At Wild-Global, we are proud to design, develop and source consumer-driven products that meet our business partners’ needs and drive growth within the home improvement sector. We cut out the layers, delivering nothing but great service and high-quality products at the right price. To help us continue to expand our offerings and drive innovation, we are in search of a product manager to lead a cross-functional development team for their respective product lines. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for identifying white space and trends, as well as developing a product roadmap to close the gaps and gain share. This person should have a proven track record in strategizing and developing new products from concept to launch, leading a cross-functional development team, adhering to project objectives, cost targets and timeline. The ideal candidate can take the 20 and figure out the 80. The ideal candidate is output-oriented, has a relentless willingness to raise the bar, holds themself and others accountable, and excels in a diverse environment across different nationalities, geographies, and cultures. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (what you will do)Product Management: <ul><li>Identify new product opportunities for your assigned category(ies), define market potential and product positions</li><li>Gather and analyze customer insights via Voice of the Customer (VOC), market research, economic and technology trends to support better products that meet diverse customer needs and develop strong business cases</li><li>Lead internal teams and external vendors to develop products that meet customer needs, cost targets, schedules, quality levels, and manufacturability requirements</li><li>Develop and maintain competitive landscape intelligence including market trends, retail landscapes, competitors, existing products, new product opportunities, competitive pricing, and marketing strategies</li><li>Build and maintain ongoing product roadmap</li><li>Optimize ongoing vendor relationships, managing products and lead time, identifying potential problem areas, and addressing quality-related issues that may arise</li><li>Maintain up to date product information database ensuring accurate specifications, materials, manufacturing process, etc.</li><li>Create and deliver product training materials and ongoing support for Customer Service and Sales teams</li></ul> Project Management<ul><li>Develop and manage project plans, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables</li><li>Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful, on time and on budget, product launches</li><li>Anticipate internal and external business challenges or opportunities; recommend process, product or service improvements</li><li>Solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business</li></ul> New Product Development<ul><li>Drive full NPD process including ideation, concept development, prototype / sampling, manufacturing process, product testing, and launch / commercialization</li><li>Translate product vision into detailed product performance requirements and needs</li><li>Work closely with engineering and vendor development teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget</li><li>Prioritize features based on business and customer impact</li></ul> CORE COMPETENCIES (what you will bring)<ul><li>Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills</li><li>Forward strategic and critical thinking ability </li><li>Strong sense of personal and professional accountability</li><li>Experience with requirements gathering and project prioritization</li><li>Ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment</li><li>Self-starter, self-driven and highly motivated</li><li>Able to work through ambiguity and make strong decisions, without step-by-step guidance</li><li>Ability to work independently as well as part of a team</li><li>Ability to hit the ground running and learn on the job by watching and self-training </li></ul> QUALIFICATIONS (what you’ve done)<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, engineering, or a related field </li><li>Minimum 3-5 years of experience working in product management</li><li>Proven ability to manage multiple projects and product categories simultaneously</li><li>Consumer product background, with B2B experience at major US retailers preferred</li><li>Experience working with Stage / Phase Gate product development principles</li><li>Proficient in Microsoft applications Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, SharePoint, etc.</li><li>Familiarity with small-scale home improvement, specifically the cabinet industry, a plus but not required </li><li>Knowledge of international freight and logistics a plus</li><li>Up to 20% travel, international and domestic</li><li>Attend trade shows to network with vendors and identify new suppliers</li></ul>

Job Description Summary The Principal Technical Product Manager role focuses on driving process maturity enhancements and leading the development of key components and business capabilities within the Dassault Enovia PLM system. This role is pivotal in maintaining and evolving the PLM system, the core of our Product Data Management (PDM) ecosystem, which is closely integrated with the broader GEHC ecosystem. GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world. Job Description Roles and Responsibilities <ul><li>Strategic Leadership: <ul><li>Identify opportunities to enhance process efficiency and system functionality, driving continuous improvement in product data management practices.</li><li>Influences key stakeholders in design and planning decisions. Combines the customer vision with technical feasibility to convert business needs into functional specifications and user-friendly applications.</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cross-functional Collaboration: <ul><li>Partner with business stakeholders to ensure successful adoption and realization of value to the business.</li><li>Partner with product management, engineering, manufacturing, service, and sourcing teams to align the PLM system with business needs and ensure it remains up-to-date and effective.</li><li>Apply cross-functional knowledge of Engineering, Supply Chain, Commercial and Service processes, into PLM tool capability to deliver solutions, bringing NPI cycle time improvements & integrated systems productivity</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>System development: <ul><li>Develop user requirement specifications through translation of business capabilities and process. Translate unstructured or ambiguous requests into actionable user stories.</li><li>Collaborate with Project Managers, Architects & technical teams in the planning and effective application of technical elements of change, and risk management principles where required.</li><li>Develop and deliver training material to the PLM install base on incremental releases and periodically as required</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>System Integration: <ul><li>Owns and manages the backlog; continuously orders and prioritizes to ensure that 1-2 sprints/iterations of backlog are always ready.</li><li>Engage with the Technical team; facilitate discussions, provide clarification, story acceptance and refinement, testing and validation; contributes to design activities and decisions.</li><li>Partner with stakeholders to develop strategy of seamless integration of the PLM system with ERP, ITO, Supply chain, Engineering and Quality systems of the GEHC ecosystem, supporting end-to-end product lifecycle management.</li></ul></li></ul> Required Qualifications <ul><li>Bachelor's Degree. Business, computer science or in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) preferred.</li><li>A minimum of 12 years of technical experience along with established leadership credentials in product management, particularly within PLM systems such as Dassault Enovia.</li><li>Sever or more years of relevant work experience in product management/Business Analysis in Enovia PLM with strong functional & implementation knowledge on Change Management, Configuration Management, regulatory/compliance and Item/ BOM Management processes.</li><li>Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with a track record of driving process improvements and system enhancements.</li></ul> Desired Characteristics <ul><li>Deep technology, process and domain expertise in improving product life cycle management process using PLM Enovia platform.</li><li>Quality Management System (QMS) & Design Controls process knowledge. Understand the 21 CFR Part 11 regulations as they apply to Computer systems validation from a packaged application perspective</li><li>Strong business process acumen with experience in supporting business stakeholders. Business-level communication is a must</li><li>Skilled in negotiation to align stakeholders and communicate a single synthesized perspective to the scrum team.</li><li>Provides leadership, technology guidance and mentors others throughout their domain. Define the skills, competencies in the skills and talents for the team members.</li><li>Facilitates dialogues that produce new perspectives and trigger recommendations for substantial innovative / enhancements, and analysis of consequences.</li><li>Demonstrate superior product and industry knowledge. Conduct customer and stakeholder interviews and elaborate on personas.</li></ul> We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership -always with unyielding integrity. Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you'd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support. #LI-onsite #LI-NV1 GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees. Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world. Over the 60 plus years of Generac's history, we've been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries. The Product Manager develops and drives product strategy cross functionally with P&L responsibility in the assigned product category. This role is responsible for product lifecycle management, and ensures the successful launch of new products, prioritizing strategies based on market analysis and business capabilities. The Product Manager gathers and maintains category research and synthesizes data into facts and trends that validate company direction on product development, driving innovative three-year product roadmap in collaboration with other business leaders. The incumbent understands product quality metrics and communicates issues to the appropriate groups, contributing to problem solving and resolution. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: <ul><li>Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field </li><li>3 years of progressive work experience in marketing product management</li></ul> PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: <ul><li>Develops product category strategy to drive revenue and profitability for assigned product lines, including specific, measurable goals such as percentage of market share, net sales, product revenue and margin growth.</li><li>Prioritizes creation of strategies against business needs and market demand.</li><li>Gathers and maintains category foundational research. This includes industry- and consumer-focused research (e.g., industry outlet share, market share, and retail sales by price tier, competitive product profiles, consumer "pain points" and usage/attitude research).</li><li>Synthesizes data into facts and trends that validate company direction on product development.</li><li>Serves as knowledge expert in product category relative product capability, technical specifications and features, as well as market drivers and the competitive landscape.</li><li>Drives innovation-based three-year product roadmap to deliver concept ideation such as Unique Selling Propositions, roadmap of new projects, improvements to existing products and product lines, new product launch timing, phasing out old product timing, channel/customer driven NPI (New Product Introduction) projects, and cost reduction projects.</li><li>Build and deliver timely reports and presentation to internal stakeholders and external customers, including relevant metrics and information related to the product line or category.</li><li>Utilize formal and informal communication to drive product strategy across the organization, gaining buy-in from broad stakeholder base in a matrix environment.</li><li>Collaborate across functions and lead indirect teams to move projects through the stage gate development process.</li><li>Drive activities and execute on strategies to support the sales team and process at key launch events or product milestones.</li><li>Work collaboratively with the Engineering team to understand critical intellectual property, regulatory standards, legislation in order to update product category strategy as needed.</li></ul> Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel. "We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."

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