Product Manager (GFCI)

About The Role

Leviton is seeking a Product Manager to join the Personal Protection product team, responsible for the strategy and success of our Personal Protection portfolio, including market leading GFCI and AFCI receptacles. This role plays a critical part in shaping products that protect people and property while reinforcing Leviton’s reputation for quality and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Has direct responsibility for overseeing assigned product lines, both new and current, throughout every stage of the product life cycle, from initial concept to discontinuation.
• Responsible for evaluating and assessing product line performance, including but not limited to revenue growth, profitability, forecasting, and inventory management.
• Drives innovation and promotes a customer-focused design culture through field visits, customer engagement, and understanding of competitors.
• Makes recommendations for product strategies, inclusive of a 3-5-year roadmap.
• Owns all aspects of the product development process, including conducting research and analysis, preparing Business Proposals, defining Market Requirements Documents, and creating Go-To-Market strategies for new products.
• Acts as the subject matter expert for assigned product lines or products, markets, customers, and competitors, providing advisory support and comprehensive product information to Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Customer Service, Technical Support, and Sales teams.
• Supports activities related to quality, cost improvements, lean manufacturing, and product customization.
• Leads and directs project teams in the development or sustaining process to execute projects and assignments.
• Participates in sales meetings, visits customers and end-users as necessary, and evangelizes / champions assigned product lines including delivering product training presentations to internal sales and technical support teams, as well as external customers.
• Works closely with Channel and Marketing Managers to develop marketing strategies, messaging, and materials aligned with wider product strategy and positioning.

Qualifications

• Must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy, a big-picture vision and drive to make that vision a reality.
• Knowledge of consumer goods manufacturing and operations processes.
• Self-reliant and possesses excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize, manage and lead project teams to support the development of business opportunities and execute business decisions.
• Capable of navigating complex enterprise computer applications to quickly become proficient.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with customers.
• Strong mathematical, analytical and computer skills.
• A highly developed level of creative skills and resourcefulness is required.
• Above average knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
• Excellent time management, organization, and prioritization skills.

Education & Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business field is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of direct Hardware (not software) Product Management experience required.
• Experience with product line management throughout the entire life cycle for consumer products.
• Experience presenting to groups of managers, employees, and the general public.
• Experience writing reports, business correspondence, and instruction or procedure manuals.
• Experience with financial analysis, reports, and managerial accounting for decision making.
• Experience with regulatory or standards organizations, such as UL, CSA and NOM is a plus.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive benefits include: Medical, dental, and vision insurance programs.
• 401K plans with employer-matching contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• PTO.
• Paid holidays.
• Volunteer time off.

For More Information

To learn more about benefits, please go to: https://careers.leviton.com/benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Leviton is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.