Product Manager - job 1 of 6

The Product Manager is responsible for the product vision, planning, and execution of a product line within the Apertures US portfolio throughout the Product Lifecycle. This includes understanding our customer segments, their journey, and their unmet needs, defining the product vision, developing the new product development roadmap, as well as the sunset plans, and working closely with product design and development, sales, marketing, and operations to ensure profitable revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met by managing the 4 Ps (product, price, promotion & placement.) The Product Manager’s job includes ensuring that the category and product strategy supports Cornerstone Building Brand – Apertures U.S. overall strategy and goals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES

• Drive strategic priorities of the leading window and door products in the United States; including product vision & strategy based on customer needs and lifecycle analysis, portfolio simplification, and R&D roadmap integration
• Align sales, engineering, manufacturing, product development and other functional areas to create, communicate and execute on short-term and long-term product goals. Develop strong working relationships with various team members working remotely or in offices located throughout the US
• Bring an ‘outside – in’ philosophy to product and category development, serving as the market expert developing relationships with external market and category influencers
• Develop product line growth vision based on qualitative and quantitative voice of customer in targeted segments and connected to Apertures product portfolio strategy and CBB strategy
• Build product lines to achieve contribution margin targets, using lifecycle analysis, market research and industry trends to ensure portfolio has necessary depth and breadth while maintaining financial effectiveness. Conduct business case analysis (including industry trends, field and customer input, competitive gap analysis) to identify and confirm opportunities
• Execute on Go to Market requirements in collaboration with the sales and marketing teams resulting in successful new product launches to the market. Support marketing communications strategy around product, channel and brand strategies. Ensure product literature and installation manuals are developed, disseminated, and maintained as appropriate
• Conduct high profile communication of new product launches, competitive insights, and updated innovations in the market to internal and external stakeholders
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, or comparable discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Minimum of three to five years of business experience; three of which must have been in a Product, Channel or Project Management position
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills required
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills. Able to generate data-driven insights that combine quantitative and qualitative VOC methods into actionable strategies and plans
• Entrepreneurial and Problem-solving orientation required
• Ability to create alignment and buy-in to vision for assigned product lines through effective communication of strategy, analysis and recommended actions. Proven ability to influence and drive organization toward agreement and timely implementation of agreed-to activities
• Financial acumen and experience with economic modeling and/or pricing, preferred
• Experience in building products industry generating pull-thru demand by working directly with decision-makers and influencers preferred
• Position requires approximately 35% travel

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands? 

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where we live, work and play. Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development. 

*Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week. **Union programs may vary depending on the collective bargaining agreement.

Cornerstone Building Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. You can find the Equal Employment Opportunity Poster here. You can also view Your Right to Work Poster here along with This Organizations Participation in E-Verify Poster here. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan for protected veterans or individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please contact Human Resources at 281-897-7788 or [email protected]. If you have a disability and you believe that you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please contact Human Resources at 281-897-7788 or [email protected]. This email is used exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only emails received for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

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Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

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