Senior Product Manager

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Masonite is now proudly part of Owens Corning. Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation.

Our four integrated businesses Roofing, Insulation, Doors, and Composites provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow.

We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live.

Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2023 sales of $9.7 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

The Sr Product Manager is a key leader within the North American business unit, specifically responsible for setting the long term product category direction to drive growth and profitability through the product portfolio.

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for managing team of 1-3 people for the given category.
• Develops and implements product portfolio strategies that provide industry leadership in exterior doors and profitable growth for Masonite.
• Manages all products in assigned portfolio throughout all stages of their life cycle.
• Develops strategies for development, introduction, continuing contribution, and discontinuance, while maximizing overall growth and profitability within the P&L.
• Executes and maintains a product portfolio strategy to guide new product development efforts and leads cross-functional efforts with the New Product Development team and all functional areas and locations.
• Monitors current, and anticipates future, consumer and customer needs and preferences by working closely with Sales and Market Intelligence.
• Manages product pricing, both new and existing, through competitive research, internal data analysis and sales interaction.
• Provides recommendations on pricing strategies which enhances portfolio profitability.
• Works closely with Category Management team on optimizing product portfolio and pricing strategy by customer.
• Leads Discovery work to generate new products and platforms within appropriate target segments.
• Understands, drives voice of the customer and consumer and translates into business opportunities.
• Supports development of annual product marketing plans.
• Develops promotional plans, advertising campaigns, catalogs, brochures, displays, exhibits, and other support materials.
• Steers all engineering and manufacturing activities concerned with new product or new technology development and product maintenance activities related to products.
• Ensures accurate forecasting information, particularly as it pertains to new, discontinued or promotional products.
• Maintains on-going competitive intelligence to guide pricing, promotions, field activity, customer service and product development.
• Relates and recommends changes in established market distribution and strategy as necessitated by market and consumer preferences.
• Coordinates the interpretation of codes and distribution of this information to the sales organization and customers.
• Seeks legal advice from corporate counsel to ensure propriety of pricing mechanism, trademarks, product labeling, policies and contractual agreements.
• Demonstrates competency in the Masonite values.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

• Possess understanding of frameworks needed to manage a product line across all stages of the product life cycle.
• Ability to manage 1-3 people.
• Flexible and able to deal with ambiguity.
• Able to think strategically while also enjoying tactical execution of programs.
• Analytical and creative problem solver.
• Strong on planning and attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft project or similar platform preferred.
• Candidate must possess strong skills in written and oral communication with all levels of internal management and outside stakeholders.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree in marketing or related field; MBA / MS preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years business experience, with 3-5 years relevant experience in product management, or other related sales or marketing experience preferred with the drive and determination to grow within a given role and within the organization.
• Travel 25% for customer visits and line reviews, trade shows, manufacturing plants and other business needs.

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