Description
The Manager Product Management is responsible for managing one or more primary product categories throughout the product life cycle. Activities include developing a product roadmap conducting competitive benchmarking identifying and filling product gaps leading cross-functional teams in developing new products managing product cost and profitability leading product cost-reduction activities monitoring and adapting the product portfolio strategy leading product commercialization efforts and providing marketing support for pricing sales training literature and promotions.
This position supports our Air Conditioning Division located in San Antonio TX .
Responsibilities
- Oversees the product life cycle and manage the development profitability and market share growth of assigned products categories.
- Partners with cross functional teams to complete project justification analysis via ROI & payback periods and develop project buy-in.
- Develops and maintains a product road map that positions Rheem to win in the marketplace drives customer centric innovations ensures P&L growth and includes the latest VOC input
- Leads cross-functional team on product development projects ensuring project schedules are created updated maintained and followed.
- Collaborates with engineering manufacturing and purchasing to drive cost reduction activities to maintain and grow product portfolio profitability.
- Prepares product forecasts and monitor inventory levels as serves as liaison with production to ensure supply timelines.
- Reviews and analyzes product data keep sales team up to date on new developments regarding the companys or competitors products.
- Leads competitive benchmarking activities to identify and address product gaps such as product teardowns PEP process customer interviews online research and other benchmarking methodologies.
- Supports the development and maintenance of product literature product training sales training product pricing and product marketing materials.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field.7 years experience in product management marketing sales and engineering related fields.Managerial experienceStrong knowledge of product development processes including design costing manufacturing and sourcing.Strong project planning and management skills ability to develop and manage multiple timelines and deadlines.Experience with Product Data Management systems.Ability to develop team capacity in organization efficiency attention to detail.Ability work effectively cross functionally with department leaders to develop and tune shared business processes preferred.Excellent communication skills written and verbal with attention to detail and accuracy.Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.Demonstrated ability to work well with others is a matrix team environment.HOW TO STAND OUT
Masters in Business Administration Engineering or related field.
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Required Experience :
Manager
Key Skills
Time Management,Data Analytics,Analytical,Agile,Requirement Gathering,Strategic thinking,Visio,Communication,Problem Solving,Market Research,UML,Cross Functional Teams
Employment Type : Full-Time
Department / Functional Area : Marketing
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1