In short
Director, Product Marketing at Pfister Faucets is a leadership role responsible for portfolio strategy, innovation, commercialization, and P&L performance of the product portfolio. The role leads a team of product marketing professionals and collaborates across departments to drive growth and profitability.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute short-term and long-term category strategies.
- Own the strategic direction and business performance of assigned product categories.
- Lead annual and multi-year portfolio planning processes.
- Own overall category P&L performance.
- Build and maintain a robust product innovation roadmap.
- Generate and prioritize product ideas, platform opportunities, and category growth initiatives.
- Establish portfolio architecture, category frameworks, and product segmentation.
- Lead SKU optimization, assortment planning, lifecycle management, and end-of-life recommendations.
- Own portfolio pricing strategy across channels, product segments, and customer programs.
- Lead market assessment activities, including consumer research, competitive analysis, and trend monitoring.
- Develop clear commercialization strategies and launch plans.
- Lead and influence cross-functional teams across various departments.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Product Marketing organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in product management, product marketing, category management, marketing, or related commercial leadership roles.
- 5+ years of direct people leadership experience.
- Demonstrated success leading product portfolios with business, margin, and/or P&L accountability.
- Experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, business cases, and commercialization plans.
- Experience launching new products through structured cross-functional development processes.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing revenue, margin, pricing, investment, and ROI decisions.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
Desired Qualifications
- MBA preferred.
- Experience within plumbing, building products, durable goods, consumer products, hardware, home improvement, or related industries.
- Experience working across retail, wholesale distribution, builder, showroom, and ecommerce channels.
- Experience with global sourcing, manufacturing, and supply chain environments.
- Advanced portfolio and product lifecycle management.
- Advanced pricing and profitability management.
- Advanced financial and business analysis.
- Advanced market, consumer, customer, and competitive insights interpretation.
- Advanced project and program management.
- Advanced Power BI and data analytics capability.
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills.
- Executive-level presentation, communication, and storytelling skills.
Benefits
- Hybrid office environment: Tues/Wed/Thurs in-office; Mon/Fri remote.
- Domestic and international travel approximately 15-25%.
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Company
ASSA ABLOY Group
Job Posted
1 month ago
Expires
in 1 week
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
Hybrid
Experience Level
Director
Locations
Lake Forest, United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
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