Lead, Product Management

Position Summary:

• Role is responsible for developing executing and optimizing Profitability and Pricing related processes and strategies in coordination with divisional business teams and critical support functions with a focus on maximizing product margins.

Responsibilities:

• Develop andexecute pricing strategies in coordination with the divisional business teams that align with company goals considering factors like market conditions competitor pricing discounting strategies and product costs

• Partner with various stakeholders to gain consensus on business drivers and requirements for product profitability measurements and related analytics

• Provide leadership and guidance to business partners and support functions on the development of long-range profitability improvement strategy roadmaps including product lifecycle portfolio optimization

• Create cost and profitability analytics decision support tools and related materials to support pricing strategy development including market trends and customer buying behaviors

• Conduct periodic training covering available pricing analytics reporting tools and processes for all appropriate functions

• Evaluate and develop creative solutions improvements to pricing and profitability related business processes and challenges on an on-going basis

• Work closely with sales product management and finance teams to ensure pricing strategies are effectively communicated and implemented

• Develop and maintain pricing models including list prices discount structures and pricing strategies in coordination with the product management teams

• Track and analyze pricing performance including sales trends revenue generation and profitability and reporting findings to management

• Identifying and assessing potential risks and opportunities associated with pricing strategies and recommending mitigation strategies

• Staying up to date on pricing analysis methods industry trends and best practices to continuously improve pricing strategies support tools and training materials

Qualifications and Preferred Skills:

• Undergraduate Degree (4 years or equivalent) in Business Accounting Finance or Data Science/Analytics

• A minimum of five years of progressivepricing and/orproduct management experience driving activities that influence and impactprofitability

• Ability to analyze large datasets identify trends provide insights and recommendations to stakeholders to develop data-driven pricing strategies

• Strong verbal written and presentation skills; the ability to communicate clearly and influence and lead othersaroundcomplex pricing concepts and strategies

• Ability to develop and implement long-term pricing strategies that align with business goals

• Ability to manage multiple projects or initiatives simultaneously and meet deadlines

• Experience with pricing software data analysis tools and financial modeling

• A self-starter who is curious agile creativeand able to work and communicate across geographic boundaries and multiple cultural environments

• The ability to manage conflict constructively and align cross functional team members to make and act on decisions that enhance portfolio and business value creation

• Experienceanalyzingthe entire product life cycle from new product creation go to market and launch strategies and sustaining investmentswith a focus on margin optimization

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Physical Requirements:

• None