Product Manager Faucets
28 days ago
Alpharetta
Job Description JOB DESCRIPTION Employee: Product Manager Faucets FLSA Status: Exempt/Bonus Eligible Reports To: Director of Strategy & Product Management Department: Strategy & Product Management POSITION SUMMARY The Product Manager Faucets will manage hansgrohe branded kitchen products and bathroom faucets from conceptual stages through the entire product life cycle. The role must stay abreast of changes in the market conditions environment to best serve the objectives of the organization and adjust plans accordingly. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES: • Manage hansgrohe Kitchen and Bath faucets portfolio and introduce new products from initial market research and comprehension, to establishing technical, regulatory, and other product requirements with R&D and Design teams, to developing business cases, to cross-departmental and transatlantic coordination leveraging Hansgrohe’s comprehensive product launch process (stage-gate) ensuring a successful and on time launch, to product lifecycle management incl. phase out, • Collect and organize/prioritize feedback from sales team and/or customers and develop implementation plans, • Coordinates realistic sales forecasting and ROI Calculations during new product development, • Leads the work with the codes and approvals department for the Kitchen & Bath Faucets categories to obtain all necessary approvals and product listings, • Coordination with Product Planners, Production and Logistic Planners, Marketing, Finance & Sales, • Create product specifications, • Suggest new product pricing by analyzing the market environment and meeting margin targets, • Maintain and manage current product range, including phase-out planning and execution, • Maintain pricing of product category keeping in mind cost pressures as well as our competitive set and annual pricing activities in the marketplace, • Assist in the creation of marketing strategies and new product promotions, • Assist with packaging development and installation materials and videos when required, • Communicate product introduction, news and changes to sales, operations and marketing organizations, • Conduct product related research and frequently analyze competitor’s products, • Train internal associates, including technical and customer support teams, and coordinate product information, to sales and marketing, • Assist in price book, collateral, assets and new brochure development, • Participate in development of product display for Showrooms, Shows & Events, • Assist in compliance reviews LANGUAGE SKILLS: • Fluent in English, • Ability to clearly communicate a business case, project update or other presentation in front of the executive management team in USA and Germany, • Ability to respond to all levels of leadership, external vendors, customers, common inquiries and requests., • Ability to read, interpret and effectively analyze headquarters project briefs, business reports, legal documents, financials, and marketing concepts/campaigns/briefs in English., • Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical publications, reports, and legal documents and have an entry-level understanding of engineering drawings, • Ability to formulate on-brand responses to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: • Strong project management skills in ideating, leading, or working on cross-functional projects, • Ability to solve problems and motivate others to find creative solutions to problems, • Actively seeks to promote and identify new opportunities for the development of the business based on networking, data collection and analysis with an ability to use data and analytics to optimize marketing strategy and stay on top of trends, • Must be able to multi-task and function in fast-paced working environments, • Strong financial and analytical skills, • Effective communication skills, always demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and consistently serve as a role model for outstanding customer service at all times, • Ability to prepare and present visual and insightful presentations of strategies and business development plans to HQ as well as local Management and Leadership Team, • Demonstrated cultural competency EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE: • BA in Business or related field, • Proficient in MS Office Suite, • SAP experience preferred, • 35 % travel required related to area of responsibility incl. international travel to our HQ in Germany HANSGROHE CORE COMPETENCIES: Respecting Diversity, Continuous Improvement, Safety, Customer Focus, and Integrity COMPETENCIES: Entrepreneurial Thinking, Strategic Planning, In-Depth Problem Solving & Analysis, Championing Change, Business Acumen, Delivering Results, Resilience, Relationship Management, Project Management Skills ADA - CHECKLIST FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES & REQUIREMENTS,VISUAL ACUITY, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF THE POSITION TITLE: Product Manager Faucets The physical activity of this position. (Please “X” all blocks that apply) A. Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion. X B. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. X C. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. X D. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. X E. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. F. Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. X G. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. H. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time. X I. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. X J. Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. X K. Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. X L. Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. X M. Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. X N. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. X O. Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. X P. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. X Q. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. X R. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The physical requirements of this position. (Please “X” only one block) A. Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. X B. Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. C. Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. D. Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. (Please “X” only one block) X A. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes. B. The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc. C. The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment. D. The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.) The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. (Please “X” all blocks that apply) A. The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. B. The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level. C. The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body. D. The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals. E. The worker is occasionally in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia. F. The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways. X G. None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work.)