Senior Product Manager
Company: Kerr Corporation
Location: Orange, California
Posted on: May 8, 2019
Job Description:
Develop strategies to drive category growth, including defining
product development pipelines, product positioning, and key messaging; Lead marketing efforts in product development
from ideation to concept through introduction to market; Support growth of category in key markets as defined by
strategic plan; Conduct marketing research and analysis to develop product definitions; Develop and maintain an
expert knowledge of technology and market trends; Provide business case and technical justification for new
product development concepts; Develop global launch plans for new products; Lead category global teams ensuring timely
communication of category information and input of regional needs; Support regions with launch of new products;
Prepare Tollgate marketing documents for all phases of product development and introduction to market; Collect and
share best sales/marketing practice and disseminate to regions and local markets; Manage day-to-day communications with
markets outside the U.S. to support business needs; and Provide segment strategic plan for input into company
strategic plan. Position requires 25% travel. Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field (willing to
accept foreign education equivalent) plus five (5) years of experience in job or marketing, strategy planning, operations or
process improvements within global manufacturing. OR Master's degree in Engineering or ralted field (willing to
accept foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years' experience in job or marketing, strategy planning, operations or
process improvements within global manufacturing. Skill Requirements: Experience must include extracting data using Tableau and
Discoverer to analyze data to identify patterns and manage product lifecycle, including creating statistical models
to analyze unmet customer needs and provide input to R&D to translate findings into engineering requirements for
new products. Performing and analyzing qualitative and quantitative market research of new product launches to create
segmentation and define targeting and positioning. Using Pivot Tables and VBA for Excel to create business plans,
rollover plans and financial forecast for new launches. Creating financial models to forecast base revenue stream and
value of potential synergies of potential acquisition targets or PLA opportunities. Using linear regression software
(SPSS, Analytics for Excel) to intercept patterns in the demand and adjust the product portfolio strategy accordingly.
Performing conjoint analysis using Sawtooth software to understand how customers value product features. Interested applicants should mail their resumé to Alexis Salazar
at alexis.salazar@kavokerrgroup.com with reference to the job title.
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