Senior Manager, Product Application

Dover Food Retail; Conyers (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401k Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Dover Food Retail in Conyers, GA, is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Application to lead and optimize its front-end product-application processes, including design, quoting and order securing, with a focus on speed and accuracy.

You will coach a team of Product Application Specialists, drive cross-functional improvements, implement new products, and deliver intelligent insights to reduce cost to serve and increase customer value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years working in product application.
• Process improvement certification(s) such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Prior experience in customer-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Workload Distribution – achieve maximum output from the team while understanding strengths and development areas held by team members so that workload can be distributed accordingly and that team members feel empowered and accountable.
• Productivity – laser focus on collaborative and cross-functional process improvement, identifying opportunities for automation / driving automation projects through completion and taking advantage of our strategic geographic centers of excellence to reduce cost to serve.
• Building World-Class Team – coach and develop our team of Product Application associates to be true consultative sales partners with intense focus on adding value to the front-end processes such that communication and the Customers’ experiences lead to Customer loyalty and revenue-generation.
• Reporting – using Daily Management outputs and other tools to improve both the speed and quality of our data so that we are providing value through intelligent insights so our organization can quickly focus on the most important challenges and opportunities.
• New Product / Feature Introduction – serve as the point person on the implementation of new products or features to ensure that these products and features are quickly assimilated into our front-end processes.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services; and l leading our industry by Innovating What’s Next in glass doors and intelligent merchandising technologies that keep food safe under brands such as HillPhoenix and Anthony. DFR is built on creativity and customer-centric innovation delivered by people invigorated by a strong sense of responsibility to help our customers win in their marketplaces. The relationships we build with our customers are as important to our success as the products we manufacture. This collaborative environment delivers FRESH THINKING, reassuring our customers that they choose the best when they choose to work with the people of Dover Food Retail.

Job Title: Senior Manager, Product Application. We are looking for a collaborative and influential manager that can manage day-to-day operations of our Product Application group in Conyers, GA. This individual will play a key role in enhancing our product application front-end processes including designing, quoting and securing orders with a strong focus on speed and accuracy while building a robust and consultative team of Product Application Specialists.

• Workload Distribution – achieve maximum output from the team while understanding strengths and development areas held by team members so that workload can be distributed accordingly and that team members feel empowered and accountable
• Productivity – laser focus on collaborative and cross-functional process improvement, identifying opportunities for automation / driving automation projects through completion and taking advantage of our strategic geographic centers of excellence to reduce cost to serve
• Building World-Class Team – coach and develop our team of Product Application associates to be true consultative sales partners with intense focus on adding value to the front-end processes such that communication and the Customers’ experiences lead to Customer loyalty and revenue-generation
• Reporting – using Daily Management outputs and other tools to improve both the speed and quality of our data so that we are providing value through intelligent insights so our organization can quickly focus on the most important challenges and opportunities
• New Product / Feature Introduction – serve as the point person on the implementation of new products or features to ensure that these products and features are quickly assimilated into our front-end processes

• Bachelor’s Degree (Mechanical Engineering)
• 5+ years working in product application
• Process improvement certification(s) such as Lean or Six Sigma
• Prior experience in customer-facing roles

Process improvement / problem solving mindset. The backbone behind our collection of outstanding businesses is a team of dedicated employees who protect and enhance our valued reputation for quality and delivering what we promise. It’s our values that define Dover to all of our key audiences: our shareholders, customers, prospective employees and especially to ourselves.

These values must be expressed in our work and embody our actions, as they form the basis by which we do our jobs, make decisions and measure our performance.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending
• Paid Holidays

#Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

Dover Food Retail is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.