EMEA Commercial Desktops Product Manager

Previous product marketing experience preferred
Good understanding of the desktop product development cycle
Good understanding of the sales pipeline and supply/demand planning process
Ability to leverage extended teams
Strong negotiation, interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently
Proficient in selling the value of desktop solutions.
Business analytic and project management skills
Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience

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

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

The EMEA Commercial Desktops Product Manager will be responsible for achieving the Desktops sales and financial goals for his/her assigned products.

The ideal candidate will have product marketing experience in the IT industry and have the ability to articulate a thorough understanding of the desktop market. He/she will be responsible for the traditional product marketing responsibilities of maximizing sales by managing the product life cycle (product requirements, supply/demand planning, product launch, sales enablement, sales training, and product sunset).

The ideal candidate will have the ability to collaborate across multiple teams such as worldwide product marketing, relationship sales, channel sales, web sales, marketing, finance and supply chain in order to achieve the financial goals of his/her assigned products.

The ideal candidate will have strong financial skills to develop and evaluate investment proposals.

The EMEA Commercial Desktops Product Manager Will
- Have a deep understanding of the desktop market including customer requirements, competitive positioning and technology trends
- Understand the competitive landscape and develop sales and marketing tactics to take advantage of our strengths and minimize the risk of our weaknesses
- Drive his/her assigned products from cradle to grave
- Drive the EMEA requirements into the WW product marketing team
- Drive the desktop marketing requirements into the EMEA and WW marketing teams
- Collaborate with the sales segments (Corporate, Global, Public Sector, SMB, Web) to develop sales strategies and marketing tactics to achieve the financial goals of his/her assigned products
- Educate and enable the Lenovo Sellers and Channel Partners on his/her assigned products
- Team with the Lenovo EMEA Markets/countries and their Sellers and Channel Partners to close deals
- Create a competitive and timely portfolio for our SMB and Web business
- Collaborate with sales, GSC and supply/demand planning to determine the appropriate level of parts risk required to maximize sales and minimize aged inventory
- Announce products on-time with the appropriate sales enablement (CRM, Web, datasheets, presentations, supply planning, pricing, training, etc.)

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