commercial Product Manager

Function: Country Commercial Product Manager

Location: Dubai

As a Product Manager at ASUS, you will work with cross-functional teams with a wide range of tasks and activities directly related to the management and maintenance of the product life cycle. This position requires interaction with marketing, warehouse, sales teams, and external partners. To be successful in this role, you are self-motivated, energetic, organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about computers and technology.

ASUS, a technology-oriented company blessed with one of the world's top R&D teams, is well-known for high quality and innovative technology. As a leading provider of 3C (computers, communications, and consumer electronics) total solutions, ASUS offers a complete product portfolio to compete in the new millennium. We invest in our people and our technologies and consistently deliver high-quality products. We invite you to explore the opportunities available at ASUS to see what your future may hold.

Job Specifications:

As a Country Commercial Product Manager, your main task is to develop the ASUS Commercial PC business, covering laptops, desktops, all-in-ones, and accessories.

Desired Requirements to fulfill role:

• Oversee market research, monitor competitive activity, and identify customer needs.
• Oversee the analysis and evaluation of key market statistics and customer requirements to define product strategies and identify opportunities to expand market share.
• Maintain current status of customer requirements for existing and future products, providing feedback to the headquarter R&D team.
• Build strong relationships with local distributor partners and assist local distributors in dealing with headquarters for ordering, logistics, and promotion.
• Work with Sales account managers/specialists and head office teams to ensure accurate forecasting, lead-time estimating, and pricing for products under management.
• Manage product launches to ensure sales force readiness and optimize P&L impact of product transitions.
• Collaborate with the account management team to understand customer requirements and collect market information.
• Collaborate with local and HQ marketing teams to deliver messages to target audiences and business partners.
• Manage the supply chain, forecast, and shipments to ensure consistent and healthy supply in the country.
• Drive marketing/promotion activities and events to increase mind share for specific product categories.
• Visit key partners inter-state and attend roadshows/trade shows when required.

What do we ask from you?

• Min 5 years of IT business experience in product management.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with daily decision-making.
• Demonstrated leadership and strong drive for results.
• Team player and effective in dealing with ambiguity.
• Strong business acumen and customer focus.
• Comfortable working with numbers and evaluating/analyzing large sets of data in Excel.
• Ability to work under high pressure and prioritize work deadlines over other commitments.
• Attention to detail and high-quality work at all times.
• Interest in PC technologies, trends, and product management.

Competencies:

• Clear ability to multi-task, time management, learn, and leverage a variety of applications.
• Highly skilled verbal and written fluency in English.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.