Product Manager

Cornerstone Building Brands•Cary, NC

22h•$130,000 - $140,000•Remote

About The Position

Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., we serve residential and commercial customers across the new construction and Repair & Remodel (R&R) markets. Our market-leading portfolio of products spans vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, metal wall systems and metal accessories. Cornerstone Building Brands’ broad, multi-channel distribution platform and expansive national footprint includes more than 18,800 team members at manufacturing, distribution and office locations throughout North America. Corporate stewardship and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) responsibility are embedded in our culture. We are committed to contributing positively to the communities where we live, work and play. For more information, visit us at http://cornerstonebuildingbrands.com.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration or comparable discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Seven plus years of product management experience, including significant ownership of end-to-end product lifecycle.
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills required
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills required
Deep understanding of customer needs and the ability to translate them into product opportunities
Proven ability to influence and drive organization toward agreement and timely implementation of agreed-to activities

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
Experience in building products industry (exterior products) preferred and generating pull-thru demand by working directly with decision-makers and influencers

Responsibilities

Support strategic priorities of the category business; including sales & marketing assessments, R&D roadmap development, NPD and long-term innovation planning
Work in conjunction with sales, engineering, manufacturing, product development and other functional areas to create, communicate and execute on short-term and long-term strategic goals and objectives of Cornerstone Building Brands
Serve as the category market expert developing relationships with external market and category influencers driving an ‘outside – in’ philosophy to product and category development
Build product lines to achieve contribution margin targets. Use lifecycle analysis, market research and industry trends to ensure portfolio has necessary depth and breadth while maintaining financial effectiveness
Conduct situation analysis (including industry trends, field and customer input, competitive gap analysis) to identify and confirm opportunities
Support marketing communications strategy around product, channel and brand strategies. Ensure product literature and installation manuals are developed, disseminated, and maintained as appropriate
Execute on Go to Market requirements in collaboration with the sales and marketing teams resulting in successful new product launches to the market
High profile communication, as appropriate, communicating new product launches, competitive insights, and updated innovations in the market to internal and external stakeholders
Development of strong working relationships with various team members working remotely or in offices located throughout the US
Performs other duties as assigned