Product Manager - Roofing Systems

Company: Johns Manville
Location: Denver
Posted on: January 17, 2020

Job Description:

Johns Manville is seeking a Product Manager for development and implementation of strategy for a product line including coordination with other Product Managers and cross-functional teams to drive a cohesive roofing systems strategy. The Product Manager is responsible for overall profitability through daily product line management, including collaboration with SIOP, price, cost, inventory, product lifecycle, and support of account management and sales activities.

Your Day-to-Day

* Use tool sets to evaluate and systematically rebalance portfolio through identification of cost, SKU reduction opportunities, new product requirements and profitability optimization.

* Provide regular and ad-hoc reports and presentations to business leadership on product lines and projects.

* Work with pricing and sales to set target contribution margins and price strategy based on supply/demand dynamics and competitive data.

* Work with sales, operations and supply chain to establish the proper SIOP balance internal operation metrics and external customer expectations.

* Provide 3-24 month forecasts, and review and modify 0-3 month sales forecasts to achieve business goals.

* Develop and support Value Propositions for products and systems and educate customers, sales and customer service teams on options and customer value.

* Coordinate all aspects of sales support for the given product line including development of selling tools and strategies to meet objectives for product line and market segment profitability. Responsible for updating product technical data sheets, finished product specifications, and other product and marketing literature

* Work with technical, legal and code management resources to ensure compliance with all applicable local, state and federal regulations, as well as requisite specifications and codes (FM, UL, ASTM, etc.)

* Work with supply chain, legal and operations on issues such as supply contracts, trademarks and patents, and ensures product labels comply with government regulations and corporate policies

* Work with cross-functional team members (Operations, Engineering, Finance, etc) on annual cost take out initiatives to insure there are clear plans for implementation and execution to improve product profitability

* Define customer expectations on product quality. Ensure compliance with all finished product specifications. Identify and understand any product quality issues and opportunities.

* Identify product gaps, new product and market opportunities, and drive JM-Gate implementation and lead commercialization efforts.

* Develop strategic and operational plans for assigned products to include growth plans, competitive product analysis, product profitability, industry trends and regulation changes, as well as competitive intelligence

* May be required to perform other related duties as assigned

What You Bring to the Team

* Bachelor's degree

* 5 or more years' experience in technical, technical sales, marketing role related to commercial construction or building products

* Demonstrated use and comfort with marketing and product management tools such as inventory management, segmentation and targeting, quality functional deployment, value chain analysis, value proposition development, or other tools

* Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

* Ability to work independently and in a team environment

* Ability interface at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally

* Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects

* Understanding of product line attributes, manufacturing processes, product technology, etc.

* Ability to develop and manage commercial product strategies with strong customer focus

* Project management experience

* Ability to travel up to 50%

Preferred Qualifications

* MBA preferred

* Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

* Strong presentation skills

* Expert analytical skills

Benefits
With Johns Manville you can take pride in helping our team to deliver products that make a difference in the markets that we serve. You'll have the benefit of a supportive environment with good people who care, plus the opportunity for continued growth in your career. Johns Manville brings stability and a space for innovative thinking. Bring your purpose and desire to grow and in return you'll receive competitive pay, annual merit increases, a generous 401k match, paid holidays and vacation, education reimbursement and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.

Why Johns Manville

Johns Manville is a proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, serving customers in more than 80 countries, supplying innovative products to the construction, aerospace, automotive, filtration and energy industries. With a more than 160-year legacy, we understand that our story continues to grow only with the right people saying, thinking and doing the right things. Make your story our story.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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