Senior Category Manager – Connected Products
| Company | Fortune Brands |
|---|---|
| Location | Highland Park, IL, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Category Manager, or Product Owner, should demonstrate a deep knowledge and passion for how customers work and think.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering or related field.
- Solid knowledge of industry trends pain points to be able to create a high value product vision and user demands.
- Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs and tell a compelling story.
- Strong analytical skills, including ability to arrive at insights from analytical data, is essential for market and competitive evaluation, pricing and line management.
- Demonstrated ability to be a team player with skills to lead/participate in cross-functional teams.
- Ability to travel approximately 15%, mainly to trade shows & customer locations.
Responsibilities
- Lead & own the product portfolio strategy for assigned Connected Product Group product lines.
- Develop and execute a 3-year product roadmap plan through conducting ongoing competitive, market, and Voice of Customer (VOC) analysis to deliver best in class solutions.
- Partner with cross-functional product development (hardware & software) teams to help execute new product introductions and provide marketing leadership at business tollgates.
- Articulate product requirements and features to multiple teams (hardware & software) to deliver on value proposition, unique selling proposition, price, margin and supply for new product development.
- Lead pricing decisions for assigned product portfolio driving revenue and margin contribution to achieve P&L objectives.
- Define market segment priorities and partner with Sales & Channel Marketing to establish go-to-market strategies and plans to achieve P&L objectives.
- Own product lifecycle management for assigned product portfolio, including product launches, focus on ongoing sustained product quality, & managing plans for discontinuing product.
- Develop product training content to be delivered internally (to Sales team) and externally (to customers) by Channel Marketing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the Smart Home/Connected Home Industry is preferred.