THE JOB

• A premium US architectural lighting manufacturer is seeking a Product Manager to drive new product strategy and new product introduction initiatives and provide essential ongoing maintenance to product portfolios. This role is ideal for a design-oriented, technically-minded, analytical, and highly organized individual who excels at generating results.

LIGHTING EXPERIENCE IS A MUST!! (Please do not submit an application if you di not have relatable experience!)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and Maintain New Product Roadmap

• Conduct collaboration sessions with key company stakeholders, sales agents, and design professionals to create a product roadmap that guides the new product plan.

• Create Product Line Scope Documents

• Create product line scope documents that include product design, performance, cost, and price criteria to drive the new product engineering process.

• New Product Program Management

• The Product Manager will be a key project leader of each strategic new product program. This includes driving the new product program process from concept to product design and engineering, facilitating the hand-off to procurement and operations, and ultimately delivering technical content to the Marketing Communications team.

• Marketing and Sales Launch Support

• Assist marketing in the rollout of new product lines by providing technical content for product data sheets, installation instructions, price guides, and website technical information.

• Work with engineering in the creation of photometric and BIM files for the website

• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and new product development in the creation of sales sample kits.

• Attend tradeshows and rep shows occasionally to demo new products and acquire feedback from agents and designers.

• Product Training and Technical Support

• Serve as the subject matter expert on new and existing products, providing technical support and training for sales, marketing, and customer service.

• Additionally provide direct technical support to sales agents and designers and occasionally assist designers in the specification process as necessary.

• Product Life Cycle Management-

• Monitor and maintain the health of the existing product portfolios updating and discontinuing as necessary.

• Collaborate with sustaining engineering to identify trends and repeated non-standard requests.

• Stay connected to product quality issues. Identify cost-saving projects and opportunities.

• Product Reporting and Business Analytics

• Create monthly product reports that illustrate sales input and profit margin trends to drive product-related business decisions on strategy, cost, and inventory management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education:
• An undergraduate degree (BA or BS), preferably in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Industrial Design, Interior Design, or Lighting Design.
• Experience:
• Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2-3 years of industry experience in professional design or product management.
• Skills:
• Strong technical aptitude and design acumen.
• Strong technical software skills in engineering, architecture, and multimedia.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Personal Attributes:
• A creative problem-solver with a strategic mindset
• Highly collaborative and team-oriented

Willing and able to travel up to 30% of the time

Location: on-site in Denver, Colorado

Salary: $95k - $110k