Dear Alumni,

ChemConnect, an e-commerce company in San Francisco, CA. is 
searching for a Director to lead their team of Product 
Managers.  Please see description below for complete 
detail.  Candidates who are interested in applying can 
contact Tom Wynveen at careers@chemconnect.com

Thank you. 


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Company Name: ChemConnect
Address:  44 Montgomery, Suite 250, San Francisco, CA 94114
Contact Information: Tom Wynveen at careers@chemconnect.com
Telephone Number: 415-364-3300
E-mail Address: careers@chemconnect.com
Fax Number: 415-646-0010

Company Description:
ChemConnect is the only company to provide an end-to-end e-commerce solution
for buyers and sellers of chemicals and plastics worldwide. Supporting the
front end of the supply chain, from developing buy/sell strategies to
finding new trading partners and negotiating, ChemConnect's World Chemical
Exchange offers its Members a dynamic and robust online marketplace. Members
have a choice of three sales and procurement solutions designed to meet
specific business requirements. The Envera Network facilitates business
among trading partners by providing a single point of contact for order
fulfillment, financial settlement, and monitoring and tracking of
transactions.

Company Industry:  e-commerce

Job Title and Description:
Director Product Management

The Director - Product Management will lead a team of Product Managers who
are responsible for the strategy, definition and launch of the company<RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK>s
Internet-based products.  The ideal candidate will be a high impact player
with a strong customer focus and results orientation.

Key responsibilities include:
?	Drive product strategy:  Define product roadmap and priorities, based on
customer research and market analysis, that enable company to achieve
revenue targets.
?	Define product releases and requirements:  Work with Business Teams and
Engineering to define the product development timeline and features for each
release.  Lead the product management team to define requirements/make
critical tradeoffs to ensure on-time delivery of products that meet customer
needs.
?	Launch products to the marketplace:  Translate the product<RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK>s technical
capabilities into a customer value proposition.  Communicate to the entire
company the product vision, features in each release, value proposition and
implications for customers.  Work with sales and customer service to drive
adoption of new products and features.
?	Manage the product development process:  The Director of Product
Management is responsible for ensuring that the entire end-to-end product
process is followed to meet the needs of customers and the company.

Requirements:

?	MBA from top tier school or equivalent
?	5 years of web/software product management experience; enterprise
procurement/sales or supply chain management application experience highly
desirable
?	Demonstrated leadership, strategic thinking, and business management
skills in a high achievement environment; P&L experience a definite plus
?	Strong customer focus with in-depth knowledge of how to translate customer
research into product requirements.
?	Creativity, interest and willingness to contribute <LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK>whatever it takes<RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK> to
achieve success in an entrepreneurial environment

Years of Pre-MBA Experience: does not matter

Years of Post-MBA Experience:  5 years

Location of Position: San Francisco, CA


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MBA Career Management Center
The Anderson School at UCLA
Entrepreneurs Hall, C201
Phone: (310) 825-3325
Email: career.management.center@anderson.ucla.edu
Web: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu