Line Card Manager

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Negotiate terms, price protection, stock rotation and cost programs with suppliers.
• Review point-of-sale, inventory and backlog performance by line.
• Decide on product, stocking and positioning strategy for the line.
• Resolve allocation and delivery issues with supplier and distributor supply chain.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Own the supplier agreement, targets and business plan for assigned lines.
• Plan demand creation, marketing and design-win goals with supplier teams.
• Prepare annual and quarterly business reviews with supplier executives.

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • Supplier business plan
   • Line profitability analyses
   • Business review decks
   • Supplier agreements and amendments
2. Support programsGeneral
   • Agree what each program needs
   • Deliver in time for milestones
3. Manage issuesGeneral
   • Track requests to closure
   • Escalate risks

Function

1. Run the functionGeneral
   • Maintain policies and processes
   • Keep records and controls
2. ImproveGeneral
   • Report performance
   • Lead improvement work