This role combines product line ownership with enterprise process leadership. The Director is accountable for category performance and for building and standardizing product management processes (e.g., New Product Development, Engineering Change Requests) across Gibraltar Building Products.
Success is measured by portfolio growth, margin expansion, reduction in complexity, and adoption of scalable, repeatable product processes across the organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Strategy & Portfolio Ownership- Define and own the category strategy, including growth, margin expansion, and competitive positioning.
- Build and maintain a multi-year product roadmap grounded in customer insight, market trends, and financial impact.
- Translate strategy into clear priorities, trade-offs, and execution plans.
- Partner with sales & marketing to ensure alignment between product strategy and go-to-market objectives.
- Set multi-year category direction, including expansion, simplification, and competitive positioning.
Enterprise Product Process Leadership- Define and standardize core product management processes across Gibraltar Building Products, including:
- New Product Development (stage-gate, governance, prioritization)
- Engineering Change Requests (ECR/ECO workflows, decision rights, SLAs)
- Drive adoption and compliance across business units and functions.
- Establish governance, metrics, and tooling to ensure consistency, speed, and quality.
- Continuously improve processes to reduce cycle time, cost, and execution risk.
Portfolio Simplification- Lead portfolio rationalization to reduce complexity, eliminate low-value SKUs, and improve operational efficiency.
- Quantify and capture value across the supply chain (cost, inventory, manufacturing efficiency).
- Drive disciplined decision-making on SKU retention, consolidation, and retirement.
New Product Development- Identify, prioritize, and lead NPD from concept through launch.
- Build business cases including pricing, cost targets, and ROI.
- Partner with engineering to ensure products meet performance, cost, and timeline commitments.
- Ensure successful launches with strong positioning, pricing, and channel readiness.
Cross-Functional Leadership- Lead alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain, marketing, and sales to deliver business outcomes.
- Balance competing priorities (cost, speed, quality) with clear decision-making and accountability.
- Serve as the central point of ownership for product decisions and trade-offs.
Additional Responsibilities
- Maintain confidentiality of company, customer, and employee information.
- Ensure employee conduct and workplace practices align with company policies and expectations.
- Travel regularly between manufacturing facilities to support operational alignment and leadership visibility.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
Education and/or Experience- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred).
- 12-15+ years of product, category, or business leadership experience (industrial/manufacturing preferred).
- Demonstrated experience owning P&L and leading cross-functional initiatives at scale.
- Experience building or scaling product management or NPD processes.
Travel:
Competencies/ Technical Skills
- Commercial Acumen: Strong grasp of pricing, cost structure, margins, and profitability levers.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to define clear strategy and translate into execution.
- Analytical Rigor: Data-driven decision-making with strong financial and market analysis skills.
- Customer Orientation: Deep curiosity about customer needs and behavior.
- Communication & Influence: Ability to align and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Operational Understanding: Familiarity with manufacturing, supply chain, and product cost drivers.
- Tools & Metrics: Experience with roadmap planning, portfolio analytics, and financial KPIs (e.g., standard cost, margin, EBITDA).
Benefits of Working With Us
- Competitive compensation including paid time off and holidays
- Supplemental healthcare, including prescription and vision coverage
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
Disclaimer
The information in this description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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