Senior Product Manager - Safes

Fortune Brands is hiring a Senior Product Manager - Retail (Safes) to support our leading Security brands like Master Lock and SentrySafe. The Sr. Product Manager - Retail (Safes) is the champion for assigned product categories and plays a pivotal role managing the Safe portfolio as a business. The ability to create and execute successful strategies, build narratives around those strategies, and influence multiple stakeholders internally and externally are necessary for success in this role.

Responsibilities

Develop long range strategic plans with annual updates for product, channel, process, and business opportunities; Plan and manage new product development projects through the entirety of a stage-gate process; Develop NPD objectives, strategies, and timelines to maximize market share growth and profitability; Drive category captain leadership with external customers by leveraging analytics/insights for markets, end users and channels; Collaborate with sales, finance, and revenue growth management teams to execute product line reviews and assortment updates; Deliver on P&L targets for assigned product categories; Manage the full lifecycle for the assigned portfolio from NPD through obsolescence and inventory disposition; Leverage and drive market research and consumer understanding to identify new product opportunities, willingness to pay, positioning, purchase triggers, and decision making; Plan product line pricing, pricing strategy and manage profitability in line with business objectives; Collaborate with Brand, Channel Marketing, Digital and Commercialization teams to support development of sales assets, public relations campaigns, and advertising activities; Train internal and external customers on products, marketing programs and business developments; Respond to daily customer and field sales inquiries, requests, and concerns; Develop library and database of relevant markets and competitors and complimentary offerings, identify and assess potential acquisitions or market expansions

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in business or engineering is required; Practical knowledge and experience with the new product development process; Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in product management, marketing, or engineering, preferably in a manufacturing and/or consumer durables setting; Ability to interpret and leverage insights from pro forma and other financial analysis tools is required; Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation and MS Office suite skills; Occasional travel required (up to 15%)

Nice to have

An MBA is highly desirable; Experience driving eCommerce and omnichannel marketing is highly desirable; Experience with connected products/IoT is a plus

Benefits

Robust health plans; Market-leading 401(k) program with company contribution; Product discounts; Flexible time off benefits; Adoption benefits; Employee Resource Groups (ERGs); Annual bonus plan or role-based sales incentive plan