Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Management, Product Development, Engineering, Marketing,
or a related role.
• Proven success leading cross-functional projects and New Product Introduction initiatives.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence and lead teams without direct authority.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in cabinet hardware, furniture hardware, woodworking, building products, or manufacturing
industries.
• Experience working with ERP, CRM, and PLM systems.
• Experience supporting B2B sales organizations.
• Knowledge of kitchen and bath cabinetry or furniture markets.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage assigned product categories throughout the entire product lifecycle, from concept to phase-out.
• Lead New Product Introduction projects from ideation through commercialization and launch.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with customer, market, and business objectives.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer engagement activities to identify growth
opportunities.
• Gather and translate customer feedback into product requirements and business opportunities.
• Develop business cases, pricing strategies, and profitability analyses for new and existing products.
• Monitor product performance, sales, margins, and market trends to optimize portfolio results.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Development, Operations, Supply Chain, and Marketing to execute
product strategies.
• Support product launches through training, customer presentations, marketing initiatives, and sales enablement. • Serve as the primary product expert for customers, distribution partners, and internal teams. • Represent Grass America at customer visits, industry events, and trade shows. • Track and report key product performance metrics and recommend continuous improvements.
Travel:
• Up to 30% travel for customer visits, supplier meetings, trade shows, and industry events.
Physical Demands
• Occasional lifting.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and to handle other computer
components.
• The employee is required to sit, walk, and climb stairs, use computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
Work Environment
• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets
and fax/scanner machines.
