Product Manager II

Amphenol Network Solutions, headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington, is a division of Amphenol Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of interconnect products, with global headquarters in Wallingford, Connecticut. Guided by a bold vision to connect people with technology, Amphenol serves a wide range of markets including IT Datacom, Mobile Devices, Mobile Networks, Broadband, Industrial, Automotive, Commercial Aerospace, and Military.

At Amphenol Network Solutions, we are at the forefront of global connectivity, delivering a high-quality, seamless portfolio of fiber distribution, cable management, power solutions, racks, passives, and enclosures. From fiber crossing oceans to networks spanning continents, our technologies enhance the performance of our customers’ products, systems, and networks—one connection at a time.

Recently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest, we believe that coming to work every day is a choice—and a meaningful one. We foster an environment where innovative, hard‑working, passionate, honest, and fun-loving people thrive. If you’re looking to be part of a global force shaping the future of communication and connectivity, you’ve found it.

As Product Manager, you will be the owner/advocate of your product line. You will be responsible for increasing the profitability of existing products and developing new products. You will build products from existing ideas and help to develop new ideas based on your interactions with market managers, outside sales and customers. You must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy.

You must enjoy spending time in the business collaborating with other parts of the organization to understand customers’ problems and lead other departments in the efforts to find innovative solutions.

You must be able to communicate with all areas of the company. You will work with engineering counterparts to define product release requirements. You will work with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer. You will also serve as the internal and external champion for your product offering, working with the inside and outside sales, sales channels, operations, other departments, and key customers.

• Understands and supports successful product line and product family strategies, including growth, product rationalizations and consolidation efforts.
• Develops robust recommendations on future product direction.
• Understands market size, growth rate, trends and market share associated with the product line.
• Mentors other Product Managers and Product Specialists on best practices
• Be recognized internally and externally as a knowledgeable resource on applications, needs analysis and best product fit.
• Clearly understands and can communicate a compelling value proposition for each product.
• Captures new opportunities and initiates development or engineering projects through justifiable business cases that support the strategy.
• Manages the “cradle-to-grave” product lifecycle.
• Establishes and maintains pricing strategies while optimizing margins and ROI.
• Provides leadership and guidance to product planning, including S&OP, demand planning, inventory, and lead times.
• Recommends product manufacturing strategies in collaboration with Operations.
• Generates successful product launches in collaboration with Marketing.
• Collects and analyzes competitor product offerings, pricing, market positioning and develops counter-selling strategies against specific competitive products.
• Demonstrates a high degree of technical aptitude and competence and can clearly articulate technical information, applications and solution fit.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of product management experience.
• Exposure to, or experience in, the telecommunications industry is preferred.
• Soft skills a must—must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills with ability to relate at all…