Product Manager

As a Product Manager you will own the development and success of part of Owens Corning's Commercial Insulation portfolio, including Metal Building Insulation (MBI), 700 Series Board products, and Select Sound solutions, to help maximize the growth and profitability of the business. You will work closely with your leader and cross-functional teams to define portfolio vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs. This requires a deep understanding of the commercial construction value chain, customer needs, product applications, and opportunities in the market and translating these insights into actionable strategies and roadmaps.

Reports to: Product Leader, Mechanical, Air Distribution, and MBI

Span of Control: individual contributor

Deep Understanding of the Market(s) OC Operates In

• Understand and analyze industry and market trends, the value chain and how OC makes money, and competitive landscape to inform the product development roadmap.
• Continuously build an intimate and thorough knowledge of the customer (their business, product innovation needs and the value that our current and future products deliver) through a combination of market research and personal customer relationships.
• Understand and synthesize the opportunities that exist in the market and how OC can/should participate.

Product and/or Segment Strategy Development

• Define and communicate the product and/or segment vision and strategy, aligning it with business goals and market opportunities.
• Partner with S&T to develop a product innovation pipeline to meet customer objectives and drive competitive advantage in the market.
• Leverage data to recommend choices on where to focus and where not to focus based on segmentation, profitability, and current and future customer needs. Drive best decision for the company versus product line or function.
• Consistently drive products and programs to improve cost structure at all levels.

Product and/or Segment Strategy Execution and Portfolio Management

• Develop a product and technology roadmap that supports the overarching strategy, partnering with leader to prioritize initiatives based on business value and customer impact.
• Lead successful launch and commercialization of new products/services and extensions to the product line. Collaborate across Marketing, Pricing, Sales, Science & Technology, Finance, Operations, Legal, Sourcing and Supply Chain to accomplish.
• Own customer fitness for use (CFFU) development for your product line, ensuring the product not only meets technical specifications but also delivers real value to the end user, enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Ensure the delivery of the product-line strategy (including financial outcomes) through the organization, operating model and management systems. Align to near-term and strategic requirements of the organization.
• Identify issues and work through cross-functional teams to drive resolution.
• Define and track key performance metrics to measure product success and inform future improvements.

Product Line Profitability

• Ongoing assessment of the profitability of your product line, understanding which levers to pull to maximize profitability through the sales cycle and monetize new opportunities and make associated business recommendations.
• Possess strong business acumen and understanding of the P&L to enable profitability analysis.
• Own the value propositions for your product line and ensure they are well understood and adopted by Pricing and Sales teams.
• Perform mix/SKU rationalization and recommend which products remain relevant and if there are any products that should be retired.

Work Horizontally to Achieve Goals:

• Creates teamwork across functions to maximize the performance of OC and achieve shared objectives.
• Provide clear, timely communications to all stakeholders regarding product line status, needs, and achievements.
• Teach and coach others to help them build a deep understanding of the industry and markets and an intimate understanding of the customers and their needs.
• Engage in personal development planning and meaningful goal setting.
• Create an inclusive environment where differences are appreciated and leveraged.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, product management, business, or related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in marketing, product management or analytical roles
• Ability to travel up to 20-30% of the time

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working in matrix organizations with multiple distribution channels and influencers. Development of successful internal and external relationships.
• Experience in shaping business strategy and leading strategic planning with best-in-class analytical tools
• Gaining customer, market and competitive insight
• Experience leading cross-functional teams. Aptitude to build processes and programs that can be scaled.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Embodies a Growth Mindset: Embraces curiosity and pursues feedback to guide growth. Has an insatiable desire to learn and grow. Openly explores future possibilities and willing to take measured risks.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to clearly articulate a future vision though analyzing external perspectives and trends and connecting the dots to anticipate future needs and challenges.
• Storytelling & Influence: Builds strong relationships and establishes credibility with business partners. Organizes information in a simple way that resonates with your audience and moves them towards a desired outcome.
• Works Horizontally: Coordinates across the business and various functions to drive success. Builds strong relationships across the organization and understands each person’s role in their success.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Define and achieve goals by successfully creating alignment, engagement and allegiance with commercial leaders, technical leaders, and other key stakeholders. Acts as an integrator across the organization.
• Value Proposition Development: Ability to link customer needs and how OC gets paid for it. Communicates product claims and their worth.
• Technical Aptitude: Strong understanding of the products, their attributes and technical aspects, and manufacturing process.
• Business and Financial Acumen: Understands and applies knowledge of the market, business strategies/priorities, and financials to make decisions. Ability to develop strong business cases that include profitability metrics.
• Accountability and Grit: Breaks through barriers and obstacles with optimism, determination and resilience. Exhibits stamina and endurance when competitively driving results and conveys a sense of urgency. Addresses and drives teams to resolve issues.

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