Commercial Casting Calls and Auditions

The Product Manager for Advanced Biological Patent Search (SequenceBase), is the “CEO” in charge of developing and growing SequenceBase, an essential web-based technology platform which supports those working in biologics to search for sequence information in global patents. This Product Manager will also be responsible for discovering, developing and growing Clarivate’s overall solution set in biological patent searching.

The Product Manager will be part of the larger Patent Intelligence, Search, and Analytics product team, collectively growing Clarivate’s solutions to support corporations, law firms, and government patent and trademark agencies in developing, protecting, and investing in their intellectual property.

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• BS Degree
• Minimum 7 years in a product management, product owner, or related role interfacing with customers and products
• Minimum 5 years customer facing in cloud-based or SAAS vendor organization

It would be great if you also have . . .

• MBA or masters in related discipline
• Expert understanding of Genomics and Genetics and sequences and alignment and next generation sequencing
• Experience working with Intellectual Property (IP); i.e. patents and/or trademarks.
• Experiencing developing or supporting software for legal or IP professionals.
• Experience using Salesforce CRM and PowerBI (or similar tools)

What will you be doing in this role?

• Execute an outcome- and impact-driven product development cycle
• Nurturing deep customer engagements and relationships to draw out and validate market insights and problems
• Partnering with consulting or services businesses to source new ideas, refine user requirements, test prototypes, and automate manual tasks via your solutions
• Engaging with a multi-functional squad to identify hypothetical solutions and bring forward constraints related to value, experience, feasibility, and viability.
• Leading rapid experimentation and data-gathering to address risky assumptions in discovery
• Leading rapid MVP build of new enhancements, and iterate towards achieving product-market fit and scaled growth
• Refining and iterating on features and solutions constantly, leveraging customer and community feedback throughout
• Prioritizing a roadmap of epics to represent the best possible opportunities to solve strategic objectives for customers and drive KPI targets
• Managing a prioritized backlog of tickets to define the squad’s development activities, including writing user story tickets with acceptance criteria, logging bug tickets reproducible and expected behaviors, and grooming and planning tickets with the squad as part of sprint cycles
• Providing context and clarification to the squad as tickets are groomed, executed, tested, and accepted
• Sharing key user stories and efforts in development with relevant GTM and customer support teams to help them communicate and drive adoption of new enhancements to customer community
• Sharing and celebrating key customer and product milestones with all cross-functional partners
• Lead and partner with a multi-functional squad
• Driving team-building efforts for the cross-functional development squad to increase levels of trust and communication
• Establishing with the squad a strong chemistry and cadence for development, cognizant of the business goals and the team’s strengths
• Forging a strong relationship with the tech and UX leaders on the squad to jointly steer the squad towards continuous improvement and success
• Achieve commercial goals
• Setting and achieving commercial growth targets
• Joining sales calls and thought leadership opportunities to represent the strategy and direction of the product

Clarivate is an Equal Opportunity Employer Vets/Minorities/Women/Disabled

Clarivate

Product Manager – Charlotte, NC

At Aalberts integrated piping systems Americas, Inc. we have the best, most complete flow control device and connection technology portfolio in the industry. Our goal is to make it an easier and better buying experience by being the only organization that offers a complete line of flow control devices and piping systems solutions. We feature a full range of connections, including push, press, thread, groove, sweat, and crimp to fit your Commercial, Industrial, and Backflow Prevention needs. At Aalberts IPSA, we recognize the importance of providing our employees with a good work environment and an excellent benefits package.

The Product Manager will play a pivotal role in driving our product strategy, defining our product roadmap, and ensuring that our solutions meet the highest industry standards and cater to our diverse customer base. The ideal candidate is an analytical team player who will be responsible for leading a team of high performing individuals who own the entire product lifecycle from strategy to evaluation. You will also work cross-functionally to complete product roadmaps and discover new opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Define and manage the product roadmap in alignment with business objectives and market demand.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, sales, and marketing, to ensure product alignment with customer needs and business goals.
• Lead market research efforts to understand industry trends, competitive landscape, and customer pain points.
• Develop detailed product requirements and work closely with the engineering team to bring these products to market.
• Monitor product performance metrics and iterate based on feedback and data insights.
• Engage with key customers, partners, and internal teams to gather product feedback and continuously improve.
• Support sales and marketing initiatives, ensuring the product’s alignment with promotional strategies and customer outreach.
• Optimize free cash flow through comprehensive inventory and margin analysis to ensure efficient product lifecycle management and profitability.
• Ensure that all products resonate with Aalberts IPS’s unique value proposition and dedication to delivering differentiated solutions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree is a plus.
• At least 2 years of experience in product management, or comparable experience in valves and fittings.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive results.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint. Power BI is a plus.

Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems is an equal opportunity employer. At Aalberts IPS, we are committed to treating all Applicants fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Aalberts integrated piping systems

Position Title: Product Manager

Do you want to own a product line’s vision, go-to-market strategy and how that product line drives essential business outcomes? Do you want to work for a company that prides itself on bias for action and entrepreneurialism? Do you currently work within product management, marketing or engineering but want to make the next step, then come be a Product Manager here at NGH.

The Product Manager develops, implements, and manages product development activities to provide optimum sales and profits to assigned product line. The Product Manager is able to craft and manage a vision for their portfolio that will lead to fulfilling customer expectations and drive essential business outcomes. The product manager will work closely with engineering, marketing, design, sales, supply chain and senior leaders. Ensures alignment of work with the company’s overall strategy and goals. Opportunity to interface with all functional areas in an influential role that is highly visible to Executive Management.

Who We Are:

At Nortek Global HVAC (NGH), we have a passion to make the world breathe easier. We engineer top-tier residential, commercial, and manufactured housing HVAC equipment that our contractors love to install, our end-users comfortably enjoy, and our partners proudly carry. As a Madison IAQ company, we are committed to our mission of making the world safer, healthier, and more productive. Our mission, alongside our core values of trust, bias for action, and an entrepreneurial spirit are what enables us to build something truly remarkable that will long outlast us.

Position Summary:

The Product Manager develops, implements, and manages product development activities to provide optimum sales and profits to assigned product line. The Product Manager is able to craft and manage a vision for their portfolio that will lead to fulfilling customer expectations and drive essential business outcomes. The product manager will work closely with engineering, marketing, design, sales, supply chain and senior leaders. Ensures alignment of work with the company’s overall strategy and goals. Opportunity to interface with all functional areas in an influential role that is highly visible to Executive Management

Position Responsibilities:

• Strategic Business Plan – Develop a three-year business plan for their respective product line including SWOT analysis, competitive analysis, strategies, tactics, etc.
• Defines the market position of the product within the context of the overall product family strategy and aligns it with the brand strategy.
• Continuous Product Improvement – Work with engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution services to improve products and services for the product line. This will include quality and costing issues, forecasting, inventory management, productivity, service issues, etc.
• Conduct Voice of the Customer (VoC), primary/secondary/observational research to facilitate development of product plans and identification of new products.
• Leads the development and execution of product sales training plans.
• Assists in the development of product commercialization plans (identifies need for product literature, web pages, social media, PR, trade shows, etc.).
• Manage the stage gate process for assigned product line.
• Drive proactive product lifecycle management in alignment with the strategic business plan and overall business strategy.
• Partner effectively with engineering, operations, and project management to drive requirements clarity and make scope tradeoff decisions.
• Leads the annual review process for assigned product lines with key stakeholders.
• Partner with Marketing team to help develop buyer personas, positioning statements, messaging, lead generation, and sales enablement strategies for on-going and new launch products.
• Monitor competitive activities/products and provide continuous gap analysis in products/services.

Position Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree preferably in engineering or technical field.
• 2 to 4 years related product management experience.
• Proven experience launching products in a B2B, distributor GTM model.
• Experience owning development of a product and working cross-functionally with engineers, designers, quality, sales, and manufacturing professionals.
• Ability to work with urgent deadlines, changing priorities, and multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Planning and alignment: Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritize work to meet commitments that are aligned with organizational goals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills resulting in data-driven decisions.
• General business and technological knowledge, including full understanding of Microsoft Office suite.
• Familiarity with project management basics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to present to groups across all levels of an organization.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred: Air handling and HVAC industry experience.

Nortek Global HVAC

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within our operating segments: water, outdoors and security. We have an impressive track record of strong financial results, market outperformance and growth, which translates into career and professional growth opportunities for associates. Please visit our website at fbin.com to learn more.

Job Description

As a Product/Category Manager, you will be empowered and expected to grow margin and profitability of your product lines, enabling the BU to meet its overall financial objective. You will provide thought leadership and direction to ensure we have the right products, in the right channels, with the right pricing architecture. You will have a deep understanding of the market and target customer groups to recommend strategies that will increase market share and profitability throughout the product lifecycle.

YOUR ROLE:

The bullet points below reflect roughly 80% of your job. We are a fast-paced company, you may be pulled in a variety of different directions with tasks added or changed.

• In collaboration with the FBIN COE’s and functions, Create Product Strategies that align to and enable the BU’s strategic plan, utilizing both an 8020 and total product lifecycle management mindset. Articulate the strategy on what we should sell and innovate more or less of, and how we will position our products in the different channels to market.
• Develop and execute annual product plans to meet growth, market share and profitability goals. Manage trade-offs and balance conflicting demands to execute required initiatives to prune (exit), fix (cost, quality) and grow (marketing, product/omni channel strategy, new product introductions) the product lines profitably.
• Determine product line pricing architectures and lead annual pricing strategy to maximize our profitable share across channels. Partner with Revenue Growth Management, sales, analytics and finance teams to understand channel dynamics & competitive positioning, set list prices, and review the revenue and profit impact of price requests/changes.
• Influence and educate the business on how we go to market. Provide thought leadership and direction within and outside the organization for business, technical or competitive issues on assigned product line/s.
• Develop new product/solutions/services objectives, strategies and timelines to maximize market share growth.
• Champion the “Voice of the Customer & Consumer” by developing a thorough understanding of customer and market needs / trends. Conduct competitive analysis and gain insight to product gaps or advantages.
• Responsible for providing a regular profit review of product line results, with recommended actions, to accomplish attaining market share, revenue, and profitability targets for assigned product range.
• Effectively communicate and explain the rationale of product line strategies, positioning, channel needs, financial impact, priorities and customer requirements.
• Provide sales and product training support to drive revenue and profitability goals of product line. Attend industry-related trade shows, sales meetings, and maintain trade association contacts as needed. Maintain a general understanding of pertinent industry standards to best position assigned product line.
• Support brand marketing / marketing services with product knowledge, promotional strategies and tactics for assigned product lines. Review content and message of all collateral materials and communications for assigned product lines. Ensure the accuracy of product offering, descriptions, pricing, etc in all company communications.
• May perform other duties as assigned

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of product management experience in durable goods manufacturing, including new product launch, portfolio analysis, product life cycle management, category simplification, and management of cross-functional teams
• Prior demonstrated success in developing product plans for retail and/or wholesale channels
• Various market segments and channel experience
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to arrive at insights from analytical data, is essential for market and competitive evaluation, pricing and line management
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player with skills to lead/participate in cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated effective verbal, written and presentation skills
• Advanced computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SAP)
• Ability to travel approximately 25%, mainly to customer locations

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MBA in Marketing, Business or related field
• Prior P & L experience
• Experience in product development, marketing and promoting products through creative marketing processes with retail or trade partners
• Experience with commercial building products and distribution, specifications, architects and façade design a plus

Additional information

BENEFITS

• All the Insurance coverage you’d expect like medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, wellness programs, 401K all effective on your date of hire, and a bonus program plus generous PTO
• Scholarship program for children of employees
• Annual merit and incentive programs
• Charitable gift matching
• Adoption Assistance

EMPLOYEE PERKS

• Culture committed to work-life balance
• Programs in place to support professional development and career growth
• Stock purchase program and charitable gift matching
• Associate Purchase Program on All Fortune Brands Products
• Wear your jeans to work!

WORK LIFE BALANCE

• Approximately 25% of time traveling
• Travel & expense reimbursement program

At Fortune Brands Innovations, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FBIN is an equal opportunity employer. FBIN evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at FBIN.Recruiting@fbhs.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

Fiberon Decking

Job Description

• Our goal is to simplify the business of running a business for our customers and free them to spend more time, with less worry, on the things they love. We are on a journey to build a unified, world class user experience across our products and services and leverage customer driven innovation to power our growth and strategic initiatives.
• As we lean into our mission to “simplify the business of running a business”, we’re is looking to simplify and reimagine digital experiences, starting from the customer perspective. You’ll collaborate across the business to build the product roadmap with an emphasis on creating simple, proactive, and personalized experiences as customers onboard. In this role, you’ll learn end-to-end customer experiences and define and drive various digital onboarding experiences, collaborating and aligning across lines of business with product management, UX, sales, and technology teams. You will leverage and develop the following competencies: Strategic Mindset, Customer Obsessed, Results Focused, Insights Driven, Trusted Partner, Relevant Expertise.

What you’ll do:

• Assist with the digital customer onboarding product experience end-to end by developing business models, defining and analyzing success metrics, and managing strategic projects
• Deliver best in class digital experiences and enable capabilities that delight customers and help us win in the market
• Deeply understand the external market and customer needs to define and prioritize the problems to be solved and inspire the broader team
• Build the digital customer onboarding product roadmap, define users, and drive tradeoff decisions
• Leverage qualitative and quantitative data to measure results, inform roadmaps and achieve benefit, adoption and financial results
• Cross collaborate with product management, analytics, UX, sales/commercial on product research to come up with better and disruptive solutions
• Engage in technical discussions with senior engineers to define product strategy, create value, and impact the direction of products and the business
• Be a trusted partner that can present effectively to high-level stakeholders, set clear priorities and direction, and build bridges across groups
• How you’ll engage:
• Strategic Mindset: Seek to understand our corporate strategy, the competitive environment and market trends and how our products can create value
• Customer Obsessed: Deeply understand our customers’ needs through customer empathy, data and prioritize work
• Results Focused: Leverage data to understand how the product is performing and prioritize work
• Insights Driven: Use qualitative and quantitative insights to drive decisions, define experiments and prioritize roadmap
• Trusted Partner: Appreciate and comprehend different points of view and share information clearly and transparently with strong collaboration while knowing when to escalate
• Relevant Expertise: Brings a deep understanding of the market, applied technologies and domain expertise, with a curiosity and learning mindset
• What you’ll bring:
• 6-10 years of specific product management leader experience (mandatory), ideally with an emphasis on onboarding, digital customer acquisition, or SaaS.
• Proven methodologies to develop great products, including customer driven innovation, rapid experimentation, prototyping, customer journey mapping, and measuring outcomes
• Experience optimizing customer conversion across the acquisition funnel, leveraging targeted or personalized content to deliver right-for-me experiences
• Understand how features (micro) interface with overall product vision (macro)
• Thrive in driving cross-functional teams and leading initiatives across an organization
• Comfort navigating through ambiguity and changing business environments
• Have a learning mindset to start developing hypotheses that are tested and iterated
• Experience in building self-service products from scratch. Specific experience with building products for data definition, SDKs and APIs from software developers
• Strong ability to think through unifying elements and common denominators; dream up user workflows and interfaces
• Familiarity with big data frameworks
• Data driven approach for everything you do, understanding your customers, roadmap prioritization and measuring success.
• Ability to work in an agile fashion with your teams; go broad to go narrow; build, test, iterate
• Ability to nurture various projects in parallel, in different stages of maturity and velocity
• Undergraduate degree required, advanced degree is a plus

ProSearch

ABOUT US

The Travel Corporation (TTC) is a highly successful international travel group with over 40 award-winning brands. The company is family-owned, has been in business for 4 generations over 100 years, and operates in more than 60 countries, on 6 continents, with over 35 offices and more than 4,000 team members.

TTC, taking care of the destinations we visit is important to us. We’re proud to be a founding member of TreadRight, a joint initiative by TTC’s family of brands that works to sustain environments and communities around the world for future generations.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Marketing for the Contiki brand will be part of the North American Marketing department and report directly to the SVP of Marketing and Communications. This person is responsible for developing marketing strategies, and plans and executing marketing efforts, while communicating the marketing plans to those involved, to build awareness and positioning the brand across North America with an end goal of driving conversions to meet business objectives.

This role is responsible for driving demand with targeted and qualified audiences for ultimate conversions and engagement. This person is instrumental in leading the cross-channel and regional marketing efforts and has a successful track record of planning, delivering, and monitoring campaigns and projects simultaneously.

This person is strategic, while also highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, can multi-task and prioritize effectively. Proficient and creative copywriting and creative design direction are essential together with the ability to work cross-functionally, liaising with various departments at all levels, including our in-house paid media team and our global creative and content team. This person will have a direct report, the Marketing Coordinator.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Alongside SVP of Marketing and Comms, develop the Contiki brand and product propositions, including integrated messaging strategies. Work with both global and regional teams to ensure integration throughout all activities.
• Responsible for initiating and executing promotional plans, setting calendar of promotional events, and conducts post promotion analysis with the Marketing Coordinator.
• Seek out and secure brand partnerships to drive marketing and brand objectives.
• Lead Contiki’s consumer research activity when budget allows, working with external agencies and internal teams.
• Explore new and innovative marketing channels to reach Contiki’s core demographic, alongside our in-house Digital Performance Marketing team.
• Act as guardian for Contiki’s visual and brand identity in North America.
• Work with the SVP of Marketing & Comms and the global marketing team to set and implement the overarching North American marketing strategy for the business.
• Develop, implement, and monitor marketing and communication strategies, integrated marketing campaigns, programs, and materials that support sales and business development efforts in all target market segments.
• Coordinate communication among marketing team members, including global teammates and interdepartmental departments while maintaining and executing marketing/project plans. Work cross-functionally with designers and developers to create deliverables for web pages, campaign and media landing pages, emails, digital PDFs, six-two blog articles, and other marketing material/assets.
• Ensure that any relevant scope of work to complete a marketing project or program is identified through the discovery and planning process and ultimately factored into available resourcing – including strategic planning, content production, digital marketing, campaign reporting and analysis.
• Oversees and approves creative copywriting for website, landing pages, video, email, digital PDFs, paid ads, SEO needs, social posts, and other relevant content – both consumer and trade facing for campaign and product launches.
• Manage paid media efforts directly with the Digital Performance Marketing team. Provide strategic direction on content and all channel marketing in relation to conversions and engagement.
• Assist with content planning and strategy on large program initiatives and projects on both a global and regional level.
• Lead and manage execution on cross-channel campaigns to increase site traffic and drive brand engagement.
• Lead Contiki’s marketing efforts to retain existing passengers and grow revenue by producing sales and lead generation materials and tools alongside global teammates.
• Work with global and regional marketing team members to implement best practices for all email communications creating a cohesive customer experience through the email nurture program and various past passenger communications/materials.
• Work closely with the Partner Marketing team to ensure efficient use of resources, implementation of plans, and communication to our travel partners.
• Provide tactical messaging and product offers and oversee all promo executions for the North American market.
• Work cross-functionally with senior management to create internal and external messages and value propositions. Produce internal communications to ensure employees’ cross-departments are well-informed of marketing or brand activity. Facilitate internal communications to ensure consistency and timeliness of message.
• Identify and monitor tourism board partnerships and activity with the Partnerships team.
• Work closely with Partner Marketing and Sales teams on their marketing plans for trade initiatives and marketing requests and programs such as eLearning and Advisor Portal to ensure Contiki is represented properly and Tone of Voice and USPs are reflected correctly.
• Work with SVP Marketing and Comms to manage and execute requests that come in from PR agencies by providing support for any related Public Relations activations, initiatives, data support, and influencer programs.
• Responsible for and manage annual marketing budget, including the processing of POs, check requests, and reconciliation.
• Provide clear strategy, direction, coaching, feedback, and mentoring to facilitate direct reports’ achievement of individual and group goals. Identify and act upon performance gaps and remedies for direct reports as needed. Perform weekly 1 on 1’s and timely performance reviews.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent organizational, presentation, and communication skills
• Proven ability to deliver results, in a fast-paced work environment
• Proactive, detail-oriented and highly organized
• Able to multi-task and effectively manage several projects at once
• Strong work ethic and organization/time management skills
• A “do-er” who is both a strategic thinker and also gets things done by rolling up their sleeves. The role would suit a marketer with a broad, but detailed, experience in all facets of integrated marketing. Strong commercial acumen. An energetic and enthusiastic attitude, with an entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to drive projects on own initiative. Excellent communication skills including copywriting (both technical and creative). Knowledge of multi-variant marketing channels and ability to manage budgets and resources within strict timeframes.

EXPERIENCE

• 6+ years in marketing or advertising/digital agency experience with B2C focus, required.
• Youth or travel marketing experience a plus.
• Solid budgetary management and project management experience.
• Experience in developing campaigns and messaging for a youth audience.
• Proven experience in managing marketing communications programs.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs with proficiency in PowerPoint required.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Infrequent travel may be required

WORK LOCATION

• This position is considered Hybrid with a minimum of 2 days per week in the Cypress office.

SALARY RANGE

• $90,000.00 TO $110,000.00

The Travel Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against race, color, creed, sex, gender, religion, marital status, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws or ordinances.

To all recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Contiki

At Maiden Home, we’re growing our team of mission-driven, customer-obsessed design lovers here in NYC. If you’re excited to be a part of a revolution of furniture retail–and game to join one of the fastest-growing brands in the industry–we’d love to hear from you. 

As our Product Development Manager, you will lead internal teams and external stakeholders in an effort to scale product development and expand our beautiful, high-quality assortment. This work will be essential as Maiden Home enters new categories of the home and rapidly grows our existing product line. Reporting to the Director of Merchandising, the ideal candidate is a clear communicator who is invested in nurturing the relationships between Maiden Home and our manufacturing partners. 

Our Product Development Manager creates an environment wherein our internal and external stakeholders understand their roles, their schedules and most importantly, feel valued. This candidate is energized by product and inspired by beautiful furniture. They spearhead efforts to improve documentation and streamline processes. They enjoy growing our network of partners and they thrive in Maiden Home’s cross-collaborative environment. Their deep basis of management experience, across people and projects, enables them to tackle daunting timelines and technical challenges with creative problem solving tools.

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing retail brand at a critical stage, offering huge potential for future growth. When you join the team, you’ll enter a workspace that encourages innovation, creative expression, and teamwork. The possibilities are endless, and your experience will be shaped by your performance, contributions, and drive. This role is located at our New York headquarters, located in the TriBeCa design district. 

Responsibilities

• Lead the Product Development teams’ communication between internal stakeholders and external manufacturing partners
• Collaborate with our Director of Product Strategy to create a Product Development calendar for our seasonal assortments and new category launches; ensuring the quoting and sampling process proceeds in a timely, organized manner which allows us to efficiently launch new products throughout the year
• Provide clear and concise technical feedback to our manufacturing partners and review product shop drawings with the intent to raise Maiden Home’s overall standards of quality and design
• Provide regular status update on development milestones for new collections and categories to cross-functional team and leadership team
• Partner cross-functionally with our Operations teams to proactively develop our domestic and international supply chains for both existing and new categories, allowing us to more effectively scale new product development and support long-term brand growth
• Coordinate with our Logistics team to anticipate and eliminate transit and packaging pain points prior to market release
• Partner closely with our Customer Care and Product Success teams to ensure post-purchase Customer experience is optimized and ever-improving as new products are released, and incorporate learnings on quality as new products, materials, and categories are launched into future new product development

Qualifications

• 7+ Years of experience in domestic or international design management including sourcing, product development, interior design and/or architecture with furniture start-up experience is considered an asset
• Experience in a home retail or boutique commercial furnishings manufacturing organization or design firm is required – candidates with exclusive experience in fashion or other consume goods will NOT be considered
• Must have seen product, in a quantity of >100, move from concept to market / end-user; possess a strong knowledge of furniture design and construction through the lens of production; inclusive of upholstered seating, dining, bedroom and storage
• Able to critically review furniture shop drawings received from manufacturing partners for construction and aesthetic accuracy without additional team oversight
• Strong connections within the industry, including manufacturers and material resources
• Expertise in coordinating external consultants, working on strict timelines and managing multiple complex projects (with multiple stakeholders) simultaneously, all while delivering on time
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; a creative negotiator with a proven ability to navigate an array of stakeholders and priorities
• Passionate about furniture and design; knowledgeable about design history as well as what’s new and next
• Knowledge of AutoCAD is considered a strong asset
• Working knowledge of data management or PLM systems such as Fohlio, Spexx and Specsources considered a notable asset
• Experience managing internal teams of 3+; providing tasks, executing 1<>1 check-ins
• Keen interest in creating processes and driving decisions using data-driven analyses as a foundation; advanced proficiency in Excel and fluency in metrics management a must
• Strong attention to detail, a “can-do” attitude and the ability to consistently take initiative, demonstrating relentless follow-through in a startup environment
• High energy, a healthy dose of tenacity and a collaborative spirit

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, & unlimited vacation 
• Choice of medical, dental and vision insurance plan, including one option where up to 88% of the premium is covered by Maiden Home
• Furniture placement program & company discount
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• 12 weeks parental leave
• 3-week paid sabbatical after 3 years
• Access to robust learning opportunities, such as one-on-one professional coaching and supplementary education
• Strong, growing company culture, including frequent happy hours and other team-wide and company-wide events

About Maiden Home

Maiden Home is a new concept in custom furniture that will forever change the way consumers shop for their homes. We offer high-quality pieces made by the best American craftsmen and delivered at prices and lead times unheard of in custom furniture. 

Since launching in 2017, Maiden Home has been featured in Architectural Digest, Fast Co, Forbes & Bloomberg, to name a few. Backed and led by seasoned executives in e-commerce and retail, and embraced by a nationwide community of consumers and designers, Maiden Home is on its way to forever transform the home furnishings industry. 

Maiden Home is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Maiden Home

My client is looking for a Lead Category Manager who has significant experience of managing internal stakeholders and international suppliers in Latin America, Europe and North America.

Hybrid, however very flexible in how often required on site after a period of being embedded. First 6 month will be in New Iberia at least 3 days on site every week. Candidates could also be based in Houston but have to travel to Louisiana in the first 6 months. In the longer term the role will allow for more WFH.

The best fit candidate will come from a heavy industrial background and well accustomed in dealing with technical staff and engineers. Your sourcing experience will mostly be CAPEX & MRO.

As lead category manager you will be owning specific strategies & some of the most important supplier relationships. This exciting role will assist in the development and implementation of global category strategies and will require working collaboratively with colleagues based in all regions of the world, from Asia to Latin America.

What you’ll do:

· Provide support to the Internal Combustion Engines global category. A significant amount of category spend is made by the North American business and is a key territory for growth in the coming years.

· Supporting the Head of Category in developing category strategy and planning activity, taking ownership of several key elements of the category’s objectives.

· Providing analysis, category and supply market expertise and knowledge to develop category strategies and performance /relationship management.

· Analyzing and interpreting of spend data to inform category planning and sourcing strategy development.- MUST be able to develop and implement plans

· Implementing and managing supplier performance management processes with strategic suppliers.

· Leading specific strategic savings projects across the different sub-categories to contribute to cost reduction targets.

· Responsible for managing and administering relevant category contracts and ensuring they are maintained in the contract repository.

· Work in partnership with the Product Development teams to act as the Procurement contact, determining the most appropriate suppliers, building business cases, and supporting New Product Introductions.

· Work closely with the Quality team to assess new and existing vendors.

· Develop your network in regions from Asia to the Americas, driving appropriate behaviours through the business, understanding the business need & ensuring adherence to category strategies.

Expectations

· We’re experts, which means you’ll have the following skills and experience

· You will have a minimum of 4-6 years of experience in strategic procurement or supply chain management.

· Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in manufacturing or highly technical sector.

· Possess good commercial acumen and be comfortable in a technical environment.

· Be a pro-active self-starter, possessing the confidence to reach out to both colleagues and suppliers around the world to drive progress in the category.

· Understanding the business needs well enough to develop and implement category strategies.

· Confidently representing the strategic procurement function in a variety of different forums

· Ability to question and challenge the status quo with respect, whilst building relationships with appropriate stakeholders.

Salary $120,000 – $130,000 +20% bonus + benefits

Please apply now for further information and to be considered.

Langley Search & Interim

At Lee County Plumbing & Well Service, we’re committed to our customers and our community instead of our bottom line. As a family-owned and operated business, we are guided by our core values: Honesty, Integrity, Service, and Accountability. We are hiring a Marketing Manager to grow our home and commercial service division. The marketing manager will work with department managers to develop and manage all marketing strategies,budgets and advertising resources to: 1) create demand, 2)convert demand and 3)maintain brand awareness. LCP is a fast growth plumbing contractor that is expanding its commercial and residential service division. Awarded in August 2023 by INC Magazine to be one of the INC 5000 fastest growing companies in USA.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a cohesive marketing strategy aligned with the company’s overall goals and objectives. Create innovative and impactful campaigns that resonate with our target markets.

Digital Media,Social Media and Advertising Management: Oversee the improvement of the company’s online presence, including website optimization,content creation,social media and advertising strategy. Leverage digital platforms to enhance brand visibility and engagement.

Customer Acquisition: Drive customer acquisition initiatives by developing and executing lead generation strategies.

Data Analytics and Insights: Utilize data-driven insights to make informed decisions and continuously improve marketing strategies. Monitor key performance metrics and analyze campaign results & adjust tactics to maximize ROI.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business
• Proven track record of at least 5-7 years in progressively responsible marketing roles with positions in marketing leadership
• Strong experience in digital media,social media,TV advertising, and on-line and offline marketing strategies and implementation.
• Demonstrated success in customer acquisition and lead generation.

Salary and benefits package:

– Competitive compensation ($70,000.-$90,000.)

– Life Insurance

– Medical/ Dental/ Vision Insurance

– 401k with employer match

– Paid holiday

– Paid vacation/PTO

– Other TBD

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lee County Plumbing & Well Services prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected status, including, but not limited to, race, color, religion, national origin, gender (sex), disability, age, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of LCP to grant equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons in accordance with all applicable federal, state and any local laws governing non-discrimination in hiring, discipline, termination, promotion, compensation, training and allocation of benefits. 

LEE COUNTY PLUMBING & WELL SERVICE, LLC

Consumer Search Partners (www.consumersp.com) are a specialist executive search business for the global consumer industry. We partner with organizations to identify and attract industry leading talent to their core business functions.

CSP are proud to be partnering with a fast growing global manufacturing business within the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry to find a procurement category manager for their direct categories across north and south America.

This is a newly created role to take full ownership for direct materials plastics, metals and fibres across multiple manufacturing sites. This strategic role to understand the current supplier base and manage all aspects of supplier relationships, risk and performance.

We are targeting ambitious purchasing managers with experience of relevant direct categories and an ability to take ownership to drive commercial performance. Excellent communication skills are essential both internally and externally and experience within manufacturing would be preferred.

In the first instance please contact Mark Thomas, Founding Partner CSP at mark.thomas@consumersp.com for a confidential discussion. Closing date 5th July 2023

Consumer Search Partners Ltd