Knowles Electronics Holdings, Inc.- Chicago (Greater Chicago Area)
Job Description
Organization Description:Knowles Electronics is the leading global supplier of high performance, subminiature microphones and speakers serving a variety of applications and markets. Our unique expertise in acoustic technology has enabled us to maintain a leading position in the hearing aid transducer marketplace. More recently, our advanced acoustic technology has expanded into the consumer electronics (mobile phones, laptops, headsets, MP3 players, gaming devices) markets. Knowles Acoustics introduced the world’s first surface mount microphone (SiSonic) and is the #1 provider of surface-mount, MEMS microphones to the mobile handset marketplace. Recently, Knowles Acoustics shipped its 3 billionth microphone and Knowles acquired Sound Solutions, a global leader in receivers and speakers for the mobile handset market. The company has operations in North America, Europe and Asia, with primary manufacturing facilities in China and Malaysia. Knowles is a member of the Dover Corporation, a diversified industrial manufacturer with billion in annualized revenues from stand alone operating companies.
Your Responsibilities:
Leadership
• Lead the business unit teams (Product Engineering, Applications, Design, etc.) to define new products, establish product roadmaps consistent with customer needs, and select new products for development among numerous investment opportunities.
• Develop and lead the execution of market segment and product strategies for customers in the target segments to achieve revenue and profit goals.
• Establish effective marketing plans and achieve product line growth plans.
• Build cooperative relationships with Global Sales, Manufacturing and Operations, and other Knowles Divisions.
P&L Responsibility
• Achieve revenue and profit goals for the audio solutions product portfolios.
• Develop pricing strategies to achieve market penetration and profit objectives.
• Develop revenue and unit volume forecasts based on market trends, customer input, etc.
• Represent the business unit in contract negotiations with key customers.
New Product Development
• Identify, recommend and drive new product development opportunities based on customer needs, market trends, business unit strategy and financial analysis.
• Define innovative product attributes to create product differentiation. Collaborate with other divisions and business units to create solutions that leverage other Knowles products to solve customer problems.
• Collaborate with target customers to share product and technology roadmaps and ensure consistency between internal development plans and customer needs.
• Develop and execute launch plans for new product introductions.
• Develop and manage specific product families in support of market segment strategies.
Portfolio Management
• Manage the life-cycle of the product portfolio and individual product families from introduction and growth to end-of-life.
• Support demand forecasting and inventory planning based on inputs from Sales.
Your Profile:
Experience:
Possess at least 5 years of demonstrated success in the semiconductor industry preferably audio ICS in similar positions. Candidates should have a strong technical background and experience leading a team of product and application professionals. The candidate must demonstrate good business sense, critical thinking skills, outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills, and a strong desire to succeed.
Education: Bachelors and Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering. MBA preferred.
Knowles is an equal opportunity employer.
Company Description
Founded in 1946, Knowles offers a growing range of micro-acoustic, electro-mechanical, and related technology platforms to support the business potential of our customers. These platforms enable us to collaborate early in the concept-design process to help our customers develop smaller, higher density, higher performance products.
Knowles is an application-based technology company, collaborating on the development of new products and components for hearing instrumentation and the broader electronic devices and human interface components markets. Depending on the application, Knowles' design-development teams are assigned and managed by either the Knowles Electronics (Hearing Health) or Knowles Acoustics or Knowles Sound Solutions (Consumer Electronics) groups .
Knowles corporate headquarters is based in Itasca, Illinois with technical customer support offices located around the globe. Knowles has manufactured in Asia since 1974, with world-class facilities in China and Malaysia. All of our manufacturing facilities are ISO-9001 certified, with some additionally certified to ISO-14001 or OHSAS-18001. The Knowles Quality Management System ensures design, integrity, efficient manufacturing and the cost effective on-time delivery of our products and services.
Knowles is owned by the Dover Corporation, a diversified manufacturer with $8 billion in annualized revenue from operating companies that manufacture specialized electronics, industrial products and equipment.
Knowles is an application-based technology company, collaborating on the development of new products and components for hearing instrumentation and the broader electronic devices and human interface components markets. Depending on the application, Knowles' design-development teams are assigned and managed by either the Knowles Electronics (Hearing Health) or Knowles Acoustics or Knowles Sound Solutions (Consumer Electronics) groups .
Knowles corporate headquarters is based in Itasca, Illinois with technical customer support offices located around the globe. Knowles has manufactured in Asia since 1974, with world-class facilities in China and Malaysia. All of our manufacturing facilities are ISO-9001 certified, with some additionally certified to ISO-14001 or OHSAS-18001. The Knowles Quality Management System ensures design, integrity, efficient manufacturing and the cost effective on-time delivery of our products and services.
Knowles is owned by the Dover Corporation, a diversified manufacturer with $8 billion in annualized revenue from operating companies that manufacture specialized electronics, industrial products and equipment.
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