Associate Product Manager – Growth Categories - Kraus

Masco•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Delta Faucet Company’s Kraus business is seeking an Associate Product Manager to support growth in emerging product categories, including Bathing, Garbage Disposals, and Water Filtration. The role contributes to category planning, growth opportunity identification, product portfolio management, and new product commercialization across E-Commerce, Retail, and Trade channels. It offers broad product management experience and the opportunity to take on increasing category ownership as the businesses grow. The Associate Product Manager works cross-functionally with Sales, Product Development, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and Program Management. The position reports to the Senior Director, Product Strategy, Insights & Planning, and follows a hybrid schedule from either Delta Faucet’s Indianapolis headquarters or Kraus’s headquarters in Port Washington, New York. The role requires travel within the United States and internationally to suppliers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 2 years of experience in Product Management, Category Management, Marketing, Sales, or a related commercial role.
Experience supporting consumer products through one or more stages of the product lifecycle.
Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and business analytics tools.
Ability to travel within the United States and internationally to suppliers.

Nice To Haves

Experience in kitchen, bath, plumbing, home improvement, or durable consumer goods categories.
Experience supporting both Retail and E-Commerce channels.
Experience with Power BI, syndicated market data, or similar analytics tools.
Experience working with global suppliers and sourcing teams.

Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of category and product portfolio strategies to drive growth, profitability, and market share.
Build and maintain product roadmaps for assigned growth categories, including new product opportunities, line extensions, and portfolio rationalization.
Analyze sales performance, market trends, customer feedback, consumer needs, and competitive activity to identify opportunities and recommend actions.
Develop business cases, product requirements, pricing recommendations, and launch plans for new products.
Coordinate cross-functional commercialization activities from concept through launch, aligning stakeholders on scope, timing, cost, and deliverables.
Partner with Kitchen Sink and Kitchen Faucet Product Managers on Garbage Disposal and Water Filtration strategies, roadmaps, and product opportunities.
Partner with Sales and channel teams to support customer events, meetings, product presentations, and product line reviews at Delta Faucet Company offices and customer locations.
Monitor portfolio performance and recommend actions to improve sales, margins, new product vitality, and SKU productivity.
Collaborate with suppliers, Product Development, and sourcing teams to identify product, cost, quality, and innovation opportunities.