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SUMMARY
The Product Manager, Roof Components, is responsible for managing WRBP Roof System Components (RSC) product offerings including: gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements and working closely with sales, marketing, supply chain, finance, engineering & operations to achieve revenue and profitability goals. The Product Manager’s job also includes ensuring the RSC product offerings support the company’s overall strategy and goals and acts as both a Product Manager and Project Manager.
**Ideal candidate will sit in southern California.**
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
May include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Develop product pricing and positioning strategies by utilizing market research data, reviewing production and sales costs and forecasting
- Manage P&L of each RSC product by implementing price changes and cost improvements as appropriate
- Manage & execute launch of new RSC products
- Work with Marketing to create & maintain marketing collateral for all RSC products including price lists, brochures, labels, samples, guides, product approvals, etc.
- Responsible for the RSC product life cycle and roadmap from product definition and strategy to product launch to phasing out old or obsolete products
- Communicate price and product updates to Management, Sales team, other internal teams, vendors and customers
- Gather “voice-of-customer” feedback on company products and services
- Gain deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps, generate new ideas to grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
- Analyze RSC sales performance and work with Sales Managers and Territory Managers to implement regional product sales strategies
- Manage RSC sample offerings and sample requests as needed
- Obtain approvals for and execute price changes & legal documents utilizing Docusign
- Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding of RSC products
- Identify competing products for each product line in each regional market
- Determine marketing & product requirements to optimize revenue & profitability of RSC
- Work with supply chain, operations & external suppliers to maintain supply of RSC
- Work with Supply Chain to ensure all price increases from Vendors are processed and determine Westlake RSC pricing to maintain or increase margins
- Develop product introduction presentations and present to Sales and Customer Service
- Train new employees on RSC– Maintain all presentation materials up to date.
- Submit monthly reports to management on RSC sales and specific product or pricing changes
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies
- 30% Travel required
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years’ experience in Product Management
- Experience in a job in the building products or construction markets a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Nimble with technology
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams
- High level of knowledge with MS office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Experience with SAP preferable
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision (must be able to see and distinguish colors), peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating units and job sites which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators. 30% travel including air travel and auto travel is required.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
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