Program Manager, AV Channels

Job Responsibilities:
APC AV team is seeking an individual to fill the position of Program Manager, AV Channels in West Kingston,RI.

Primary responsibilities will include the creation of campaigns and marketing plans for the custom and pro AV channels of business- including selection of the appropriate activities (web, advertising, direct mail, events, trainings, literature, spiff contests, point of purchase material, etc.).

Position reports to the NAM AV Sales and Marketing Manager. Responsibilities will include contract negotiations, management of the $2M+ MDF and spending budget, development and execution of training/education programs, reporting ROI. The individual will work directly with our custom and pro AV accounts and the appropriate account managers in determining annual plans for the accounts. Other duties will include closure studies/surveys, visiting accounts, directing AV media and advertising, creating promos, industry trade shows, working in tandem with sales to create, identify, and close new accounts and opportunities, and other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Business, or related field, and/or equivalent experience and a minimum of 2 years experience with marketing program coordination including market analysis, account management, and campaign development. Qualified candidates must possess excellent verbal, written, communication and presentation skills; also the candidate must be willing to work as a part of a team. The candidate must have a strong understanding and knowledge of APC's product lines, especially the APC AV line of engineered power solutions. Proficiency in Excel, the entire MS Office suite including Publisher, and the Adobe family of applications required. This position is based in West Kingston, RI and requires a willingness to travel domestically 10-12 times per year.

APC and MGE UPS Systems recently combined to form a $3 billion (2.4€ billion) Critical Power & Cooling Services business unit of Schneider Electric. Together, APC and MGE offer the industry’s most comprehensive product and solution range for critical IT and process applications in industrial, enterprise, small and medium business and home environments. APC and MGE solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, and design and management software, including APC's InfraStruXure® architecture the industry’s only integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Backed by the industry’s broadest service organization and an industry leading R&D investment, the combined company’s 12,000 employees help customers confront today’s unprecedented power, cooling and management challenges. Schneider Electric, with 112,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, had 2006 annual sales of $18 billion (€13.7 billion). Our business unit is pursuing a strategy to develop scalable enterprise platforms for the data center, including power protection, air conditioning, racks, and systems management. Revolutionary products, monitoring applications, and global services are now deployed in support of the most complex data centers and computing environments. Combined with MGE’s line of high end power systems and services, APC greatly enhanced this enterprise offering and the opportunity to sell across data center applications and customers with confidence. With the merger complete, our employees are tasked with the challenge of aggressively expanding its business, growing top line revenue profitably, and solving real customer problems. As such, we are focused on hiring successful and proven candidates who will be an integral part of the North American team and lead the way forward for growth initiatives for this $3 billion business.

Founded in 1981 by three MIT engineers, APC rose to prominence with a product called the uninterruptible power supply (UPS). APC leveraged the explosion of desktop computing and created an entirely new market. From those early roots to their current offering of desktop and enterprise systems for power management, cooling, and threat management, APC grew to a global $2.4 billion public company, and now boasts over $3 billion in worldwide revenue after the merger of MGE UPS Systems, and acquisition by Schneider Electric, an $18 Billion leader in power and controls.

APC Strengths: Spending on network and physical infrastructure is currently increasing at double the rate of total IT spending. As such, the market potential for our business is outstanding. The company has clear strengths in the following areas: - Products –Recognized as having the most innovative and advanced products in the market, and continues to win awards for product excellence. - Financials –Financially strong and has the resources to invest in core operations and fund continued R & D. - Brand – The APC brand has been developed over 20 years and is recognized and respected as the leader in both retail and commercial channels.

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