Senior Product Manager: Growth & Strategy in Plumbing

Sloan; Franklin Park (IL); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Program

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Holidays & PTO

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Sloan is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems, with a strong focus on green building and sustainable restroom solutions. We have an immediate opening for a SrProduct Manager in Chicago or Franklin Park, IL, to guide product direction and drive the roadmap across multiple categories.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop strategic plans, and work with sales to expand markets. This role requires extensive experience, a strong P&L background, and travel nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, business, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years product management experience.
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to turn strategy into action.
• Demonstrated use of effective financial, analytical, organizational and project management.
• Strong analytical skills with a high level of understanding of a business P&L.
• Strong decision-making ability and the ability to work in and build a team environment and lead cross functionally.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 5 trips a year nationally.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; including persuasion and negotiation skills Experience in planning and project managing complex product launches.

Responsibilities

• Provide internal and sales support to grow categories and support the direct sales team focused on assigned categories.
• Defines, collaborates and executes product strategy and roadmap; includes new product development opportunity assessments and product enhancement recommendations and SKU rationalization.
• Develop annual strategic plans and multiyear product road map (Multi-Generation Product Plan), implement the approved plans through the strategic deployment process and measure its success.
• Collect and serve as voice of the customer for product category and apply to the company's ability to meet or exceed customer satisfaction goals. Propose innovative products and solutions that leverage organization's competencies and align with the strategic plans.
• Develops sales plans with sales team, channels patterns and helps execute the sales plan with the sales organization.
• Complete responsibility of P&L of two or more product categories. Establishes pricing strategies to meet revenue and profitability goals. Achieve financial goals relating to product revenue and margin that are aligned with the company overarching financial goals; while managing expense budget.
• Establishes product forecast and relevant KPI for existing portfolio of products and new product introductions; ensuring stakeholder and leadership buy-in. Lead S&OP for the assigned product lines.
• Develops core positioning and messaging for product(s) that align with company Brand and positioning strategy. Develop and implement marketing programs, promotions, sales support and communication material aligned with Director of Marketing Communications leader. Analyze and report effectiveness and success of programs.
• Identify competitive offerings in the market. Review their niche, approach, and success in the market. Assess their strengths and weaknesses for opportunities to increase market share. Evaluate the presence and relative importance of key product features. Develop and communicate competitive positioning and sales 'battlecard' for the sales organization.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Financial & business acumen

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Travel willing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture, business, engineering, or related field

Job description

Sloan is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems, with a strong focus on green building and sustainable restroom solutions. We have an immediate opening for a SrProduct Manager in Chicago or Franklin Park, IL, to guide product direction and drive the roadmap across multiple categories.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop strategic plans, and work with sales to expand markets. This role requires extensive experience, a strong P&L background, and travel nationwide.