The company is looking to manage and optimize its commercial tire portfolio, ensuring a complete, competitive, and profitable product lineup that meets the diverse needs of commercial fleets and end users. This involves identifying market gaps, developing business cases for growth, and ensuring successful new product introductions.
Requirements
- Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
- Intermediate working experience in Microsoft Power Point / Google Slides
- Working knowledge of productivity applications (Google G Suite, MS Office, etc.)
- Business Intelligence tool exposure and experience
- Working knowledge of product management applications
- Product marketing & purchasing experience in a retail tire environment
- Understanding of the TBR, Retread, OTR, Farm, and Industrial tire markets, customer needs, and fleet application preferred
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for TBR, Retread, OTR, Farm, and Industrial tires, including introductions, transitions, and phase outs
- Define the Product Screen by segment, ensuring optimal coverage by tier, brand, and application
- Develop product roadmaps aligned with market trends, customer needs, and fleet requirements
- Lead field evaluations, fleet testing, and mileage studies to validate product performance and suitability
- Collect and analyze performance data to drive continuous improvement and inform product decisions
- Analyze market data, including VIO, Fleet Trends, NHTSA Data, and infrastructure/legislative impacts, to inform product strategy
- Identify segment growth opportunities and product gaps to support business cases for new product launches
Other
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- 3-7 years of progressively more responsibility in product management, branding, marketing intelligence preferred.
- Automotive and/or Tire industry experience preferred.
- Must possess the time management and organizational skills necessary to work quickly and effectively under pressure with the flexibility to perform in an ever-changing work environment, concentrating on several areas of work at one time.
- Ability to communicate technical and non-technical information clearly and professionally (both verbally and in writing) while ensuring that the quality and content of the message are relevant to the circumstances; the ability to draft, proofread, and send written communications effectively; the ability and willingness to carefully listen to others by asking appropriate questions, avoiding interruptions, and the leadership to collaborate internally, cross-functionally, and across management levels in formal and informal settings.
