EMEA Product Marketing Manager – Factory Services

who are we looking for

• 7+ years’ experience and proven record of accomplishment in regional product marketing, preferably in IT. Sales and operations experience within a Services environment would be ideal.
• Fluent English. (Knowledge of German or French is a plus)
• Ability to build effective virtual teams and drive results via others in a complex cross-functional organization.
• Strong knowledge of PC technology, keen focus on market trends and customer needs with exceptional analytical skills and financial acumen.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good organizational skills, a self-starter who has experience in managing multiple initiatives simultaneously, passion for start-up like environment.

Required education

Secondary with school-leaving examination
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Language skills

English - Advanced (C1)

what will you do

You responsibility would be to own and drive Lenovo Factory Services portfolio management and offerings development in EMEA Geography. You will be accountable for Factory Services product launches, part number set up and compatibility maintenance, price list updates, competitive market analysis, sales enablement and training, marketing communications, and be the Asia Pacific focal and representative working with Worldwide Services Enablement and Offering Development team.

Day-To-Day Responsibilities:

Product Life Cycle (PLC) Management:
• Manage Factory Services offering lifecycles from planning, announcement to end of life (EOL).
• Coordinate end-to-end Factory Services offerings across the regions, ensuring successful and timely launches in line with market opportunities and hardware product launches.
• Ensure Factory Services part number set up and maintain compatibility in SAP CRM.

Offering Development:
• Own Factory Services offering development process and rollout to the regions.
• Interlock with Region Services Delivery and readiness teams to ensure the right infrastructure is in place to deliver the offering.

Pricing:
• Provide competitive analysis to map out list price as well as competitive bid price to the regions.
• Provide pricing for specific customer requirements.

Marketing Support
• Ensure distribution of supporting documents and updates are complete for all product launches.
• Maintain and update services descriptions and Terms & Conditions documents.
• Review Services content in product guide / hardware collaterals
• Develop and prepare Services content for web, training and webinars.
• Localize marketing collaterals from Worldwide and create materials for new Services offerings.
• Provide support for regular internal sales and external partner communications.

Planning:
• Develop quarterly & annual financial plans for specific offerings via market analysis & recommendations.
• Work with finance and marketing teams to ensure recommendations are translated to actionable plans.

Tactical Execution:
• Proactively conduct market & competitor analysis to identify business opportunities, provide insightful & actionable outputs across offerings, markets & competitors.
• Provide competitive analysis on an ad-hoc basis, including product positioning / SWOT analysis.

• Deliver Subject Matter Expert support to the region sales and marketing teams on both Factory Services offering and Terms & Conditions.
• Provide monthly/quarterly Services offering roadmap and pricing updates.

other information

Place of work:
Landererova, Bratislava
Salary offer (gross):
Minimum base salary starts from 2200 EUR, the final offer depends on experience and variable part
Contract type:
full-time

what we offer

healthcare and well-being
development
work - life balance
bonus system

about Lenovo

Lenovo is a company in a constant state of creation. Here, you'll architect your own career, pioneer new ideas and master new skills.

Lenovo Slovakia employs more than 25 nationalities and is the biggest shared service center in Lenovo Group.

Our people share a common aspiration to be the very best. Whether serving our customers, working together as a team or contributing to the community, we are working to build unique company.

ID: 3740257  Posting date: 15.8.2019  Basic wage component (gross) and other rewards: Minimum base salary starts from 2200 EUR, the final offer depends on experience and variable part