Product Manager

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties.

Large Format Porcelain panels are a major growth area within the tile category that provide outstanding aesthetics and a more-seamless visual than traditional tile.  Typically, this category represents porcelain products that are 3 feet by 10 feet or larger.  Related materials are required for the installation and maintenance of LVT, Wood and Tile products such as adhesives, grouts, edge profiles, trim, cleaners, touch-up kits and shower systems.  Today these are sold to distributors and through company owned Crossville Studios locations.

The Product Manager develops and drives product strategy cross functionally with P&L responsibility for assigned product lines. This role is responsible for product lifecycle management, and ensures the successful launch of new products, prioritizing strategies based on market analysis and business capabilities. 

The Product Manager gathers category research and synthesizes data into facts and trends that validate company direction on product development, driving an innovative product roadmap in collaboration with other business leaders. The incumbent will understand our markets, customers, operations and supply chain as they will contribute to prioritization of initiatives and problem solving. 

KEY DUTIES

• Develops product category strategy to drive revenue and profitability for assigned product lines, including specific, measurable goals such as net sales, profit and margin


• Drives innovation-based product roadmap to deliver concept ideation such as Unique Selling Propositions, roadmap of new projects, improvements to existing products and product lines, new product launch timing, the phase-out of old products, channel/customer driven NPI (New Product Introduction) projects, and cost reduction projects 


• Provides front-end engagement with external sourcing partners to ensure support of the innovation pipeline, the driving of in-market execution and support for the profitability of product lines


• Responsible for leading a cross functional team, following a “stage gate” process, and bringing new products and programs from concept to commercialization


• Driving product launch activities to achieve product objectives and support sales efforts


• Evaluating overall financial performance of assigned lines, working with adjacent departments to improve product line profitability, conducting integrated sku rationalization analysis and maintaining appropriate inventory levels

QUALIFICATIONS

• Conducts himself/herself consistent with our company values of Transparency, Ownership, Unity, Grit and Hustle.


• Bachelor’s Degree, MBA preferred.


• 4+ years of Product Management experience within consumer durables or consumer products.


• Experience leading cross-functional teams through the product development process.


• Strong financial acumen.


• Demonstrated capability to gather and utilize market analysis to understand the competitive landscape and drive both company and product line growth strategies.

TRAVEL

• Must be able and willing to travel 15-20% of the time

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Frequent walking and sitting


• Regular stretching, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, grasping and other such repetitive movements


• Able and willing to communicate in, read, and comprehend English


• Must be able and willing to move up to 50lbs on a regular basis


• Must be able and willing to work in non-temperature-controlled environment


• Must be able and willing to travel via different modes of transportation

MENTAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Think analytically


• Make decisions


• Develop options and implement solutions


• Work with a team


• Maintain regular and punctual attendance (consistent with ADA and/or FMLA)


• Attention to detail


• Communicate effectively


• Multitask in a fast-paced environment


• Work with a Sense of Urgency

AHF Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters 

AHF Products has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact AHF employees directly in an attempt to present candidates.

AHF will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to AHF, including unsolicited resumes sent to an AHF mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to AHF employees, or to AHF’s resume database will be considered AHF property. AHF will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. AHF will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees.

AHF will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed AHF contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted.  

Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by AHF’s Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager or his or her designee. No other AHF employee is authorized to bind AHF to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to AHF, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.