Senior Manager, Portfolio - Product Lifecycle Management

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The Senior Manager, Portfolio - Product Lifecycle Management, is responsible for leading Product Lifecycle Management (PLCM) for a broad portfolio of analytical chromatography consumables. This senior manager role includes direct people leadership and accountability for portfolio health, lifecycle execution, and cross-functional alignment. The role focuses on maximizing portfolio value while balancing revenue retention, margin expansion, supply continuity, and operational efficiency.

This position reports to the Vice President, Product Management & Strategy, and is part of the Product Management Department.  The role may be fully remote or located onsite in Torrance, CA.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

+ Lead and manage the Portfolio Management team, accountable for execution across mature and legacy product lines, including lifecycle planning, cross-functional coordination, and delivery of portfolio commitments.

+ Own portfolio lifecycle strategy and decisions, including obsolescence planning, product discontinuations, final buy execution, and customer transition timelines.

+ Drive enterprise portfolio initiatives such as Business Health Reviews, Kaizen events, SKU rationalization, and development of multi-year PLCM roadmaps with defined financial and operational outcomes.

+ Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Strategic Pricing to execute supplier transitions, alternative sourcing, inventory planning, cost reduction, list pricing, and margin expansion initiatives.

+ Serve as the escalation owner for portfolio risk and executive reporting, leading cross-functional mitigation plans and presenting portfolio status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

The essential requirements of the job include:

+ Bachelor's degree with 7+ years' experience, or MBA/Master's degree with 5+ years' experience, or Doctorate in the field with 3+ years.

+ 4+ years working in product or marketing with practical HPLC workflows in liquid chromatographic instrumentation like HPLC-UV, UHPLC-UV, and LC/MS, or other chromatography and sample preparation techniques

+ Proven track record of successfully managing product portfolios

+ Previous leadership experience in product management, market development, technical customer management, or product development is highly desirable

+ Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Travel Requirements:

+ Ability to travel up to 30%

Phenomenex, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info () .

At Phenomenex, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

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The salary range for this role is $125,000-$170,000.
This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and a 401(k).

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