Product Manager (Consumer Gaming)

Product Manager - North America Consumer Gaming

As a NA Consumer Product Manager, you are responsible for owning the portfolio planning end-to-end and building excitement about Lenovo's products. You own competitive analysis, product requirements, feature prioritization, product level P&L analysis and product positioning in the consumer market for North America. You must work cross-functionally with Sales, Business Management, Marketing, Supply/Demand planning and WW Business Units to create a profitable portfolio that is compelling to end-user consumers and Omni-channel partners. This role enables you to shape product development, build relationships with alliance partners, organize product launches, and own the NA product strategy from beginning to end.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute an Omni-Channel product vision for NA Consumer based on customer pain-points, consumer market intelligence, partner requirements, financial goals and route opportunity.
• Manage a Product level P&L including forecasting Units, Revenue and Profit and establishing List Pricing.
• Own go-to-market strategy, set and communicate expectations for execution across the Omni-channel.
• Work cross-functionally to create and implement a plan to sell Lenovo products with our Sales team, Account Planners, marketing, and other internal parties at Lenovo.
• Communicate and pitch our product plans and strategies to our Retail partners directly
• Focus on Customer Experience. Improve the consumer purchase experience by working with the BU, marketing, sales and retail partners.
• Help to redefine the internal process for forecasting and ordering to allow for on-time product launches as dictated by market dynamics.
• Work with Sales, S/D and Account Planning to map the product lifecycle to maximize sales and reduce liability.

Basic Requirements:

• 7+ years of product management and/or marketing experience, preferably in the Consumer IT industry
• Ability to travel and meet directly with customers

• MBA Encouraged
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to think strategically but work tactically to get things done quickly.
• Strong financial literacy including P&L fluency
• Self-starter with strong work ethic.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively influence and communicate with executive levels of management internally and across external partners.
• Knowledge of the retail requirements and needs for the North America market.