Watkins Wellness

We are hiring a Director, Product Management to join our Product Management team!

DISCOVER

As Director of Product Management, you will demonstrate your exceptional leadership, communication, and project management skills to develop an impactful Product Management team. You will be responsible for setting the short- and long-term strategy for the Product Management group by orchestrating product development efforts for all product lines, from conceptual stages through product life cycle management, driving the development of a long-term product roadmap, and leading cross-functional teams to implement product launches “On Target” (defined as timely, on-cost, and on-quality). 

YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT

• Are you an inspiring leader who can bring the best out of a team? You will be instrumental in establishing and driving the overall vision and strategy of the Product Management team; we’ll look to you to align people, work, and systems with business needs, setting clear expectations along the way. You’ll motivate and support your team members, fostering a trust-based climate in which people are driven to do their best and are inspired to fulfill the vision. To enable high-performance from your team members, you will manage individual development plans, assist your reports in setting priorities, and remove obstacles to help team members reach their potential.
• Can you build cross-functional relationships? You’ll work closely with the Creative Design, Commercial, Operations and Engineering teams to deliver market-leading products that are on the cutting edge in design and innovation and that achieve stated financial and quality objectives. Working alongside other functions and your team, you’ll develop an innovation pipeline that supports and aligns with our product roadmap, and will work to ensure the New Product Introduction (NPI) stage gate process aligns with the Company’s vision to be a World Class Supplier.
• Can you effectively lead and support NPI efforts? You will oversee the preparation of cases and related documents and will establish product development objectives to achieve sponsorship. You will provide input into schedules for all phases of product development and market introduction, assuring timelines are maintained for all projects. Further, you’ll continually review project progress to ensure the attainment of stated objectives. 
• Can you continuously optimize the product development process? We’ll look to you to manage complexity by balancing a commercial focus with operational efficiency and technical capabilities along with engineering requirements, to deliver on target product launches. You will weigh the value and requirements of numerous projects, advocating for underlying principles, to make the right decision on which projects to prioritize and when.
• Can you own the product lifecycle? You will establish a system to continuously evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of product offerings against market needs, assessing consumer appeal, competitive differentiation, changes in cost structure, margins and brand relevance. In collaboration with Brand Management, you will assist in developing product marketing and promotional programs, making recommendations to introduce product enhancements to market and increase sales of existing products. Success in this aspect of the role is defined by driving standardization where possible, and driving the right projects to execution on-time, with consideration to commercial concerns and impact to the business.
• Do you use Voice of Customer data to drive decision-making? You will conduct market research, surveys, and customer visits to understand the needs of target market segments. In senior management meetings, you’ll represent the Voice of Customers, using data to drive the development of products that meet the standards of current and prospective customers.

WHAT YOU BRING

Research shows that candidates often don’t apply to positions unless they meet 100% of the job criteria. We are looking for active learners and people who are eager to take advantage of available opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you feel you do not meet all of the requirements for this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration/marketing or related field; MBA preferred.
• At least 10 years’ progressive Product Management leadership experience. Experience should include understanding of consumer products, creative design processes, engineering development processes, supply chains, dealer-direct marketing, brand and product positioning, advertising, point-of-sale merchandising, product management use of common technologies. High-ticket durable goods experience is preferred.
• High proficiency level in Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of ERP systems and Project Management software are preferred. Experience with marketing systems including CRM, marketing optimization and content management systems (i.e., Extranets, sales portals).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact, present to, and influence a group of co-workers, supervisors, managers, or higher-level executives.
• Proven leader with a demonstrated ability to get results and inspire a team.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 5% of the time.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

At Watkins Wellness, we believe everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well.’ We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding, well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, flexible time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.

We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven).

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hiring Range: $147,700-232,1

Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location

Company: Watkins Manufacturing

Full time

Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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