Director, Product Management

Kuraray America, Inc.
Oak Brook, Illinois, US
Full-time

Job Description :

Develop, communicate and implement the business unit product and service strategy, delivering through both the direct team and supporting functional teams;

deliver brand strategy, product portfolio management, integrated marketing planning, pricing strategy.

  • Drive the product team to achieve and surpass company sales, profitability, and business goals and objectives; lead the product team to implement annual and multi-year operating plans which are aligned to overall Chamberlain Group business objectives (Revenue, GP, OI, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Innovation).
  • Manage P&L across multiple product portfolios with Business Unit leaders, driving profitability, volume growth and market share, as well as best in class execution of product and services;
  • own achievement of average net sales price and gross margin, recommending and implementing pricing objectives, strategies, and guardrails to extract maximum value on new and existing products;

drive best in case user experience across portfolios.

Ensure product portfolio vision and roadmap align with business unit(s) strategy; emphasis should be on fast paced new product development and releases with both hardware and software focus;

ensure that the broad organization understands priorities and go.

Own the strategy for brand, products, and channels across multiple product portfolios; partner with cross-functional leaders to develop go-to-market strategies (e.

g. channel pricing strategies, program terms, channel map designs) and ensure achievement of.

Ensure the Product team has the necessary processes and procedures in place to manage the quality, cost, and delivery of products;

identify areas for improvement and ensure team takes action when corrections are needed.

  • Lead cross-functional collaboration to develop and deliver connected services required for product portfolio; drive the implementation and sustaining of the end user connected experience, including uncovering real-time consumer insights, driving user experience.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration to develop clear after-sales and service strategies across multiple product portfolios.
  • Advise and assist senior leaders in developing key go-to-market partnerships, including inorganic activities (M&A, licensing, connected service integrations) to support the BU product line growth and connectivity strategy.
  • Interface with analysts, media / PR outlets, key industry conferences in order to educate customers, partners and end users about our vision, strategy and new product innovations;

represent the company with major customers, competitors, trade associations.

  • Motivate and lead a high performance team by attracting, developing, engaging and retaining team members.
  • Drive the performance management and compensation processes by communicating job expectations, monitoring and evaluating performance, providing feedback and facilitating employee development per the company’s policies.
  • Maintain transparent communication by appropriately communicating organization information to team through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, appropriate email, IM and regular interpersonal communications.
  • Lead and motivate individuals and teams to create a workplace culture that is consistent with the Chamberlain Group mission, vision and values.
  • Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.
  • Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential.
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
  • Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.

Minimum Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
  • 8-10 years in Engineering, Marketing and / or Product Management; experience managing product portfolio with multiple categories.
  • Ability to work in Matrix and Agile software development environment.
  • Understand and have experience with Agile Scrum methodologies or other commonly used tools.

Preferred Qualifications :

  • Master's in Business Administration.
  • Prior experience managing hardware and software offerings; experience with P&L management.
  • Comfortable interacting with highly technical development teams.

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Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.

Chamberlain Group wants all of its employees to succeed and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and you’ll be considered for this role regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry;

marital, disabled or veteran status. We’re committed to fostering an environment where people of all lived experiences feel welcome.

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence

[email protected].

NOTE : Staffing agencies, headhunters, recruiters, and / or placement agencies, please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

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