Associate Product Manager

MillerKnoll • Holland Design Yard, MI

107d

About The Position

Assists with a specified product line(s) by developing, implementing, and managing product management activities to provide optimum sales and profits. Compiles and evaluates research on assigned product line(s) to establish management strategies. Assists with product direction, pricing, profit plans and product development, to manage the product line(s) life cycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required. Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising or Interior Design preferred.
• Strong fundamental understanding of product management best practices and processes, typically gained through 3-5 years of experience in product management/product marketing or related experience.
• Contract furniture of capital goods marketing experience preferred.
• Strong sense of the customer and sales process with demonstrated customer and field interaction.
• Sound understanding of operations, production, supply management, full value stream.
• Understanding of Herman Miller's channels, including dealer and/or retail, and understanding their main functions (sales, design, and operations).
• Experience working in cross-functional team environments.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information to make recommendations.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changes in business, corporate, or project strategy.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and market research experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and project management skills. Ability to develop project plans and manage activities for a medium or large cross functional project.
• Solid understanding of business and financial acumen to foresee marketing levels that affect Herman Miller's financial performance. Understands how Product Management impacts the financial positioning of the product line.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use office automation and communication software and tools currently being used in the Herman Miller office environment.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated leadership potential and market research experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define market opportunities, determined by an analytical assessment. Translate the market need into a product-specific criteria and supports the product development and commercialization process with various product management tactics.
• Provide market driven input to individual product plans and strategy.
• Regularly monitor and analyze data pertaining to product or category metrics, programs, and competitive markets to provide insights, observations, and recommendations to obtain goals.
• Develop necessary analysis globally and implements pricing, including regional pricing and currency calculations; completes required workflows.
• Assist and provide backup to Product Managers with the preparation of product training presentations and other various internal presentation opportunities.
• Field general questions including competitive inquiries and make decisions or recommendations to resolve.
• Participate in and support new product launch deliverables and contribute to CP, BP, MLP, etc NPC milestones.
• Provide direction and recommendations in support of data management system functionality and usage.
• Create necessary product sales support and training information including product feature summaries, competitive evaluations and pricing comparisons.
• Involved in resolving quality issues and driving changes that affect P&L.
• Participate in user/customer observation and take an active role in leading some efforts.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
• Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees