Product Manager

About the role

Dometic is seeking a Product Manager to join the Marine team. Reporting to the General Manager, the ideal candidate will be based in Sparta, TN, Litchfield, IL, or Huntsville, AL. This position involves driving the Freshwater Ride and Handling products portfolio for best-in-class user experience, collaborating with the Product Development team, and supporting programs for new product development.

Main Responsibilities

• Products/product portfolio owner for growth and profitability of mechanical and electromechanical marine products.
• Responsible for product competitiveness, managing complexity, ensuring right strategic pricing between SKUs, managing product life cycle, proposing end-of-life, and driving modularization.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the markets, customer experiences, needs, segmentation, and competitor offerings.
• Support product development prioritization based on input from the market, develop end-to-end product business plan, and identify needs for investment to ensure right products are built right.
• Identify and fill product gaps and generate innovative ideas that grow market share.
• Support sales and marketing function in defining product positioning, USPs, product branding, selling content, and value-based selling.
• Develop strong working relationships with key partner customers.
• Create buy-in for the product vision internally and externally with key partner customers.
• Define mechanical, electrical, and UI/UX product requirements.
• Conduct margin analysis, industry/market research, and in-life performance measurement to determine product demand, positioning, viability, and profitability.
• Drive product launch priorities including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members.
• Evaluate promotional plans to ensure they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed.
• Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on products and services.
• Pre-empt potential problems and provide effective solutions in reaction to the application of concepts, techniques, knowledge, or processes developed to support the new product or product change.

What we offer

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Tuition assistance
• Employee discounts on our incredible products
• Opportunities to make an impact

Qualifications and experiences

• University or Institute qualifications in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in an Engineering, marketing, or product management capacity
• Candidates with prior Marine experience preferred
• Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks
• Strong proficiency with MS Office programs including: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint; and the ability to learn other applications quickly
• Excellent customer service, management skills, and experience
• Proficient at merchandizing and promoting products to target markets
• Able to analyze target markets and develop forecasts based on this data
• Summarize data for a broader audience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Able to work well independently and as part of a cohesive team

New product development market requirements

• Market share in relation to competitors
• New product development market requirements
• Product creation and support programs for new product development

Core Values

• Together We build our future
• We play to win
• We embrace change
• We walk the talk