Assistant Product Line Manager

Requisition Number: 63771

 

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

 

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

 

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. 

 

Corning’s businesses are ever evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, and automotive markets. We are changing the world with: 

•    Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
•    Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
•    Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
•    Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
•    Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 

 

Scope of Position:

The Assistant Product Line Manager is responsible for managing specific glass products within Semiconductor Materials product portfolio within the Advanced Optics division to maximize profitability through the product life cycle. The purpose of this position is to support product line growth through alignment of customer and market needs with internal capabilities. This includes supporting and leading product line plan formulation and execution with a cross-functional (operations, development, engineering, sales, and marketing) organization.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with the AO commercial and technical organizations to understand market trends, technologies, and competitive products.
• Help to develop and articulate our value propositions, product attributes, specifications, basis of competition and product trajectory; become expert on downstream use of our products.
• Support the development of SM annual product line plans, Green Book (5-year plan) and Black Book (Budget); Plan to win detailing the investments required to grow capabilities, sales, and profit in line with the 4P policies.
• Provide and maintain necessary commercial tools such as innovation roadmaps, product roadmaps, value propositions, sample production plans, and pricing.
• Centralize and expand on all product and process attribute data, maintaining technical validity and accuracy of sell sheets and sales pitch deck as customer interests and markets evolve.
• Lead and/or assist in coordinating technical customer engagements, including preparation of technical slide decks and management of action plans.
• Serve as project leader for resolving select quality issues and associated product evolution.
• Lead or participate in annual Product Line Plan activities as required:
  • Competitive advantage analysis and product value proposition
  • Pricing, placement, and promotion policy
  • Customer management strategy
  • Environmental analysis including industry trends, competitive analysis, and customer roadmaps and needs.
  • Plan to win detailing the investments required to grow capabilities, sales, and profit in line with the 4P policies.
  • Create detailed statements of work to support quotes for projects including multi-phase development efforts, working with PLM and Account managers to ensure such documents comply with all contractual requirements as defined with legal.
  • Lead or assist with technical road mapping, including attribute improvement and product expansion in line with customer roadmaps.
  • Lead the summarization and external communication of internally driven or supplier-driven process changes to customers, including presentation of supporting data.
  • Lead or support the translation of customer requirements into internal product requirements, process input and output conditions. Coordinate