Planar

Product Manager

• Contribute to the product roadmap based on customer needs, technology advancements, supply chain, and market dynamics.
• Qualify and respond to the custom and unique requirements of key installations.
• Work closely with R&D and Sales to achieve customer design wins
• Gather accurate product information, create comprehensive tools, and deliver with a high level of professionalism and persuasion.
• Analyze the market and ensure that the product line leads the market.
• Articulate product strategy and business case to executive leadership.
• Develop product requirements based on the target customer and market needs; work with R&D to enable timely response with compelling and profitable solutions.
• Manage product trade-offs and work with R&D to create compelling and profitable solutions.
• Advocate and communicate marketing strategy: pricing, positioning, naming, channel strategy, and overall launch plan.
• Work closely with Marketing Communications to ensure the successful execution of all aspects of the product launch plan, including Custom bid requests, Press Relations, Events, Demonstrations, Sales Tools, Sales and Technical Training, Lead Generation, and Channel Programs.
• Develop and deliver compelling product sales training, which includes the necessary market, competitive, and product information for salespeople to represent and demonstrate the product to customers and partners.
• Maintain an ongoing roadmap of enhancements for assigned product lines based on Market, Customer, Sales, and Supplier interaction.
• Monitor the business performance of the product line and initiate recommendations to improve business results in an evolving market.

Senior Product Manager

Sales

• - Refine and execute sales strategy to meet business goals in the territory.
• - Develop assigned team including account managers and applications engineers for sales related skills, business acumen and product knowledge.
• - Establish performance measures and evaluate effectiveness of assigned sales account managers, regional technical sales roles such as Applications Engineers, channel partners, Manufacturers’ Reps, and programs.
• - Contribute to pricing decisions by providing market intelligence, competitive information, and other market, customer, and partner feedback.
• - Identify, recruit, attain, and manage the best resellers and industry thought-leaders in the territory.
• - Solicit and participate in joint sales calls, promote marketing programs, participate/conduct trainings and product demonstrations, participate in tradeshows and model the speed, agility, aggressiveness, teamwork, and responsiveness required to win in our marketplace.
• - Actively contribute to the development of channel marketing programs - work with outbound marketing to develop and implement channel marketing programs and sales tools that grow revenue within the channel.
• - Actively contribute to the ongoing analysis, refinement and execution of business strategies.
• - Responsible for developing, executing and maintaining a successful showroom strategy across the region.
• - Develop and maintain forecast reporting and provider regular and accurate updates to leadership.
• - Communicate market and product information to business leadership team.

Sales Director

Director

• Planar is seeking an experienced IT Director to oversee the planning, execution and administration of the IT systems for our company and its related affiliates, located primarily in the US and Europe. This role involves budget management and supervision of all IT operations and staff to ensure optimal business efficiencies and security. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, able to collaborate closely with a wide variety of department leaders, understand how the IT department can further key business needs, demonstrate the ability to stay current with industry standards as well as emerging technologies, and implement solutions that support our core business goals.
• **Essential Duties and Responsibilities: **
• - Develop and implement IT strategies aligned with business goals under the direction of the Executive Vice President & General Counsel and in cooperation with the executive management team and business department leaders
• - Provides consistently superior level of service, emphasizing efficiency, good communication, and a business-focused approach; acts as a liaison between the IT department and other business departments
• - Ensures all projects are delivered on time, within budget and with the benefits promised
• - Develops and manages resource plans (human and financial)
• - Develops and enforces IT security policies and practices
• - Ensures compliance with corporate standards and policies, including regulatory requirements
• - Hires and develops a team of IT professionals who are technically skilled and business focused
• - Ensures that all IT staff members have career plans and receive sufficient training to perform high-quality work
• - Forecast, plan, budget and procure IT assets and solutions for the company
• - Stay current with emerging technologies and assess new solutions
• - Manage vendor and partner relationships

IT Director

Bookkeeper

• Manage the HRIS system, including configuration, updates, and maintenance.
• Perform regular audits of HRIS data to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for HRIS-related inquiries and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with IT and vendors to resolve technical issues related to the HRIS.
• Train and support HR staff and end-users on HRIS functionalities and best practices.
• Maintain detailed documentation of payroll, commission and HR processes
• Process bi-weekly payroll ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Collect, calculate, and input payroll data such as employee hours, deductions, and bonuses into the HRIS.
• Review payroll reports for discrepancies and take corrective actions as necessary.
• Maintain accurate records of payroll transactions and employee information.
• Maintain the General Ledger for payroll in ADP
• Assist in year-end tax reporting, including W-2 and 1095 preparation for ACA reporting.
• Generate and analyze HRIS and payroll reports for management to support decision-making.
• Monitor compliance with labor laws, tax regulations, and company policies related to payroll and employee data.
• Conduct regular reviews of HRIS processes and payroll systems to identify areas for improvement.
• Work closely with HR team members on various projects related to employee data management and payroll improvements.
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring proper document management within the HRIS.
• Support benefits administration, including billing, audits, tracking eligibility and enrollment.
• Compliance reporting support and Audits
• Provide support to Manager as needed for monthly commission calculations.

HRIS/Payroll Administrator

Project Manager

• As a **Project Coordinator **you will play a critical role in the functioning of the Field Operations organization by providing support to the Professional Services team. This role is instrumental in providing high quality services to our customers. The Project Coordinator is responsible for facilitating on-site services – before, during, and after the visit. This includes reviewing Work Orders for accuracy, dispatching technicians, and generating RMA’s. The **Project Coordinator **will interact closely with Project Managers, as well as Field Technicians. Your job is to do everything you can in order to ensure on site service visits go as smooth as possible. Responsibilities also include gathering and checking important info before the installation, assistance to your fellow Field Operations team members, and occasionally other tasks as assigned.
• **Key Responsibilities: **
• · Dispatch technicians in a logical way, as requested by Project Managers (PM’s) and others
• · Fulfil part requests quickly while technicians are on site
• · Request services to be invoiced after the project is complete
• · Assist customers, PM’s, or others to be the best of your ability or direct them to the appropriate resource
• · Confirm that information is accurate within Work Orders
• · Provide supplemental material for installs such as Sales Orders, Bill of Materials, and more
• · Use Field Service Lightening to interact with Planar team members, especially on the Chatter Feed
• · Understand and utilize, when necessary, all escalation paths within the organization, whether it be of a technical or customer relationship nature.
• · Participate in continuous improvement activities as requested. Provide input to ensure customer service processes are documented and procedures remain accurate and current.
• · Ability to read, write, and understand English
• · Ability to maintain acceptable standards of office conduct
• · Ability to come to work demonstrating timely and regular attendance
• · Ability to handle stress effectively

Project Coordinator

Full-stack Engineer

• Provide Engineering input to Product Development and increase emphasis on defining manufacturing, installation, and service strategy
• Define material parts and spares (FRUs)
• Define material delivery, labels, packaging, and shipping instructions to improve efficiency through factories and warehouse to installation
• Define information delivery; collaborate with factories and Product Marketing to develop infrastructure for organized factory support files (firmware, software settings, control software, calibration data, packing lists/BOMs)
• Regular trips to partner factories for cross training, quality control, relationships, knowledge transfer, and process sharing; trips to support development and validations (PVT, FATs)
• Prepare Documentation - technical instructions and user manuals (install/internal customer)
• Create Process and Instructions – develop and implement standardized processes for all supported products including work instructions, troubleshooting and repair procedures
• Utilize Test Software – develop, implement, and support automated test software and diagnostic tools to drive quality control, efficiency, and traceability
• Design and implement workstations to support evaluation, troubleshooting, and repair, including optimizing station layout and workflow
• Provide training support to the Product Marketing team for product families
• Participate in the design of factory layout to maximize operational efficiency, integrating Production, Repair Depot, and Flex teams
• Assist in failure analysis for field returns to reduce time to root cause
• Serve as product technical support for issues escalated by Tech Support, remotely or on-site
• Collaborate with Installation teams, AE's, and Tech Support to gather feedback and drive continuous improvement across production to installation
• Manufacturing vendor support - transfer of new design to vendor
• Act as Product Expert in product implementation whether developed internally or externally
• Change review and BOM/Configuration upkeep
• Perform related duties as assigned
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

Senior Product Manager

Sales Director

IT Director

HRIS/Payroll Administrator

Project Coordinator

Product Engineer