Product Manager - Mill Work

Ensure achievement of strategic, business and financial objectives for assigned lines of business within the Siding Products Group. Guides product management actions, defines pricing strategy and drives sales and marketing of CertainTeed and Private Label brand portfolio products in targeted Siding Products Group market segments. Determine end user and distribution/retail customer needs and develop new, innovative products and services, targeting 'Industry Firsts.' Similarly, through 'Voice of the Customer' activities and competitive benchmarking, partner with NPD and Operations to develop product line extensions. Develop volume and share goals by product line by region and track ongoing performance. Provide direction to sales, manufacturing, NPD, customer service, finance and marketing to execute plans and programs. Drive product development projects in support of new business development activities for assigned lines of business across all selling channels. Accountable for managing overall product profitability for both existing and new product lines, as well as defining and tracking sales results for new product launches. Operates with wide latitude for independent judgment and entrepreneurial decision making.

Essential Functions:

• Full product management responsibility for multiple product lines and hundreds of SKU's:
• Develop and maintain multi-generational product plans (MGPPs) to guide and drive portfolio strategy.
• Partner with Finance and Supply Chain to maintain product profitability/productivity worksheets.
• Establish product price positioning and set pricing guidelines; adjust through product life cycle.
• Monitor competitive product developments and drive competitive benchmarking activities.
• Facilitate annual review process and make decisions on product line rationalization and provide suggested disposition on slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Accountable for specification review and approval. Manage and approve all product changes.
• Leads product planning and definition to ensure the product delivers value to target customers, achieves portfolio objectives, brand positioning and channel segmentation/differentiation goals.
• Directs cross functional product management teams to own and manage the product throughout all stages of life cycle (conception, definition, development, launch and post-launch activities, maturity and transition).
• Working directly with NPD project managers to successfully develop and launch new products and line extensions in alignment with product strategic and operating plans, including:
• Development of product features, benefits and performance specifications utilizing voice of customer
• Managing within NPD process to ensure all required steps are properly executed providing input for detailed financial analyses on all new product and capital procurement decisions.
• Works with Sales managers to drive achievement of sales operating plan for all product lines managed.

• Requires 7-9 years of progressive product management, marketing, and new product development experience with previous P&L responsibility. Background in consumer durables, building materials or home improvement products industry highly desired. Polymer science/technical background a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree: Marketing or Business: Required
• Master's Degree, MBA: Preferred
• Computer skills (Windows Word, Excel, and PowerPoint): Required
• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies: Preferred
• Excellent leadership and project management skills to set objectives and lead matrix organization in execution.
• Must have the ability to work effectively and positively with all organizational levels, be proactive and an innovator.
• Creative approach to problem solving and opportunity analysis required. Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience in financial metrics used for decision-making.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Flexible, ability to handle multiple projects.

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.