Product Manager

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Oldcastle, a CRH company, is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, RDI® railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete® packaged concrete, Amerimix® mortar, Pebble Technology International® pool finishes, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.
Job Summary
The Product Manager position will be responsible for product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle. Including: gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales, channel marketing and production. The key contribution of the product management position is to collaborate on the strategy and implement that strategy to create product plans for Oldcastle which allow profitable growth of sales and market share for each product category. This role manages the product category for ideation through obsolescence, the complete life cycle.
Job Location
This is a hybrid role based out of Bulls Gap, TN sites when not traveling.
Job Responsibilities
Lead product manager for project concept ideation to completion.
Work with sales, customers and internal sources to develop new product development strategies for assigned product category; align with director/sales leads prior to launching.
Brainstorm and develop new product development road maps by product category.
Develop project briefs and scope documents to properly define the new product development projects.
Lead support project teams to work on the development, engineering, costing, pricing, manufacturing, planning and marketing for all new product introductions and existing product updates. Support the team throughout the entire new product development set up process.
Monitor market conditions to determine proper positioning for product pricing by channel. Determine pricing strategy for retail accounts and review with business unit manager. Recommend pricing strategy for all channels and review with business unit manager.
Manage product lifecycle for each category to choose phase in/phase out products by category. Review with sales/production planning to properly execute phase in/phase out strategies.
Work with Supply Chain on excess and obsolete products.
Manage product database.
Product expert in regard to competition.
Work with manufacturing and product development to set initial product specifications. Support quality control/warranty department in problem solving for major quality control issues with both newly developed and running line products.
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a field such as Engineering, Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
3 plus years’ experience in one of the following: sales (inside or outside), operations, product development or related job experience.
Knowledge of basic business software (Microsoft Office).
Strong technical and analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Proven ability to multi-task in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
Innate desire to learn about all aspects of the product development process.
Up to 35% overnight travel domestically.
Compensation
Base salary is $100,000 - $120,000.
Annual Bonus Eligible.
401(k) / retirement savings program.
Short- term and long-term disability benefits.
Life insurance.
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.

Employment type
Full Time