Responsibilities Responsible for Asus Commercial PC product management across Middle East & Africa - Asus Commercial Product Line – Notebooks, All-in-One, Desktops & Chromebooks Design efficient and effective 4P plan to achieve organization's long-term objectives Plan & propose annual/quarterly product plan to management with roadmap for execution Drive the organization’s product & sales strategy through operational execution in coordination with Asus sales team, authorized distributors, resellers & system integration partners Plan, own & execute the annual/quarterly product goals from a P&L perspective End-to-end management of product & supply chain dynamics in coordination with cross-functional teams in the region, territory & HQEnd-to-end management of product, pricing & supply chain to achieve quarterly/annual business goals Support end-user & channel sales team with product information, pricing & supply chain alignment to participate/win B2B tenders. This includes planning, forecasting, ordering, resource allocation & internal reporting Develop strong relationships with end-customer contacts at executive level to gain insight into their business imperatives and IT drivers enabling development of a strategy to sell Asus products & solutions (Notebooks, AiO, Desktops & Chromebooks) Ensure organized interaction with end-customer & channel on Asus commercial product roadmaps. Organize regular product trainings for internal team, channel partners & customers Effectively engage and build cooperative relationships with System Integrators, Distributors, Resellers & Asus Service Partners Present weekly/monthly sales progress over regular reviews with BDM & Regional Head Track competitor product/pricing to develop competition map & Asus strategy to stay ahead Explore new end-customer leads provided by inside sales team to assess account potential & map them to propose appropriate products/solutions Be pro-active in regularly collecting market information to assess the demand & arrive at quarterly/monthly ordering forecast on the global supply chain system
Qualifications Proven track record of B2B sales, product management and business development with exposure to Middle East market & Africa in a multi-country context Understanding of local IT market with 3-5 years of work experience in PC sales & product management as vendor or distributor resource Understanding of opportunities & tenders in government, corporate & educational sector in relevance to IT hardware, computing & related eco-system Highly motivated self-starter with a competitive personality, attention to detail & go-getter attitude Good communication skills, both oral and written, coupled with excellent listening skills. Can exhibit execution approach with management reporting skills Must possess the ability to plan, structure, meet deadlines and be adaptable while working on a lean team in a startup environment Graduate in Engineering or Commerce or an MBA from reputed institution Highly skilled in MS Office applications - Microsoft Excel & Power Point
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