Product Manager

Dorman Products; Madison (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking a Product Manager responsible for driving category strategies and product management. The role includes developing product roadmaps, leading new product development, and managing the product life cycle. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's Degree or extensive experience in automotive markets, strong analytical skills, and project management capabilities. This position requires effective communication and the ability to work with multifunctional teams to achieve business growth and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or 5+ years of experience in automotive, with a strong understanding of the ATV and UTV markets.
• Understanding of automotive aftermarket product lifecycle management.
• Strong Excel/quantitative analysis skills and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category/item group strategies for product management.
• Lead/coordinate new product development activities within multifunctional teams.
• Manage products throughout all stages of product life cycle.

Skills

Strong Excel/quantitative analysis skills

Effective communication skills

PowerPoint presentation experience

Project management experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

5+ years of experience in automotive

Tools

PowerBI Analysis

Job description

Job Summary

The Product Manager is responsible for the development and execution of their respective category/item group strategies, while driving business growth and profitability, and working to WOW our customers.

Primary Duties

Product Portfolio Strategy

• Develop and execute category/item group strategies, including roadmaps and new product development (NPD).
• Work with sales team to gather voice of customer (VOC) and complete market analysis.
  • Research and analyze competitive product offerings to understand competitive strengths and weaknesses.
  • Research and organize competitive market pricing with an understanding of product characteristics and value.
• Work with brand managers to align product and brand strategies, including portfolio offering, product performance requirements and market/category positioning.
• Work with strategic planning to maintain, develop and set competitive pricing using market research data, product and sales costs, volumes, etc.
• Lead/coordinate the ideation process in alignment with engineering.
• Owns sales and profitability performance for category and item groups, reports on trends and makes recommendations to address over or under performance.
• Continuously screens the existing portfolio of products with the intention of reducing complexity.
• Identify opportunities to enhace SATV’s Intellectual Property portfolio and integrate that portfolio into the product strategy.

New Part Research & Part Number Introduction

• Lead/coordinate NPD activity within multifunctional team.
• Lead development and differentiation of product offerings, including business cases.
• Review new applications for carry-up coverage and new part number opportunities.
• Work closely with fitment team to map new/existing application coverage.

Product Life Cycle Management

• Manage products throughout all stages of product life cycle, from NPD development and release to post-release activities, including inventory category changes and deletions.
• Actively participates in the monthly SIOP process, provides forecast information for NPD.
• Has awareness of daily sales trends, promotions, customer pipeline events, etc.
• First line of contact with sales team, customer service, technical services and other internal departments regarding product attributes, specifications, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or 5+ years of experience in automotive, with a strong understanding of the ATV and UTV markets.
• Understanding of automotive aftermarket product lifecycle management.
• Strong Excel/quantitative analysis skills, PowerPoint presentation experience and PowerBI Analysis preferred.
• Project management experience a plus.
• Ability to respond to and meet critical deadlines.
• Effective communication skills to convey key concepts/strategies across multifunctional teams.