Martin Pepin

Product Manager, responsible for defining and delivering products and services that align with the business strategy and the current company mission. Has a collaborative function that works closely with Sales, Marketing and Senior Management to create and launch innovative products into the marketplace. Identify and Analyze Industry Trends, competitive Analysis, development of Product and Product Line Strategy. Contributing to ongoing Product Roadmap Development, Product Research, developing Product Business Cases and defining Products through requirements selection, documentation and clarification with discussion and active debate. Establish and maintain relationships with Suppliers to stay connected with our/their needs. Managing Products through the entire Product Life Cycle. Supporting Product Sales, being a strong customer advocate. Championing the adherence to and improvement of Product Management Processes. Ability to identify and articulate key insights about customers and their pain points.

Supervising and directing purchasing functions such as service/product research, price and contract terms negotiation, vendor selection and purchase order completion. Procuring all materials necessary for supporting the manufacturing schedule on a timely basis. Negotiating favourable Service Level Agreements/Underpinning Contracts with key suppliers. Monitoring delivery schedules for ensuring material arrival on time. Vendor Compliance i.e. Timelines, Quality assurance, Costs, Capacity expectations are met. Drafting bid specifications for required products. Receiving requests bid proposals from vendors. Administering contracts for major purchases. Implementing cost reduction activities and to maintain purchasing documentation. Ensuring stock inventory levels are maintained to adequately meet operation needs. To coordinate organization of stocked items. Identifying high-margin opportunities for additional product offerings by using market research tools and networking with customers, the academic community and vendors. Creates a sourcing vision for the future that reflects my understanding of the changing marketplace and the way vendor relationships can spur improvements in operational performance Grasps the complexities of the business and seizes opportunities for productivity improvement not identified by others

Manage in-life product performance: sales, margin, and churn, conducting extensive numerical analysis using company data. Identify and present innovative and creative product solutions. Project management of all product integration/launches/changes throughout implementation. Identify the business and operational requirements based upon the business requirements & objectives of each product. Display a high level of critical thinking in cross-functional process analysis and problem resolution for new and existing products. Coordinate and build strong working relations with various internal organizations including; IT, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Product Development, & Operations. Lead the development, approval, training, and communication of new products/product changes and their associated customer, operational, system, & process impacts to the various internal organizations. Develop & conduct specialized training on new products launched and raise awareness & application of relevant subject matter. Monitor internal processes for efficiency and validity pre & post product launch/changes. Provide support for other departmental projects as needed.