Product & Bailment Pool Manager (Rosemount, MN - Onsite)

Surefitters; Rosemount (MN); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Surefitters, a Minnesota-based vehicle upfitter, seeks a Product & Bailment Pool Manager to own our product roadmap and the OEM Bailment Pool program. You’ll drive NPD from concept to launch and lead strategic pricing, inventory, and dealer/fleet sales initiatives in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain.

You’ll build business cases, decide on make‑vs‑buy options with Supply Chain, and provide the team with data-driven insights, spec sheets, CPQ data, and training

Qualifikationen

• Proven product management experience with roadmap ownership and launches.
• Ability to build and evaluate business cases using KPIs and data.
• Ability to influence cross‑functional teams without direct authority.
• Entrepreneurial, owner mindset and proactive initiative.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or engineering-adjacent field preferred.

Aufgaben

• Own the standard product roadmap and NPD list, building business cases for margin, volume, and payback.
• Gather VOC input, warranty data, and competitive intel to shape the catalog and review annually.
• Lead value engineering and make‑vs‑buy decisions with Supply Chain; consolidate SKUs to improve gross profit.
• Manage NPD from concept through launch.
• Equip Sales and Marketing with spec sheets, battlecards, web content, training, and CPQ/quoting data.
• Own the monthly OEM ordering cadence as the single point of contact and shape the Bailment Pool sales plan with the Sales Manager.
• Track vehicle arrivals, inventory levels, and dwell time, and run a Bailment Pool business review with leadership.

Kenntnisse

Roadmap ownership

Cross-functional launches

Business cases & KPIs

Influence without authority

Entrepreneurial mindset

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/engineering-adjacent

Jobbeschreibung

Surefitters is a Minnesota-based commercial upfitter of Class 1–6 vehicles serving local, regional, and national fleets, commercial dealers, FMCs, and municipalities. We’re looking for a Product & Bailment Pool Manager to own our standard product roadmap and catalog — including our Work Ready and ToughLite lines — and to manage our OEM Bailment Pool program.

This is a product management seat first. You’ll decide what gets built next, build the business case, and take new products from concept through launch. Your second mandate is the Bailment Pool: OEM ordering, inventory, and dealer/fleet sales strategy, developed with our Sales Manager. You’ll lead outsourced mechanical design partners and work closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Production, and Client Services — influencing without direct authority.

What you’ll do

• Own the standard product roadmap and new product development (NPD) list, and build business cases covering margin, volume, and payback
• Gather voice-of-customer input, warranty claims, and competitive intelligence to shape the catalog, reviewing it at least annually
• Lead value engineering, make‑vs‑buy decisions with Supply Chain, and SKU consolidation to improve gross profit
• Manage NPD from concept through launch
• Equip Sales and Marketing with spec sheets, battlecards, web content, training, and CPQ/quoting data
• Own the monthly OEM ordering cadence as the single point of contact, and shape the Bailment Pool sales plan with the Sales Manager
• Track vehicle arrivals, inventory levels, and dwell time, and run a regular Bailment Pool business review with leadership

What we’re looking for

• Proven product management experience — owning a roadmap, setting priorities, and leading cross‑functional launches (required)
• Comfort building business cases and using data and KPIs to make trade‑offs
• Ability to influence cross‑functional teams without direct authority
• Entrepreneurial, owner mindset — you initiate and drive rather than wait for direction
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or an engineering‑adjacent field preferred
• Bailment Pool, fleet, or dealer‑sales exposure is a plus, not a prerequisite