16 Sep
Senior Product Manager
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- Annual Category Business Plan with 3 year roadmap highlighting best opportunities to grow the business across all residential channels; work in conjunction with SWFc who manages commercial portfolio of same category.
- Own the P&L for the category; drive for both top line & bottom line growth. Proactively identify sales and margin improvement through analysis of pricing and cost trends
- Identify gaps and opportunities through an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape including product and price benchmarking combined with consumer driven insights and unmet needs validated through research.
- Manage pricing - watching competitive changes and cost changes provide recommendations for increases
- Drive to successful (on-time & on-budget) new product launches
- Follow New Product Development stage gate process
- Project manage cross functional teams
- Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve issues
- Provide guidance for sampling team to execute sampling & swatching needs flawlessly
- Actively manage portfolio through regular inventory assessments, actively eliminating unproductive sku's and planning for obsolescence.
- Continuously improve day-to-day processes and product line performance in coordination with other functions
- Readily address customer and operational issues (service, quality, inventory, etc.)
- Understand and follow business processes with a focus on continuous improvement
- Maintain accurate and reliable product master data for assigned categories.
- Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in Engineering, Business Administration, Engineering or similar required.
- MBA in Marketing preferred
- 5+ years marketing or sales experience with a consumer products company is required
- Experience working with customized products is highly desired
- Experience with the marketing and the sale of custom window products preferred, or comparative experience in similar industry
- Our ideal candidate will have experience working in a product management role with products that are custom made based on the needs of each customer
- Strong consumer and market focus; adept at defining and evaluating consumer unmet needs to gain market position
- Track record in delivering products on time, on budget, that meets financial goals
- Strong timeline & process management & development skills
- Ability to deliver and execute a strategic innovation vision that includes both new product and existing product upgrades
- Solid financial analysis and management skills; knows how to achieve profitable growth
- Strong ability to lead a team while working cohesively throughout the organization
- Strong skill sets in the areas of presentation, facilitation, consultative, written and verbal communications
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and an ability to simplify complex concepts and communicate to all levels of the organization
- Ability to create compelling rationale for ideas and develop thorough and thoughtful business cases
- MS Office: Powerpoint, Excel, MSProject or SmartSheet, Visio skills
- Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
- Drive Engagement - Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
- Instill Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Drive Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
- Consumer/Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering on customer-centric solutions
- Critical Thinking - Making Sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
- Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations
- Optimize Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
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