China/Hong Kong/Taiwan/South Asia and India

Position summary:
The Vostro Product Lifecycle Manager role is an exciting opportunity to expand your product, business and management expertise and take a leadership position on the Product and Business management of ’s Home and Small business line of products. It is a highly dynamic role where you will have the opportunity to work with talented people across the various departments at and be highly influential in delivering the optimal business result for the company for the region.
The successful candidate will possess a very high level of business and financial acumen and be able to seamlessly demonstrate strong command skills in a business and management environment.
Your key responsibilities in this role will be implementing, and executing marketing strategies and tactics focused on increasing the market share and revenue/profit contribution of ’s Home and Small business range of desktop PC products. Other key tasks involve monitoring and analyzing current product and new product trends, marketing strategies and pricing strategies.
The Product Lifecycle Manager would also take a leadership position in working with various departments to develop and deploy new products, technologies and solutions in the Asia Pacific region. You will also Influence product directions based on market analysis of ’s Regional Markets, and Asia Pacific requirements.

Other responsibilities will include:
Driving programs and projects with a view of attaining the goals of the company over each product’s life cycle.
Analysing, recommending and implementing regional expansion opportunities in conjunction with individual country marketing and sales managers.
Detailed Roles and Resonsibilities:
Co-Own Product Launches & EOL
Ensure products documents including Reviewer’s Guide, Product Features Guide, Sales Aid, 1-Pager, Benchmarks, Competitors Comparison, etc
Own the product training strategy
Manage overflow of operational items
Execution
Work with Product Managers and in country teams to ensure effective product launch and End of Life management
Work with Product Managers to produce/maintain effective sales tools
Work with Product Managers and segment teams to continuously improve sales competence
Drive and own Business Results
Meeting key business objectives for profitable market share growth:
Deliver an effective weekly Business Management system with clear agreed action items
Setting Strategy
Provide effective guidance to segment leadership on business priorities
Provide market opportunity analysis as part of quarterly and yearly planning process
Deliver an effective quarterly marketing plan
Monitor competitive environment
Provide an effective quarterly forecast guidance
Monitor LOB P&L and provide ongoing direction based on metrics analysis
Manage Product Evaluation/Media Review
Feedback on configurations for review
Work with Corp Comm on robust PR strategy
Own PR agency and corp com product briefing with product managers
Forecast
Work with product specialist on MSP/MPP/FAP input
PrP
Review and make recommendation on product planning documents
Interlock with product team (PG) on key item recommendation / clarification
Align with regional colleagues on product strategy
Deliver regular monthly interlocks with LOB director
Develop and Deploy jointly with Product Managers on effective product training tools
New products training
Product positionining / competitive hitoff / Features/benefits
Product refreshing training
New Hire Orientation Training
Sales force product testing/certification

Requirements:
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in a product marketing / marketing / Brand role
Bachelor degree/equivalent; MBA a plus.
Good understanding of Commercial/SME product markets and technologies.
Strong organizational and planning skills.
Excellent presentation and influencing skills.
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
Fluency in English (spoken and written).
Familiarity with Asian business practices.
High degree of integrity.
Willingness and flexibility to travel around Asia as required.
Ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced and demanding environment.