Product Manager

Overview:

Plans, organizes, and controls assigned product launches from conceptual stages to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives. The assigned product launches will mostly originate from the engineering and marketing team and require skill sets in both technical engineering and strategic selling.

Assists from incubation through product launch of future products. This position will also include seeking out future product solutions, and contribute to design/development, product packaging, marketing, selling strategies, and customer interaction.

Position Summary

Contribute towards development of advanced technology products with the Innovation team

Participates in overall product strategy, research and development requirements, development, and manufacturing coordination for new and emerging products

Coordinates technical product development, estimates of potential profits, and release to production

Conducts marketing analysis to develop product definitions

Analyzes new product opportunities and market conditions through trade shows, customer visits and field research

Develops and maintains a prioritized list of customer and market requirements for product

Provides financial and technical justification for product selection and definition

Produces competitive analysis materials comparing product with its key competitors

Assists in product development objectives and schedules for all phases of product development and introduction to market

Contribute towards packaging and marketing development of assigned advanced technology products

Coordinates and develops marketing, sales, engineering, and financial plans for product launches

Works with marketing communications, purchasing, engineering and outside vendors to develop packaging that is cost effective and appropriate for product launches

Develops product training tools and information to teach and educate customers and other departments

Develops sales incentives and customer promotions for product launches

Plans and manages the market roll out of assigned advanced technology products

Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development

Participates in key meetings with sales representatives and customers related to current product launches and future developments

Reports monthly on product launch status and new product performance. Explains positive/negative variances and suggestions action to correct negative sales variances

Performs other tasks or duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Skills:

Experience and expertise in system/product design, engineering, and technical development

Demonstrated high level of strategic agility and desire to work in a complex and evolving environment and an innovation mindset

7+ years of previous technology development experience

Prefer experience with CAD system, such as SolidWorks.

Comfort working in a fast-paced start-up technology environment is essential

Creative mindset with a relentless focus on continuous improvement

Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and operations to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities

Assist teams in investigating opportunities to leverage core technology, and bring technical expertise to support new products, new growth areas and portfolio diversification

Represent company at relevant internal and external events - industry conferences, technology trade shows, partner / vendor site visits, product demonstrations, and seminars to supplant as a thought leader in the trailer industry

Customer-focused and dynamic aspiring to thrive in a fast-paced, and demanding work environment loaded with competing priorities and deadlines

Willing to travel as necessary to execute responsibilities of the position

Education:

Requires Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (preferred), Business, Marketing, or a comparable discipline and at least 7 year related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Full benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HSA

3% profit sharing in our Safe Harbor program

401(k) Plan with company contributions

Opportunities for internal career development and growth