Product Manager - Interior Wood Care

Rust-Oleum; Vernon Hills (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Job summary

Rust-Oleum Corporation is seeking a Product Manager for Interior Wood Care in Vernon Hills, IL. This hybrid role supports Wood Care Watco, Zinsser, and Flooring lines, driving new products from ideation to market launch while optimizing current portfolios.

You will lead market research, define product positioning, and develop aggressive roadmaps to ensure profitable growth across key segments. 2 remote days/week in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing is required.
• Minimum 6+ years in product or brand management; 10+ years for senior level.
• Strong project management, data-driven decision making, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, strategize, design, develop, launch, and support product campaigns.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and threats.
• Create exceptional user experiences with visual interfaces for target audiences.
• Define KPIs and monitor product performance and profitability.
• Lead market research to understand applications, users, competition and trends.
• Develop concepts from ideation to market launch for new opportunities.
• Manage the Wood Care Watco, Zinsser and Flooring portfolio and grow lines.
• Monitor competitive landscape and identify strategic opportunities.
• Develop strategic roadmaps and drive Stage-Gate product development.
• Support product commercialization and pricing strategies.

Skills

Project management

Product management

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Public speaking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field

Job description

Job Title: Product Manager - Interior Wood Care

Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Department: Product, Paints and Finishes

Hybrid Schedule: Our hybrid work environment includes two (2) remote days/week.

Rust-Oleum Corporation is a worldwide leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry. We offer a wide range of products including decorative fashion paints and finishes, durable industrial, roof repair, and flooring coatings and, of course, our famous rust-fighting formula that started it all.

Responsibilities:

• Prioritize, strategize, design, develop, launch, and support product campaigns.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and threats.
• Create exceptional user experiences, working with our Creative department visually appealing interfaces with target audience.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success.
• Direct market research and market intelligence gathering to ensure understanding of applications, users, competition and market trends. Analyze and leverage data and insights to develop and formulate category and product recommendations.
• Conduct early-stage opportunity assessment, ideation and concept development for a new product opportunity from ideation to market launch.
• Manage the Wood Care Watco, Zinsser and Flooring product portfolio to develop and promote new products and optimize and grow existing product lines.
• Monitor and analyze the competitive landscape, business developments and market trends to identify strategic opportunities and ensure product offering is properly positioned.
• Developing strategic plans and innovating roadmaps for key product segments.
• Driving new product development activities through Stage-Gate product management and market research.
• Ensuring profitability within the assigned market segments, including supporting the product commercialization process.
• Define and develop product positioning, messaging, feature specifications, unique selling proposition and pricing strategies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field.
• 6+ years of relevant Product or Brand experience.(10+ years for Sr.Manager level)
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Passionate problem solver and creative thinker, with ability to pitch new ideas and be open to feedback.
• Analytic and strategic thinking skills, with ability to digest complex information and make data-driven decisions.
• Team player looking to advance in their own career while helping colleagues learn and grow.
• Confident public speaker with the ability to influence senior level management.

Salary Range:

Salary Range: $90,000-$120,000 (bonus eligible).

Benefits:

From big benefits to small, we take care of our associates! After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and vacation/sick days/parental leave.

We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment and offer a company match. Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service. Rust-Oleum offers 9 paid holidays and two floating holidays per year. You are also eligible to earn three weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.