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Coherent Corp.

Director, Product Management

fremont, CA

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Job description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Drive revenue and gross margin for the business

Monitor sales and backlogs

Participate in annual budgeting and 5‑year planning; help set revenue and profitability targets to support the 5‑Year Plan

Review financial and shipping results and monitor monthly; taking action as required

Monitor and maximize revenue, gross margins and BOP

Initiate, drive and monitor cost‑reduction activities

Help with business case preparations of R&D investments and CapEx investments; project 5‑year investment roadmap on R&D investments for your products

Monitor R&D and CapEx investments associated with your products; measure and report the ROIC per business case

Monitor cost effectiveness of tactical programs, capital expenditures and capacity plans with operations teams

Ensure consistent achievement of customer, project, cost and quality results to support annual and strategic plans

Support 5‑Year Planning process with forward‑looking input and plans to achieve number one market share and industry profits

Drive Design Wins and Ongoing Business/Market Share

Work with sales channels/distributors and product marketing worldwide to bring in identified design‑in opportunities into the BU

Work with product marketing and sales to develop customer engagement plans and lead teams to execute wins

Develop and manage strong business/technical relationships with customers

Drive product engineering teams to design and develop manufacturable standard and customized products to achieve market share leadership

Work with Product Development teams to ensure new products are done on schedule and on budget with improvements in cycle time

Sales Support

Drive sales teams to maximize bookings and revenues for your products

Translate customer requirements into profitable product offerings in line with strategic goals

Review customer requirements and work with Sales/Marketing/R&D/Ops teams on winning proposals – specs & pricing

Ensure customer requirements are quickly and successfully transferred into new design concepts

New design concepts are created and designed which provide significant revenue growth

Ensure engineering team provides customers outstanding technical support leading to repeat business and new bookings at the expense of our competitors

Develop product requirements into new designs and prototypes that meet or exceed competitors and are delivered within customer requirements

Product Life Cycle Management

Responsible for maintaining the product and ensuring cross‑functional compliance to product life‑cycle processes

As a key part of the PLC team, prepare business cases for new development projects

Monitor progress of R&D projects and metrics

Understand business impacts of customer wins/losses and assist leadership to manage from a portfolio perspective

Ensure engineering products/processes are transitioned effectively into production products and processes

Ensure reliability and qualification test data sets are current to support market opportunities

Operations Support

Assist Operations in forecasting and revenue planning; responsible for the unconstrained forecast after discussions with the sales team

Monitor and coordinate order fulfillment processes to meet cost, lead‑time, on‑time delivery, volumes, quality and margin objectives; in case of constraints or issues, escalation and drive mitigation actions with other members of the team; provide allocation of which customer orders to fulfil each week

Drive ongoing cost‑reduction activities

Benchmark costs and work with Ops/NPI/Supply chain/Contract Manufacturers to achieve cost targets, buffers and roadmaps

Assist R&D and supply chain in identifying new vendors/CMs and participate in negotiations with key CMs/suppliers

Collaborate closely with other BUs that supply components (in‑feed) to ensure they remain competitive and are always 100% supplier of choice

Work with Operations on capacity expansion Capital business case to support volume forecast

Track and ensure ROIC on CAR associates with their Products

Marketing Support

Assist in defining and driving product strategy

Monitor competitive landscape

Develop sales ware and support marketing by preparing product launch collateral

Education & Experience

BA or BS in Engineering required; MBA or MS/PhD in Engineering strongly preferred

10+ years of experience in Product Management/Engineering Leadership roles in the materials or related industry

Deep understanding of high‑speed optical transceivers and related technology

Familiarity with hyper‑scale and switch/ASIC vendor ecosystems

A proven track record of product management leadership

Ideal candidate demonstrates ownership, strategic thinking, cross‑functional leadership and driving product vision/roadmaps

History of making data‑driven decisions, influencing stakeholders at all levels, and delivering measurable business results

Skills

Knowledge and understanding of financial instruments: P&L, balance sheet, income statement

Ability to work successfully with employees and customers in a multi‑cultural, global team environment

Ability to handle multiple priorities and complex issues involving external and internal priorities

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

Set a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership, and competency

Working Conditions

Working conditions typical of a climate‑controlled and professional office environment; role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, etc.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality And Environmental Responsibilities

May be responsible for the execution and maintenance of ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Worksite address

fremont, CA, 94537, US

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