Product Manager
Company: Construction Specialties
Location: Bloomsbury
Posted on: July 30, 2022
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Job Description:
Description:
Construction Specialties, Inc.
Founded in 1948, Construction Specialties (CS) is a specialty
building products manufacturer. CS provides solutions to building
challenges that architects, designers, building owners, facility
managers, and contractors face every day. Since inventing the first
extruded louver, CS has become a global leader in all our product
categories. Our products are a part of some of the most iconic
buildings around the world-from the world's tallest tower, Burj
Khalifa in Dubai, to the Oculus at the World Trade Center Transit
Hub in Manhattan. If you want to work in an inspiring atmosphere
and collaborate with customers and colleagues to solve challenges,
we're the right place for you. CS\: Making Buildings Better -
SCOPE OF POSITION\:
Responsible for leading product management for the Interior Product
Solutions product line. The primary role of the product manager is
to guide the strategy for new and existing products by representing
the customer and businesses interests throughout the product
lifecyle (ideation, development, delivery, and discontinuation).
They will coordinate cross-functional work to maintain a
best-in-class product line experience.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions,
including but not necessarily limited to the following\:
Guides the product strategy
Defines the product vision, strategy, and roadmap
Has technical product knowledge
Identifies market opportunities and competitive differentiation
Defines product requirements and specification documents
Monitors competitors product line and business activities such as
product cost, market share, manufacturing capabilities, etc.
Stays on top of applicable marketplace trends in technology, value
delivery, codes, new materials, aesthetics, life safety,
sustainability, resiliency etc.
Represents the customer
Gathers, manages and prioritizes market/customer requirements
Refines the Voice of Customer methodology, plans the outreach
activities, and hosts customer feedback sessions to propose product
concepts that meet/exceeds the needs of the market
Acts as the customer advocate by articulating their requirements
and translating it to product design requirements, services, and
messaging.
Immerses themselves in the needs and design trends of the market by
attending trade shows, read research reports, meets with customers
on sales calls, industry associations, etc.
Optimizes the business strategy
Manages all aspects of a product (product design, placement,
pricing and positioning) by working with product development teams,
sales, manufacturing
Works closely with cross-functional teams (engineering, sales,
marketing, operations, etc.) to ensure business and customer
satisfaction goals are met.
Leads the development of the business case for new products,
improvements to products, and new business ventures to senior
management through business plans and project proposals
Proposes product positioning and messaging
Recommends product pricing
Facilitates sales and operations forecasts for new products,
standard products, and samples
Proposes project prioritization of product management
activities
Acts as a project manager on various NPD projects
Champions NPD projects to ensure customer and business needs are
attained throughout the course of the project
Ensures product data, marketing/sales collateral is accurate and
easily accessible
Tracks progress of KPI's from product launches/business plans and
facilitates plans for continuous improvement
Serves as the product expert
Acts as the central point of contact for the product inside the
company
Develops internal product education in collaboration with Sales
Operations team
Articulates value proposition and advises on the marketing strategy
and messaging for the product line
Analyzes product metrics on an ongoing basis to optimize the
product offering
Collaborates with finance, accounting and business unit management
to assemble and evaluate market potential and financial forecasts
for the product line
Ensures each stage-gate of the new product delivery process is
properly followed and makes recommendations on ways to improve the
processes and tools
Performs other duties assigned by management
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Qualification:
Preferred experience\:
Preferred education\:
PM21 #ENGNP
Keywords: Construction Specialties, Bethlehem , Product Manager, Executive , Bloomsbury, Pennsylvania
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