Manager, Product Management

Company Description

For nearly 70 years, MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together, enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers. That, combined with our stylish products, expansive dealer and retail network, and dedicated associates, has helped make us the number one North American residential cabinet business. Our unique culture of continuous improvement is based on trusting the tools, empowering the team and moving forward, and is kept alive by our more than 14,000 associates across 20 plus manufacturing facility and offices. Visit www.masterbrand.com to learn more and join us in building great experiences together!

Job Description

The Manager, Product Management, Bath will deliver business value to increase market share, revenue, and profitability in core market segments. The role will focus on developing and delivering value through the creation of a strategic vision and execution of a product roadmap that aligns priorities throughout the entire customer journey. The Manager, Product Management consistently acts as the voice of the customer and market while supporting business reviews, articulating product vision, and presenting across all organizational and customer levels.

YOUR ROLE:

• Create a winning product road and experience that drives market share while achieving revenue growth targets across traditional and emerging (digital) channels and market segments.

• Deliver profitability targets via pricing, continuous improvements, innovations, and expense management.

• Develop robust business cases and gain project alignment across multiple audiences.

• Develop and execute strategies to enter new market segments and achieve aggressive growth targets; Creates product testing processes to minimize investment risk and proactively plan and manage potential Obsolete and Slow-Moving Inventory (OSMI) risks.

• Lead winning product lifecycle, trend review, and Product Line Review (PLR) strategies and alignment with all customers and segments.

• Deliver product objectives on-time; Evaluates opportunities to increase speed to market constantly.

• Ensure pricing processes are documented and comply with all audit protocols.

• Build strong relationships with sales leaders, customers, and consumers to better understand and gain advantaged market leadership opportunities.

• Lead market understanding through both macroeconomic and competitive analyses; Becomes the leading voice in understanding and interpreting competitive and market trends for bath categories.

• Support clear product positioning/messaging, pricing, and sales tool development with Marketing.

• Lead, coach, and develop product management talent.

• Refine and/or redesign processes to better meet organizational goals; Be a strong proponent of the MasterBrand Way and lean tools.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• An undergraduate degree and/or master's in business administration, or other relevant degree or work experience.

• A minimum of 5 years of proven track record in product management or a comparably complex role required.

• Demonstrated go-to-market success creating value through definition and launch of exceptional products.

• Proven ability to intimately understand and forecast market forces, including customer, and styling trends.

• Demonstrated project management and process improvement experience.

• High comfort interpreting financial information to make sound business decisions.

• Must be willing to travel as needed to support critical initiatives.

• Industry and product passion fueled by a strong desire to win.

• Financial acumen with the ability to understand and action financial statements and product costing methodology.

• Strong team orientation with the ability to influence, motivate, and enable others to succeed.

• Effective communication skills with the ability to adjust message by audience - verbal, written, and presentation.

• Ability to listen, gain alignment, and communicate effectively with team, customers, and key stakeholders.

• Ability to prepare, plan, and execute to strategic objectives, Analytical and detail oriented.

• Takes clear ownership and accountability for decisions and outcomes.

• Demonstrated adaptability and resilience when facing obstacles.

• Passionate problem solver with proven abilities to negotiate win/win resolutions.

• Progressive product management experience leading diverse teams at multiple locations within a manufacturing organization.

• Demonstrated ability to develop an efficient and engaged Product Management team and to manage multiple priorities and team members in an efficient & effective manner.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) required.

• Ability to travel 20% annually (domestic & international).

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• An undergraduate degree and/or master's in business administration, or other relevant degree or work experience.

• A minimum of 5 years of proven track record in product management or a comparably complex role required.

• Demonstrated go-to-market success creating value through definition and launch of exceptional products.

• Proven ability to intimately understand and forecast market forces, including customer, and styling trends.

• Demonstrated project management and process improvement experience.

• High comfort interpreting financial information to make sound business decisions.

• Effective communication skills with the ability to adjust message by audience - verbal, written, and presentation

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) required.

• Ability to travel 20% annually (domestic & international).

Additional Information

Equal Employment Opportunity

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is an equal opportunity employer. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasterBrand Cabinets LLC's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Reasonable Accommodations

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment, please contact us at staffing@masterbrand.com.

• Actual pay will vary based on qualifications and other factors