Director, Product Management - Residential Products

Rinnai America Corp•Peachtree City, GA

About The Position

Creating A Healthier Way of Living Rinnai America Corporation is the leader in tankless water heating, a technology that is growing rapidly as businesses and homes “yank the tank” and convert to an efficient, endless supply of hot water and the only tankless water heating manufacturer in the US. We have a commitment to our employees and a strong, accountable culture with a practice of giving back to our communities. Rinnai America Corporation (RAC) is looking for RAC-STARS! Check out why Rinnai is the hottest place to work https://www.rinnai.us/about/why-rinnai. Position Summary: What does a Director of Product Management do at Rinnai? The Senior Director of Product Management is responsible for leading the design and development of products that help accelerate RAC’s innovation product roadmap. We are looking for a strategic, innovative leader, who can drive product launches. As the Director of Product Management for the growing Residential Space Heating business at Rinnai, you will own and lead customer research, product roadmap development and design, the related Parts & Accessories businesses, along with the expansion of new product lines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field required
Minimum 10 years of product-line management, development or marketing experience and OEM account management
Knowledge of durable goods
Experience working with Retail / Big Box partners, especially with in-store product placement and annual line reviews
Experience in 3-step distribution models
Experienced in business financials.
Experience in Design Thinking
Agile product development process
Storytelling capability to build alignment & advocacy on key strategies
Project Management skills
Must demonstrate advanced communication skills.
Strong organization time-management & critical thinking skills.
Ability to create and write professional documents with exceptional knowledge and use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to partner closely with Rinnai Japan teams and members, including liaisons from Rinnai Japan who are working locally within our Rinnai America Corporation, located in Peachtree City
Ability to exercise appropriate discretion when working with confidential and sensitive matters and information.
Ability to work professionally and positively with various levels of employees, customers, & business partners
Commitment to achieving business goals
Ability to work in fast paced environment and respond to high sense of urgency situations and produce fast, but accurate results. Prominent levels of personal integrity, honesty, and commitment.
Ability to travel up to 40%

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver on 5-year product and technology roadmap for the Residential Space Heating business, with a key focus on growing this product portfolio a minimum of 15% YOY
Responsible for owning & growing the related Parts & Accessories businesses
Understand existing and potential customers (3-step distribution), and their unique needs and requirements
Lead design thinking initiatives to understand the needs of the customers and develop solutions that exceed expectations
Define customer features and benefits as well as customer experience
Lead Market research & identification - Research North American markets for trends, technologies, and opportunities
Lead competitive analysis - Understand competitive landscape and continually manage competitive analysis
Manages all aspects of OEM products including communications with Japan
Defines unique selling points and market differentiators
Establish partnering strategy – leveraging the global partner strategy analyze potential partners, OEM opportunities, and technology innovations
Defines channel(s) of distribution
Develops and executes entire project plan from concept to launch
Drives assumptions in financial models and meets targets
Follows and executes Rinnai New Product Development (NPD) Process
Facilitates project teams
Leads product specification development and approvals
Partners closely with the Marketing & Sales teams to drive ‘flawless execution’ of our go-to-market plans with all stakeholders, including external customers and end consumers
Lead the pricing strategy and develop bundling options and proposals
Develop the product launch strategy for the business segment – including identifying what products will be launched at key shows, along with building the product strategy for these shows
An active contributor to the global product initiatives – including and not limited to platform development, roadmaps, market analytics, competitive analysis, and partnering strategies