Manager, Product Line Heliax

Join our team and help shape the future of wireless connectivity indoors and outdoors. Together, let's push the boundaries of technology and advance sustainable networks worldwide.

Our Outdoor Wireless Network (OWN) Team is hiring a Product Line Manager to support and drive growth for our HELIAX® product line. This role involves business development, sales proposal support, set pricing, and shaping product strategy to meet market and customer needs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams in Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing to develop product requirements and ensure successful product launches. A key focus will be system and product architecture, working closely with other business units within ANDREW to meet product and customer expectations.

 

Join us to make an impact in a dynamic, collaborative environment!  The candidate will be remote based in the United States.

 

How You'll Help Us Connect the world:

The Product Line Manager is responsible for supporting and driving growth in our HELIAX® product lines.  This position requires travel up to 50% of travel within U.S.

 

Responsibilities:

• Sales Support: Assist with sales proposals, meetings, and product strategy development. Provide input on pricing and product requirements based on market analysis and customer needs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams, ensuring successful product setup with NPI engineering and Operations. Collaborate with other ANDREW business units to fulfill product and system architecture requirements.
• Product Lifecycle Management: Manage product lifecycle, with a particular focus on new customer segments. Contribute to the P&L, including revenue, gross margin, and operating income. Support market research, sales, and competitor analysis.
• Sales & Marketing Collaboration: Work with the PLM team, Sales, and Marketing to develop technical presentations and assist in sales efforts where technical expertise is required.
• Business Development: Identify and develop new business opportunities, especially within new customer verticals.
• Competitive Analysis: Shared responsibility for maintaining competitive product evaluations.
• Product Development: Define product specifications, including price, cost, performance, reliability, and life cycle forecasts. Identify sales channels and develop new product introduction plans.
• Customer Support: Support sales teams through joint sales calls and in-person meetings. Conduct product review meetings.

 

Focus Areas:

• Support and generate opportunities with existing and new customers.
• Identify and develop new products to serve market needs, managing them through their lifecycle.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in wireless telecommunications, particularly in network deployments and customer-facing role(s).
• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related subject with 10+ years' experience most likely in both technical and customer facing roles.
• The ability to identify opportunities for ANDREW by building strong relationships with partners and suppliers and supporting delivery of customer centric solutions.
• Firm understanding of the manufacturing environment (Forecasting, Planning, etc.)
• A drive to innovate and create new products that address market challenges.
• Familiarity with P&L elements and the ability to act on financial information to optimize business outcomes.
• Assertiveness, creativity in problem-solving, and an ability to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining focus on business growth.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to effectively present complex concepts to a wide audience.
• Strong attention to detail and proficiency in creating clear reports and presentations.

 

You'll excite us if you have:

• Technically capable with prior experience working with wireless network architectures: Macro, Small Cell, DAS, etc.
• Experience with our HELIAX product line
• Previous telecommunications industry experience
• Exhibit strong communication skills; written and verbal
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Exhibit willingness to learn and take on new challenges
• Demonstrate strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Show innovation through unique ideas and propose them to the team

 

Why ANDREW?

Explore exciting career opportunities at ANDREW, part of the Amphenol family. With a legacy of over 85 years in wireless innovation, we empower mobile operators and enterprises with cutting-edge solutions.

ANDREW, an Amphenol company, is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. ANDREW offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that our company is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position can positively impact the business.

ANDREW is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin

For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.andrew.com/