As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Growing up I always wanted to be an architect.

What skills/mindsets/talents help you be successful in this role?

Detail-oriented, specifically to manage cross functional task execution to enable successful product launches. An adaptable mindset is necessary to excel in the dynamic nature of product market introduction.

What does day-to-day life look like in this role?

Day-to-day life as a POM can vary by the timing in the product launch schedule. Typically, the tasks include requesting product data changes to Domino via the JET tool, participating in core team meetings, resolving product data questions or challenges, and working on initiative projects to improve product data complexity or related processes. Generally, the focus of work is building and maintaining product data from our backend tools into the sales tools. Specifically, this encompasses understanding the functional aspects of the product via engineering documents or verbal discussion with members of the core team, creating Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) and options with the proper structure of required components, verify cost and price are applied to SKUs, requesting validation ruling application to ensure configurations are valid to be built in the factory, and the actioning the launch activities for SKUs.

What's a food or drink you can't get through the workday without?
A hot cup of coffee or tea to start the morning.

Why did you choose to work for Dell?

The people! In my time as an intern at Dell in the summer of 2021, one of the lasting impressions was the compassionate and supporting team members. The culture of the team is uplifting in support of Dell's continuous learning environment that I very much enjoy!

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