Product Manager-Household

Culligan International; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

paid time off

health

dental

vision

life

disability benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Culligan International in Rosemont, IL, is seeking a Product Manager to oversee the residential product portfolio and help drive a long-range roadmap that increases sales, market share, and margins.

You will manage product line lifecycle, lead development efforts, collaborate with engineering, operations, supply chain, and sales, and support national launches. Travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Product Management, Product Development, Engineering or similar roles.
• Excellent presentation, communication, training and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor's degree required. Engineering or Business major preferred.
• Previous experience in water treatment industry is a plus, but not required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day performance and lifecycle of assigned household product lines, including sales trends, margin, pricing, field feedback, quality inputs, and competitive activity.
• Act as Household product lead for sustaining projects, including supplier transitions, service improvements, documentation updates and cost reduction activities.
• Partner cross functionally with engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, regulatory, technical services, sales, and customer service to ensure product lines meet objectives.
• Monitor portfolio performance and recommend actions to improve growth, profitability, and operational effectiveness.
• Support execution of 3-year product roadmap as product owner for assigned new product development projects.
• Lead product definition activities including customer requirements, value propositions, feature prioritization, and business justification.
• Support national product launches and commercialization activities.
• Monitor product performance following launch and implement corrective actions or enhancements as needed.
• Work with Regional Sales Managers and others to address product requests and field issues.
• Partner with Learning and Development on new product training.
• Participate in dealer visits, field trials, and customer engagements to gather feedback.

Skills

Product Management

Communication

Presentation

Interpersonal skills

Training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rosemont IL
9399 W Higgins Rd
Ste 1100
Rosemont, IL 60018, USA

Locations

Showing 1 location Rosemont IL 9399 W Higgins Rd Ste 1100 Rosemont, IL 60018, USA

• Hybrid
• Product Management
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: PRODU008371

Description

The Product Manager is responsible for supporting both strategic and tactical activities for Culligan’s residential (household) product portfolio to maximize sales revenues, market share, and profit margins. This position will be responsible for supporting current product line management activities and will also help to execute a long-range product roadmap.

Responsibilities:

Product Line Management

• Manage day to day performance and lifecycle of assigned household product lines, including sales trends, margin, pricing, field feedback, quality inputs, and competitive activity to identify needed actions.
• Act as Household product lead for sustaining projects, including supplier transitions, service improvements, documentation updates and cost reduction activities.
• Partner cross functionally with engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, regulatory, technical services, sales, and customer service to ensure product lines continue to meet customer and business objectives.
• Monitor portfolio performance and recommend actions to improve growth, profitability, and operational effectiveness.

New Product Development and Commercialization

• Support execution of 3-year product roadmap as product owner for assigned new product development projects.
• Leverage voice of customer research, dealer feedback and market insights to inform new product development decisions.
• Lead product definition activities including customer requirements, value propositions, feature prioritization, and business justification.
• Support national product launches and commercialization activities.
• Monitor product performance following launch and implement corrective actions or enhancements as needed.
• Work closely with the Regional Sales Managers, Regional Technical Advisors and New Product Task Force teams to address product requests, field issues and opportunities.
• Partner with Learning and Development team on new product training.
• Participate in dealer visits, field trials, and customer engagements to gather feedback and strengthen product and market knowledge.
• Travel will be based on business needs - up to 10% of the time.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. Engineering or Business major preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in Product Management, Product Development, Engineering or similar roles.
• Excellent presentation, communication, training and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience in the water treatment industry a plus, but not a requirement.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint).

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies in this position.

Resourcefulness Integrity Organization/Planning

Initiative Team Player Judgment/Decision Making

Problem Solving Oral Communication Written Communication

Target Salary Range: $ 85,000- 100,000 year. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, geographic location, and business and organizational needs.

Full-time positions are eligible for competitive benefits, including:

• paid time off
• health
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability benefits
• 401(k)

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Education

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Bachelors or better in Business or related field.

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

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Licenses & Certifications

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