A Career at Rheem: Where Comfort Is Your Calling
At Rheem, we're dedicated to bringing comfort to people's lives. And, as a leading global manufacturer of heating, cooling and water heating equipment, we're innovating all-new ways to deliver just the right temperature while saving energy, water and supporting a more sustainable future. It's an exciting challenge that requires a team of talented, passionate people with a diverse set of skills. From engineers to accountants, sales professionals to support experts, Rheem depends on people to power our innovations. Join Rheem and help shape the future of products that impact people's lives-every day.
The Product Manager- Pool Heating is responsible for managing one or more primary product categories throughout the product life cycle. Activities include contributing to a product roadmap, conducting competitive benchmarking, identifying and filling product gaps, leading cross-functional teams in developing new products, managing product cost and profitability, leading product cost-reduction activities, monitoring and adapting the product portfolio strategy, leading product commercialization efforts, and providing marketing support for pricing, sales, training, literature, and promotions. This position will serve our Raypak Division located in Oxnard, CA.
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WHAT YOU'LL DO:
• Oversees the product life cycle and manage the development, profitability, and market share growth of assigned products categories.
• Partners with cross functional teams to complete project justification analysis via ROI & payback periods and develop project buy-in.
• Develops and maintains a product road map that positions Raypak to win in the marketplace, drives customer centric innovations, ensures P&L growth, and includes the latest VOC input
• Leads cross-functional team on product development projects ensuring project schedules are created, updated, maintained, and followed.
• Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing to drive cost reduction activities to maintain and grow product portfolio profitability.
• Partners with marketing to provide the sales team with the necessary sales knowledge, training and materials enabling them to sell the product.
• Prepares product forecasts and monitor inventory levels as serves as liaison with production to ensure supply timelines.
• Reviews and analyzes product data, keep sales team up to date on new developments regarding the company's or competitor's products.
• Leads competitive benchmarking activities to identify and address product gaps such as product teardowns, PEP process, customer interviews, online research, and other benchmarking methodologies.
Qualifications:
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
• Demonstrates ability to work well with others in a matrix team environment.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in product management, marketing, sales and engineering related fields.
• Minimum 3-5 years supervisory experience.
HOW TO STAND OUT:
• Demonstrates project management and team leadership skills.
• Strong analytical, organization, time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Highly energetic and a self-starter.
• Ability to think outside the box to offer new ideas, concepts, solutions, etc.
• Capable of maintaining sensitive/confidential information.
• Sales, marketing, or HVAC / Water Heating industry experience preferred.
• Ability to travel.
Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Rheem encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The job description above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.
For U.S. Based jobs, please note that Rheem is unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wyoming.
Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.
Payscale for this role based in California is: $95,000-$152,000. Please note all pay ranges are broadly stated and any final offer is dependent on factors such as location, direct experience, market guidance and internal equity, among other qualifying criteria".
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