Supervisor, Product Management

Job Title: Supervisor, Product Management

Location(s): Tustin, CA and various unanticipated worksites throughout the US

Compensation: $151,902 per year

Job Code: 176203

Duties:

Responsible for mentoring and leading a team of Product Managers; oversee the full product lifecycle for embedded computing solutions, from New Product Introduction through End of Life; provide guidance on go-to-market strategies and product development processes; conduct regular performance evaluations, set development goals, and provide constructive feedback to team members to keep track of project and product promotion tasks; collaborate with senior management to define overarching product strategies and objectives; work closely with Product Managers to develop detailed product roadmaps that align with business goals and market opportunities; provide strategic input on feature prioritization, resource allocation, and product portfolio management to ensure that customer satisfaction goals are consistently met; conduct market research to identify customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape; operate across organizational boundaries and translate customer needs into actionable product strategies; play a central role in driving cross-functional alignment on both standard and custom embedded product programs; utilize MS Project, Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), SAP ERP, ePricer, Product Information Management (PIM) system, product management, project management, go-to-market strategy development, SEM keywords research, and cross-functional program coordination to perform duties; drive cross-selling and portfolio expansion strategies to dive deeper within existing key accounts; monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track business growth, identify risks, and adjust strategies to achieve revenue targets; facilitate communication and collaboration between the product management team and cross-functional stakeholders including engineering, design, marketing, and sales; collaborate directly with the product and engineering team in Taiwan to drive product development, address technical challenges, and ensure timely execution of product roadmaps; ensure alignment and shared understanding of product goals, priorities, and timelines across teams; serve as a key liaison between product management and executive leadership, providing regular updates on market performance, engineering progress, and strategic initiatives; provide regular updates on project status, key metrics, and challenges; oversee the end-to-end product development process, from ideation to launch, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards; review and provide feedback on product requirements, use cases, and technical specifications; and monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively address issues to mitigate delays and ensure successful product delivery.

Minimum Qualification:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);
• Experience: Two (2) years in the position above, as a Project Engineer, as a Product Manager, as a Project Supervisor, or in a related occupation;
• Other Requirements: Experience must include two (2) years’ use of all the following: MS Project, Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), SAP ERP, ePricer, Product Information Management (PIM) system, product management, project management, go-to-market strategy development, SEM keywords research, and cross-functional program coordination.
• Will also accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Education & personal development reimbursement program
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program – once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.