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Form of workDometic Overview
Dometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. We design and manufacture smart, sustainable, and reliable products for use on luxury yachts, boats, recreational vehicles and outdoor living. Based in Selsey, near Chichester, Dometic Blind Systems is the preferred supplier of blinds and soft furnishings to the world’s leading motorboat and yacht builders. We are now looking for a Product Manager to work with marine blinds portfolio.
Main Responsibilities
- Products/product portfolio owner for growth and profitability of marine blinds products
- Responsible for product competitiveness, manage complexity by ensuring right strategic pricing between SKUs (Stock Keeping Units), manage product life cycle, proposes end-of-life, and drive modularization
- Maintain a deep understanding of the markets, customer experiences, needs, segmentation, and competitor offerings
- Support product development prioritization based on input from the market, develop end-to-end product business plan and identify needs for investment to ensure right products are built right
- Identify and fill product gaps and generate innovative ideas that grow market share.
- Support sales and marketing function in defining product positioning, USPs (Unique Selling Points), product branding, selling content and value-based selling
- Develop strong working relationship with key partner customers
- Develop and manage product vision white papers, roadmap, presentations, and formal business cases
- Create buy-in for the product vision internally and externally with key partner customers
- Define mechanical, electrical, and styling product requirements
- Conduct margin analysis, industry/market research, and in-life performance measurement to determine product demand, positioning, viability, and profitability.
- Act as an internal voice of the customer for the development team
- Drive product launch priorities including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
- Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed
- Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on products and services
- Look for field feedback and warranty information and drive for product continuous improvement
- Pre-empt potential problems and provide effective solutions in reaction to the application of concepts, techniques, knowledge, or processes developed to support the new product or product change
Who are we looking for
Qualifications and Experience
We believe that the ideal candidate has the following qualifications and experiences:
- Proven work experience in product management or as an associate Product Manager
- Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
- Proven ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management
- Proven track record of working with designers, engineers, and various stakeholders to coordinate, plan, execute, and track product releases from beginning to end
- Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience
Success Factors
To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:
- Well-developed organisational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks.
- Strong proficiency with MS Office programs including: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint; and the ability to learn other applications quickly
- Proficient at merchandizing and promoting products to target markets
- Able to analyse target markets and develop forecasts based on this data
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cohesive team
Is this the perfect match for you? Please apply as soon as possible by sending your cv. We will screen the applications continuously and start interviewing during the application period.
