Product Line Manager

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Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.

-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers.

Corning's Solar business is focused on supporting the growth of domestic solar manufacturing and strengthening the solar supply chain through innovative polysilicon and solar wafer solutions. As a Product Line Manager (PLM), you will be responsible for developing and executing a product line strategy that supports the achievement of desired product line sales growth and profitability for the Polysilicon and Solar Wafer businesses.

This includes engaging in decisions on defining what products to develop and offer, building value propositions and selling tools, assisting with forecasting, and serving as a key collaborator with the Solar MAP Wafer commercial, finance, manufacturing, planning, product technology, and engineering organizations for day-to-day operations.

Success in this role will be measured through product line revenue growth, margin expansion, successful commercialization of new products, customer adoption, effective portfolio management, and achievement of strategic business objectives.

• Develop value propositions that improve margins for HSC's and Corning's products and services and enable new and enhanced selling opportunities with customers.
• Develop and execute the product line planning process, including identification of critical projects to be undertaken during the year.
• Work with Product Technology to develop and launch new products, as appropriate.
• Develop product line strategy and manage the product line through all stages of innovation, from product concept through commercialization and lifecycle management, as appropriate depending on the stage of handoff from Program Management.
• Understand downstream market requirements and assess competitive threats and implications for the business.
• Monitor and manage profit and loss performance of the product line, including revenue growth, margin improvement, and profitability initiatives.
• Address new product and special requests by developing business cases, including P&L and balance sheet implications, to determine feasibility and pricing requirements.
• Optimize inventory management related to the product line by coordinating information flow among Forecasting, Sales, Manufacturing, Planning, and other stakeholders.
• Work with Manufacturing and Sales to identify opportunities to reduce complexity and drive cost reductions in manufacturing processes at Corning facilities and customer sites, as appropriate.
• Manage product obsolescence activities to maximize value through the end of the product lifecycle.
• Support development of product pricing strategies.
• Articulate product value propositions, product attributes, specifications, competitive…