Product Manager - Commercial

Job Summary

The Technical Product Manager will own strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management for the Commercial Business Unit, while partnering closely with sales, engineering, operations, and marketing to deliver profitable growth, solve customer needs, and drive successful product launches.

Job Duties

• Develop the roadmap for the Commercial Business Unit line of products to drive growth
• Identify gaps and opportunities through an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape including product and price benchmarking
• Translate unmet customer and market needs into product requirements and technical specifications
• Drive P&L performance for the Commercial segment within this category
• Ensure successful product launches
• Follow New Product Development stage gate process
• Proactively identify roadblocks, communicate outward, and resolve issues
• Partner with engineering and operations to evaluate feasibility and tradeoffs
• Actively eliminate unproductive SKUs and manage Excess & Obsolete inventory
• Maintain accurate and reliable product master data for manual, motorized and automated window coverings
• Continuously improve day-to-day processes and product line performance
• Address customer and operational issues (service, quality, inventory, etc.)
• Proactively identify sales and margin improvements through analysis of pricing and cost trends
• Cook with Marketing and Sales to develop and maintain effective sampling and communication strategies for the category

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in product management or a related cross-functional role required
• Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in Engineering is preferred
• Experience working with architectural products or consumer durables is highly desired
• Given the focus on the Commercial Business Unit, strong technical acumen is required

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Problem solvers, efficiency advocates, and leaders who are not afraid to roll up their sleeves
• In tune with market trends, technologies, and competitive dynamics, and be able to form compelling strategies that lead to successful outcomes
• Keen analytical skills, as they are responsible for understanding the business and communicating progress throughout the organization
• 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 meet financial goals
• Solid financial analysis and management skills; knows how to achieve profitable growth
• Strong ability to lead a team
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and an ability to simplify complex concepts and communicate to all levels of the organization
• Critical thinking skills
• Create compelling rationale for ideas and develop thorough and thoughtful business cases