The Global Product Manager is responsible for developing marketing-leading innovation and growth strategies that increase market share and deliver incremental net sales growth for their products.
Requirements
- 5 years of professional work experience, preferably with an emphasis on product management, channel management, or industrial product sales
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the industry and related products.
- Proficient with MS Office tools: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to drive innovation.
- Successful track record for problem-solving idea generation and program execution.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for developing a product strategy and 5-year roadmap, securing alignment and funding, business case development, defining product requirements and cost targets, managing customer feedback process and feature trade-offs, and ensuring successful launches in close collaboration with divisional teams.
- Manages product P&L; including ownership of gross sales, net sales, gross/operating profit; and effectively uses this knowledge to inform product strategy and roadmap.
- Maintains an intimate understanding of macro trends, existing business trends, competitive landscape, addressable market sizes, and other market information that will inform the product strategy and roadmap.
- Partner closely with Research & Development (R&D) to align development with market expectations
- Work closely with divisional Marketing teams to successfully launch new products into the market.
- Maintain a detailed understanding of macro trends, adjacent markets, emerging technologies, competitive landscape, and other trends to inform innovation and growth opportunities.
- Develop business plans to support their strategies, and maintaining focus on the most impactful opportunities
Other
- Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or equivalent degree.
- Cross-functional leadership; experience in leading complex projects involving stakeholders across multiple functions and regions.
- Effective and approachable communication style to engage others and build credibility and rapport.
- Must be a self-starter, goal-oriented, and take initiative to achieve objectives.
- Ability to stay organized and prioritize workload with attention to detail.