**Job Purpose**:The Product Manager has overall responsibility for achieving the sales and profit targets for the related product groups and creating the highest return for both Tec D Distribution (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and the vendor. While responsible for revenue outcomes, this is a sales enablement position. This will be achieved through marketing programs, sales training, sales support, technical pre-sales support, vendor contract and vendor relationship. These activities, especially sales and marketing are targeted at both the company extended sales team and the partner community.**Responsibilities**:- Creation of business plans for the vendor product group and associated services.- Development and implementation of sales enablement programs for the company and partners.- Ensure that the technical sales support teams are appropriately trained to support the relevant product groups.- Development and implementation of marketing programs to support product group objectives.- Creation of joint initiatives with our vendor and business partners.- Responsible for effective planning, including inventory turns, inventory fulfillment and inventory obsolescence minimization.- Implementation of business plans that achieve agreed vendor revenue targets and generate the planned profit outcomes.- Achievement of revenue plans by brand and by market segment.- Coordinate the various functions within the company in order to deliver the outcomes agreed in each product plan.- Ensure that executive business relations with vendor partners are of the highest order, are proactive and that the engagement is continually monitored so that new initiatives can be introduced as required.- Maintenance and development of operational level vendor relationships.- In order to execute product leadership it will be necessary to maintain knowledge of sales processes, proposals, pipeline management, partner engagement so that remedial actions can be recommended where necessary.- Ensuring highest and continuously improving levels of vendor and partner satisfaction.- Maintain a high level of safety awareness within your team to promote a safe working environment for all team members.- Maintenance of an accurate pipeline by product group.- Measurement and maintenance of critical product group performance data in order to ensure that the company meets its vendor commitments and fully leverages all commercial opportunities for rebates and other vendor investment initiatives.- Business forecasting and business planning for product groups with vendors.- Provision of various reports for the purposes of commercial decision making.- Be the advocate and leader for the relevant product groups in the company and be the advocate and leader for the company within the relevant vendor community.- Provide direction, development and support to ensure the sales team is performing at optimum levels for the relevant product group. This will require a close working relationship with the Channels Sales Managers.**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**:- At least 3 years of working experience in the IT industry, either in solution selling or software development.- Have basic understanding of Data Life Cycle :i.e. from data ingestion, data engineering to data visualization and machine learning.- Basic knowledge on open source coding tools- Able to identify customers' key stakeholders and decision makers responsible for the organization's data architecture- Uncover organization's current pain points dealing with data- Understand how data analytics helps to make business decisions in customers' perspective.- Able to articulate data life cycle, use case and the business value data & analytics bring to organizations- Influence business outcomes without having direct control- You are a digital native with passion for leveraging data to solve problems- You have dabbled in open sources tools or are familiar with them to build analytics solutions- You are keen to be part of the AI revolution to make a difference in the way we live and work- Adaptable and able to work independently**What's In It For You?**- ** Elective Benefits**: Our programs are tailored to your country to best accommodate your lifestyle.- ** Grow Your Career**:Accelerate your path to success (and keep up with the future) with formal programs on leadership and professional development, and many more on-demand courses.- ** Elevate Your Personal Well-Being**: Boost your financial, physical, and mental well-being through seminars, events, and our global Life Empowerment Assistance Program.- ** Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**:It's not just a phrase to us; valuing every voice is how we succeed. Join us in celebrating our global diversity through inclusive education, meaningful peer-to-peer conversations, and equitable growth and development opportunities.- ** Make the Most of our Global Organization**: Network with other new co-workers within your first 30 days through our o
