Product Lead: Consumer Appliances & Launch

Sharp Electronics Corporation USA; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Training & development

Vacation & holidays

Culture of innovation

Job summary

Sharp Electronics Corporation USA is seeking a Product Manager to lead development and lifecycle management of consumer appliance products, including microwaves and cooking appliances, from concept through launch.

You will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and suppliers; develop supporting literature; and drive schedules and milestones to meet timelines while delivering high-quality products that satisfy customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and complete new product planning sheets, coordinating specs, strategies, timelines and competitor analysis.
• Develop and prepare product support items, show samples, operation/installation instructions, specifications, and related materials.
• Develop and maintain development schedules (Gantt charts) including agency, tooling, samples, and print needs.
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional teams during project development for internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare for and participate in new product release meetings to ensure marketing, sales and planning issues are complete.
• Contribute to pilot run reviews, preproduction reviews, and authorization meetings to ensure parts, quality and customer requirements are met.
• Review new products before first shipment to ensure quality and customer goals are satisfied.
• Participate in PSI meetings and discuss customer activities; compare plan vs actual production and sales per customer.
• Participate in Product Planning meetings and propose ideas for future planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Business Administration, Finance, or related field

Job description

Sharp Electronics Corporation USA is seeking a Product Manager to lead development and lifecycle management of consumer appliance products, including microwaves and cooking appliances, from concept through launch.

You will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and suppliers; develop supporting literature; and drive schedules and milestones to meet timelines while delivering high-quality products that satisfy customers.