Product Manager - Coatings

Must have experience in:

1. Media blasting
2. Pretreatment process
3. Electrodeposition (E-Coat) Paints
4. Powder paints
5. Liquid paints
6. Towing, Military specifications
7. Automotive parts & accessories

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Develop product plans that drive share and/or revenue growth
2. Track customer care, dashboard, metrics, consumer feedback, customer satisfaction to measure performance and employment of existing and new functionalities and features
3. Collaborate with senior managers to define the product roadmap by developing market-specific problem statements, using business cases, scenarios, sharing recommendations and results
4. Design and implement product launches for offline and online channels
5. Complete competitive analysis and providing insights to Manager General Manager
6. Support channel partners with sales collateral, best practices, and training
7. Collaborate cross functionally on competitor pricing, market development, item analytics, selling and field solutions
8. Approves press releases, marketing bulletins, & new product launches
9. Communicate and train Salespeople, Customer Service, Tech Services and other departments on product lines
10. Collaborate with Quality and Testing teams and provide priority direction
11. Conduct ongoing product life cycle reviews and works with team on product rationalization
12. Determine product pricing based on market research, product costs and anticipated demand
13. Manage a product team and provides coaching, direction and leads by example
14. Perform other duties as assigned

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, office and manufacturing environment.
• May sit for several hours at a time.
• Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
• Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.
• Exposure to manufacturing environment

Qualifications:

1. Work Experience: 5 years of marketing experience, knowledgeable within towing, military specifications, and automotive parts and accessories
2. Education: Bachelor's Degree in business, marketing or related field. Some practical knowledge of media blasting, pretreatment process, electrodeposition (E-Coat) paints, powder paints, and liquid paints.
3. Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
4. Organization Skills: Excellent organizational, ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed
5. Cross-functional Skills: Ability to communicate and collaborate across all functional areas
6. Communication Skills: Strong presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written; ability to communicate and collaborate within a high functioning team; professional & pleasant demeanor; demonstrated commitment to building strong business relationships with customer; and vendors who supply; media blasting, pretreatment process, electrodeposition (E-Coat) paints, powder paints, and liquid paints commodities, ability to effectively communicate with senior leaders internally and with customers externally

Competencies:

1. Customer Focus
2. Decision Quality
3. Developing Talent
4. Managerial Courage
5. Results, Actions Oriented
6. Planning
7. Inspiring and Motivating Others

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role may have supervisory responsibility upon hiring dependent of internal product division.

Physical Demands:

Ability to read, write, type and sit for long periods of time up to 8 hours per day; ability to analyze and solve complex problems; possess a high degree of attention to detail; some travel may be required. Must be able to lift 50 pounds periodically

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time, salaried position working 40-45 hours a week.

Travel:

Travel will be 10% of the role.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. Education: MBA or Master's Degree preferred

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
List any other specific eligibility qualifications.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be able to pass EVerify.

AAP/EEO Statement:

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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