Daniel Valade Email & Phone Number

Irvine

• Maintain forecast for product lines and work with Purchasing to ensure adequate inventory and replenishment. Develop, recommend, and implement approved sales promotions.• Manage new product launches.• Manage existing product lines • Analyze product line performance• Coordinate new product introduction with sales, operations, overseas R&D and marketing.• Coordinate continuing product management with sales, operations, overseas R&D and marketing.• Position new products into existing product line• Demonstrate new and existing products internally and externally• Research and evaluate new technologies• Support key customers• Key product liaison with engineering• Manage partnerships with third-party supplies providers when appropriate• Information development and distribution: Intranet, dealer bulletins, tech/inside sales training• Training – presentation development, execution targeting internal and external audiences.o Create and present product training for sales, channel partners, technical support personnel, and customers that is timely and appropriate.o Analyze competitive products and strategies to determine possible threats to business strategy and propose specific product & strategy directions to counteract them.o Contribute to cross-departmental teams as appropriate: Machine evaluation programs Internal new product rollout Current customer product rollout Product introduction events Inventory specifications Press events & press tours• Media communication – coordinate with marketing on media contacts• Cross-product functionality with products in other Roland product categories

Irvine, California