PRODUCT MANAGER - ACCESSORIES
About The Position
The Product Manager – Accessories owns the full lifecycle of Weatherby's accessory product category, from concept through development, launch, and end-of-life. This role partners closely with Marketing, Finance, Sales, Engineering, Sourcing, and Operations to ensure alignment with brand strategy and business objectives. Responsible for category performance, including P&L, this role serves as a central hub across cross-functional teams to deliver products that meet market demand and strengthen Weatherby's position in the outdoor industry. The ideal candidate thinks strategically and understands how products drive business performance, has strong instincts for market trends and identifying new opportunities, thrives in cross-functional collaboration and influences without authority, balances creativity with data-driven decision-making, communicates clearly and confidently across all levels of the organization, and is passionate about the outdoors and understands the customer experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or equivalent from a technical school; or 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong knowledge of and passion for outdoor adventure and hunting.
- Excellent English language written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Ability to reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Ability to talk, hear, taste, and smell as needed.
- May involve prolonged standing and manipulation of small parts.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally lift up to 42 pounds and carry up to 15 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Experience sourcing and working with foreign suppliers preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage the accessory product line in alignment with Weatherby's brand strategy.
- Identify market trends, customer needs, and opportunities to create or lead new product trends.
- Lead product development efforts in partnership with sourcing networks and internal teams.
- Manage product lifecycle from concept through launch and end-of-life decisions.
- Drive category performance, including contribution to sales goals and market share objectives.
- Collaborate with Purchasing to ensure accurate demand planning and forecasting.
- Monitor and analyze trends to support data-driven product and inventory decisions.
- Partner with Marketing to develop and execute product positioning, campaigns, and launch strategies.
- Represent Weatherby as a product expert at trade shows and industry events.
- Support development of sales materials, promotions, and training resources.
- Conduct competitive analysis on pricing, features, and positioning.
- Define product positioning and pricing strategies for new and existing products.
- Conduct market research and surveys to inform product decisions.
- Provide technical expertise and training to Customer Service and Warranty teams.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Production to bring products successfully to market.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
