MillerKnoll is looking to hire a Product Manager to serve as a product champion for specified product line(s) by developing, implementing, and managing product management activities to provide optimum sales and profits. The role involves compiling and evaluating research, establishing product management strategies, and being responsible for product direction, pricing, profit plans, and product development to manage the product line(s) life cycle.
Requirements
- Proven understanding of product management best practices and processes, typically gained through 4-7+ years of experience in product management/product marketing or related experience.
- Prior product platform team and market research experience preferred.
- Demonstrated analytical and project management skills.
- Ability to develop project plans and manage activities for a medium or large cross functional project.
- Strong business, financial, manufacturing, and purchasing acumen and integrate this knowledge into decision making.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use office automation and communication software and tools currently being used in the Herman Miller office environment.
Responsibilities
- Defines market opportunities, determined by an analytical assessment.
- Translates the market need into a product specific criterion and supports the product development and commercialization process with various product management tactics.
- Develops, drives, and implements individual product plans and strategy.
- Directs ongoing analysis and leads the pricing and discounting strategy to provide greatest financial performance.
- Provides direction, makes recommendations, and makes decisions in support of data management system functionality and usage.
- Creates necessary product sales support and training information including product feature summaries, competitive evaluations and pricing comparisons.
- Defines analytical tools and observes research, forming insight and observations necessary to provide insight necessary for decision making.
Other
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to handle multiple concurrent responsibilities and work in a constantly changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple major projects and priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Outstanding leadership skills with proven creative problem-solving skills and the ability to lead through influence and relationship building within all areas of the company.
