Head of Product

Fisher & Paykel Appliances; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer appliances company is looking for an experienced leader to oversee product line strategy and execution. The successful candidate will drive operational excellence, financial management, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance market share and profitability across product lines. Strong leadership and strategic execution skills are essential, along with a relevant undergraduate degree. This role offers an opportunity to lead a high-performing team in a dynamic industry.

Qualifications

• Multi-national leadership experience including strategy creation and execution.
• Proven track record in transforming and growing a product line.
• Experience in budget and fiscal management.

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic planning and execution for product line.
• Drives operational excellence and financial management of product lines.
• Provides leadership and direction to product teams.

Skills

Strategic execution

Operational leadership

Financial management

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer relationship management

Education

University undergraduate degree

MBA or business-related qualification

Job description

The Role

Overall responsibility formarket productplanning,new product introductions,andproduct line performanceto increase market share anddeliverprofitable growth in the short and long term.

Leads effective execution of F&P pricing strategy in market across retail, builder, and ecommerce channels aligned to F&P’s brandpositioning strategy.

Provides inspirational leadership, and direction totheproductteamthat increases product market share and profitable growth acrossproductlinesaligned to F&P’s global goal and strategic imperatives.

You Will

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Responsiblefortheplanning and execution ofproductlinestrategyin market. Including new product introductions, portfolio optimisation, and pricingensuring alignment with global imperatives and growth aspirations.
• Ensures thestrategic planistranslatedtotheirTeamfor theidentification ofexecutable actionsthatdelivertothe strategy, resulting in increased product market share and profitable growth.
• Ensuresdisciplined and effective execution of those plans, including identifiedpriority changes and transformation activity.
• Promotespersonal responsibility for trackingandreporting on the progressofthe strategic plan’simplementation,through the use ofPeople + Goal processes and tools, to drive delivery to plan.
• Providesquality, hands on leadership, creating a thoughtful vision of what success looks liketoengagethepeople to deliver the right work that will strengthenFP’sperformance.
• Ensuresappropriate stakeholdermanagement approaches are taken with the product lineto ensure highly effective cross-functional collaboration with global supporting functions.
• Providesregular reporting updatesonproduct lineperformanceto the Executive Managementandas well as across the local andglobalMarket Group.

ProductLine

• Deeply understands theproductlinesandtheirpricepositioningin market, including hard and soft factors that influence these things.
• Keeps current on changes and best practice that influenceProductLine’s strategic plans.
• Managesand cultivatescross-businessexecution ofproduct introductions into themarket to leveragegrowthopportunities.
• Drives portfolio optimisation ensuring correct positioning and mix of high performing products,and rationalising of low performing products,aligned to F&P’s strategic positioning and goals.
• Identifiesandestablishesnewmarketopportunities for product introductions, cultivating a momentum of enthusiasm and pullfor F&P’s brand,visionand products.
• Ensures a seamless, brand aligned representation of F&P’s brand value proposition is applied across all customer touch points oftheproductline.
• Ensuresall activitiesof theproduct lineare performed in compliance with state, and federal regulations and laws governing business.

Product LineOperational Leadership

• Drives Operational Excellence through a weekly cadence ofoperational andPeople + Goal forums,processand tools, adhering to the key principlesof: clear accountability, forward focus, local leadership, globalparticipationand efficiency.
• Effective, visibleleadership that influencesa culture of energy andenthusiasm.Role modelsF&P’s behaviours anddemonstratesdirect knowledge of functions within theproduct teamand theirimportantrolethey play inconnectingtomarketstrategy.
• Overseesandensureseffectivefinancialmanagementof theproductlines(planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting and audit) with a significant focus on driving revenue and margin growth and increased profitability.
• Partnerswith the FinancialManagerin preparation and submission of annual operational budgets, managing effectively within this budget, and reporting accurately on progress made and challengesencountered.
• Leverages cross-functional strengths to take advantage of new opportunities and/or to address organisational challenges thateitherhinderor are needed toprogressthe performance and customer experience of theproductline.

ProductTeam Leadership

• Ensuresproductline’sadherence tomaintainingglobal alignment of F&P’s Market organisational design by working with F&P’s central team whenidentifyinga need for new roles.
• Coaches, develops, andretainshigh-performing leaders with an emphasis on developing capability in strategicareasofproduct.
• Ensures deep understanding of F&P’s brand aspiration,visionand strategic direction.
• Takesresponsibility forestablishingand aligning a culture whichdemonstratesF&P’sbrand values and step up behaviours
• Leads recruitment, and development ofleadershiproles, ensuring the acquisition of talent has the critical capabilities needed to deliver to F&P’s growth plans.
• Sustains all people practises that underpin a high performing team.
• Partnerswith, andsupports the development and implementation of leadership training programs with a focus on increasing leadership capability across the Market Group.

You Have:

• Globalmulti-nationalleadership including strategy creation and executionof aProductLine.
• Proven leadership,witha track record,of successfullytransforming andgrowingaProductLinethatincreasedmarket share and profitability growth.
• Business leadership acrossfunctional areasofa global consumerorganisationincluding budget and fiscal management experience
• Proven experience as a senior operational leader – encompassing sales, warehousing, andcustomerservice business
• Strongfinancialunderstandingandanalyticalskills.Abilitytodevelopandapplythebestcommercialandfinancialsolutionfortherightsituationandenvironment.
• Abilitytodevelopandimplementeffectivecustomerrelationshipmanagementstrategies.
• Expertunderstandingoftheleversrequiredtodeliverprofitablegrowthoftheproductlineanddeliveraworld-classendtoendcustomerexperience.
• University undergraduate degree. Additional MBA or business-relatedqualificationdesired but not essential.

Fisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.