Product Manager

About the role

Dometic is seeking a Product Manager to join our Marine team. Reporting to the General Manager, the ideal candidate will be based in one of three locations: 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 on steering and controls systems, 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 by 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.
• Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding.
• 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

Core Values

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