Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is looking to increase sales, market share, and profitability for its guitar accessories product line by developing and executing a robust product line strategy.
Requirements
- Background in MI manufacturing or MI retail required
- Must have knowledge of Fender's accessories products (pedals, straps, pics, etc.)
- Experience managing vendors
- Strong negotiating background
- Experience managing day to day financials and budgets
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- SAP knowledge a plus but not required
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the creation, execution and ownership of the product line and product plan to achieve strategic objectives and reach revenue goals
- Provides feedback and direction aimed at product lifecycle management from ideation to End of Life strategies
- Responsible for the creation and execution of a 3-year Product Roadmap
- Work with existing suppliers and identify additional sourcing partners to fill opportunity gaps
- Support brand marketing initiatives and execute plans in a timely matter per product launch calendar.
- Resident expert in all things guitar accessories
Other
- Excellent project management skills
- Strong attention-to-detail
- Extremely organized
- Exceptional people and presentation skills
- A desire to create new and impactful products for the Fender family is a must
- Ability to travel to attend sales meetings, factory visits, media events and tradeshows
- Strong presentation and product demoing skills is required
- Collaborate with FMIC internal departments: sales, marketing, sourcing, operations, and finance and legal to maximize product success
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or relevant field or the equivalent prior work experience preferred
- 3-5 years product management preferred
- Highly organized and comfortable multi-tasking in fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication & presentation skills
- Must be able to build and maintain effective working relationships with department and other functional divisions. Must be able to collaborate with multiple business owners and external partners
- Travel is required (factory visits, consumer events, media events, trade shows, sales meetings, dealer training, etc.)
