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Marketing Manager (Storage Solutions)

Austin, Texas Area, US - Information Technology and Services

This is an opportunity to be part of the Enterprise Center of Competence (CoC) and the Americas Portfolio Lifecycle Management (PLM) team. We are looking for a Product Line Manager (Marketing) to join our team. The primary role of the PLM is to engage in a product’s lifecycle including aspects of product concept, define, planning, launch, sustaining, and end of life activities. This role will work closely with the product core teams to plan and launch products in the most efficient and logical manner to support Dell’s complex and robust sales motions. This includes sales support, order management support, product transitions, sales communications, pricing and roadmap planning. These activities have direct and measureable impacts to Dell’s success.



The PLM role will report directly to the Director of Americas PLM team for Storage, Networking and Dell Software Group. This role is specifically managing products in the Dell Storage Portfolio



Primary Responsibilities Include:



· Product and solutions operations and launch readiness including management of SKU creation process, BOM reviews, NSS schedule development activities



· Sales support on order entry systems, SKU-related questions, sales operations, product-related questions, and product transitions



· Interlocking with pricing team to create sales alignment and strategy, providing pricing and discounting guidance



· Provide sales communications on launch, transitions, pricing updates, end-of-life and other core team-related notifications to sales



· Attend core team and provide inputs to improve process and tools support, provide launch status and inputs from extended team members







Key success factors



· Can-do attitude, creative thinking, dealing with ambiguity in a complex organizational and product environment



· Ability to process multiple streams of information at the same time on multiple product lines.



· Willingness to understand, learn, and build relationships from multiple points of view as a representative of various extended teams and functions to the core team



· Prompt and concise communications and responses to core team, sales, and executive needs



· Good balance between technical product knowledge and market knowledge that really drive sales and customer behaviors



· Ability to deal with ambiguity and self-driven



· Strong desire to drive for results



· Knowledge of Dell’s sales tools and processes is definitely a plus.





Strategic focus



· Ability to gather data and influence decision making



· Product level market and technical expertise



· Dealing with ambiguity



· Organizational agility



· Customer/market knowledge



· Business analysis skills



· Negotiation skills



· Presentation/communication skills



· Technical product knowledge



· 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience



· Business degree highly desired







No salary provided



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