Sr. Consumer Product Development Manager

Otter Products, LLC • Fort Collins, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Otter Products is hiring for a Sr. Product Development Manager to join our team in Fort Collins, CO. This position can work a hybrid schedule.
As the Sr. Product Development Manager, you will inspire confidence in the business as an expert and champion for your assigned product category, with a focus on new product development. Your mission is to develop a winning category business strategy, drive consistency of execution, and ensure that the organization meets business objectives. As an industry subject matter expert, you will have profit and loss (P&L) accountability, guide market requirements, collaborate with peers, ensure broad understanding and drive results.
About Otter Products
At Otter Products, we protect what’s important. From our founder’s garage in 1998 to the global technology leader we are today, Otter Products continues to drive growth through innovation and sense of purpose. Through our industry-leading brands – OtterBox and OtterCares – we provide our partners and customers the number one selling and most trusted products in our categories. Our commitment to excellence and our philanthropic spirit is the foundation on which we foster our partner relationships, allowing us to grow and to give - together. By way of our charitable arm, the OtterCares Foundation, we support our communities and invest in the future through education that inspires kids to change the world. Our founder’s core values are still at the heart of everything we do. We measure our success not just by business results, but by our ability to give back to our communities and strengthen opportunities for all. To learn more, visit otterproducts.com

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in marketing, business or related field preferred. Experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
• Minimum of six years of product management and/or product marketing experience including conceiving, developing, and driving innovative products is required.
• Experience in consumer goods or electronics is preferred.
• Previous experience managing P&L preferred.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development and launch of new products and/or series within a business segment to include P&L accountability.
• May lead the management of a small business segment (<$50m annual revenue).
• Maintain a solid understanding of the macro market, emerging trends, competitive landscape, channel requirements and consumer insights.
• Analyze the market and lead the development of future customer offerings to meet and exceed segment goals.
• Lead development of market requirements, value proposition, positioning and pricing strategy for new products and series.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and evolution.
• Own the creation of market requirements documents) MRDs as a vehicle to communicate requirements to cross functional teams like engineering, marketing, sales and ensure they reflect winning product strategies.
• Guide product development to meet strategic objectives and profitability goals.
• Ensure voice of the customer feedback (end user and key channel partners) is integrated into business and portfolio strategies and product development plans.
• Actively manage product lifecycles (PLC) from concept through product end-of-life.
• Support and maintain a positive safety culture by following all safety policies and procedures and actively contributing to a safe working environment.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Otter Products offers a robust benefits package to eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, basic life, voluntary life, long-term and short-term disability, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and 401(k) retirement plan.
• Additionally, for eligible employees, we offer accrued paid time off based on seniority, volunteer time off, parental leave, bereavement leave, company holidays, and years of service awards.
• Variable Incentive Program - This position is eligible for the Profit Sharing Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level