Assistant Product Manager- Protective Coatings

About the role

The Assistant Product Manager – Protective Coatings plays a key role in managing and optimizing a global portfolio of functional coatings and pavement marking products. This position supports all stages of the product lifecycle, including portfolio strategy, product development, commercialization, market analysis, pricing, profitability management, and SKU optimization. The role partners closely with cross-functional teams including R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, Marketing, and Technical Services to develop business cases, coordinate product launches, monitor product performance, and identify opportunities for growth and portfolio expansion. The successful candidate will help drive revenue growth, margin improvement, market share gains, and customer satisfaction while ensuring products meet industry standards and customer needs in a competitive global marketplace. This role is not remote/hybrid. This role will report to Sherwin-Williams offices in either Brecksville, OH or Minneapolis, MN. This role will require up to 20% travel. This position is also eligible for bonus incentive compensation awards based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Functional Coatings and Pavement Marking portfolio of products through all stages of the lifecycle
• Identify portfolio gaps and prioritize investment opportunities
• Develop portfolio roadmaps for respective segments
• Monitor competitive product assortments, strategy, pricing, strengths and weaknesses, as well as trends in the industry
• Lead SKU rationalization and product portfolio optimization initiatives
• Create Regional Product Lists with SKU detail and cost and pricing guidance
• Monitor product performance and profitability
• Establish product positioning and value propositions
• Manage Part Numbers, Packaging, and Labelling for Portfolio
• Collaborate with GSC to identify true Product costs to serve global and regional markets
• Lead product development initiatives through the stage-gate process
• Coordinate successful commercialization of new technologies and product enhancements
• Develop business cases for new products and portfolio investments
• Partner with R&D to