Here are sample job postings for Product Manager (Physical Product) roles:
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At LG we make products and services that make lives better, easier and happier through increased functionality and fun. Put simply, we offer the latest innovations to make “Life Good” – from home appliances, consumer electronics, vehicle components and mobile communications to business innovations in digital signage, air conditioning, solar and LED lighting. As a global leader, we strive for greatness in product leadership, market leadership and people leadership to realize our growth strategies.
We offer an environment that enables colleagues to demonstrate their capabilities, focus on their work and create value. At LG, you’re encouraged to take a creative and individual approach to challenges with strong emphasis placed on performance and skill—and equal, merit-based opportunities across the board. We want our colleagues to grow with our global business. That’s why we deliver sure rewards for exceptional performance and offer industry-leading benefits. Come join the team!
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Product Manager – Kitchen Products
IKO Home Products
IKO, a growing modern and contemporary brand of cookware and kitchen products named “most innovative cookware vendor” by a major national department store, is looking for an energetic, creative, articulate, and motivated Product Manager to innovate, grow, support, and manage our brand and product portfolio.
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Associate Product Manager
Benjamin Moore is proud to be a part of Berkshire Hathaway, which was recognized by Fortune magazine as the world’s fourth most admired company. And for more than 130 years we’ve been a respected leader in the architectural coatings and home décor landscape; creating the products and tools that enrich and beautify thousands of communities each day. We recognize that our associates are the driving force behind our success and we strive to provide a work environment where hard work, creativity and purposeful collaboration are fostered and encouraged.Join a company where innovation is constantly recognized as we look for individuals who produce world-class products, best-in-class services and customer experiences, design pioneering paints using the latest technologies and deliver unparalleled value and brand experiences for our customers and retail network.
Job Summary
Our Associate Product Manager will help bring our products and brands to market. This role helps manage the execution of the strategic plans that move products from our labs to the shelves of our independent retailers. The Associate is also responsible for supporting the many aspects of every day maintenance of our product lines from updating labels, to developing sales materials, to responding to field requests. Since our products are at the heart of our business this role will have cross-functional interaction with many groups within Benjamin Moore & Co., including Sales, Supply Chain, Product Development, Pricing, Creative Services and our Legal team.
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Product Manager
Messer Cutting Systems is seeking a Product Manager to join our team at our corporate office in Menomonee Falls! This position will be responsible for analyzing and researching market to determine what ancillary products can be developed, added or purchased to enhance and differentiate our product.
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· Conduct surveys and research to identify market needs
· Conduct market research to identify user needs for new products
· Monitor sales/profitability and provide recommendations for price adjustments and product pricing
· Monitor and track competitors and develop “hit lists” to combat competitive features and “claims”
· Review requests for non-standard options, combination options and special applications; provide pricing and descriptions for approved items
· Recommend costs reduction and quality enhancements
· Provide sales support through field visits and participate in customer visits for key opportunities
· Provide support to R&D, including defining project scope, approval of milestone and project outcome
· Assist Global Product Managers in driving the entire vision and delivery of innovative new products to keep the business relevant and competitive
· Participate in Ad Hoc Committee meetings, unplanned customer visits, consultations or field issues and other unplanned activities
· Collaborate effectively with Project Coordinators, when applicable
· Cut parts to perform runoffs and demonstrations
· Define product positioning and maintain product roadmaps
· Define specifications and business cases for new product and solution opportunities
· Own Customer Value Selling:
· Develop Customer Value Models defining the benefits of our products
· Create supporting material for Sales
· Train sales organization
· Develop and lead product launch plans
· Deliver inputs and facilitate quarterly portfolio/market review processes
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Away
Away is seeking a Product Development Associate to support to the Apparel Product Development & Production teams. We are a global lifestyle brand that is on a mission to create thoughtful products designed to make travel more seamless. In support of our mission, the ideal candidate will demonstrate extreme attention to detail, analytical thinking, and eagerness to iterate on and implement new processes.
You will be responsible for assisting in the management of the day-to-day business of development from initial range planning and sourcing through initial production processes.
You will report into the Director of Apparel Sourcing, Development and Quality and be based in our SoHo headquarters. Our Product Development/Quality Assurance (PD/QA) Production team makes the products that transform travel, at the highest quality, in innovative packaging. We achieve this by working with world class factories, being data-driven, constantly questioning assumptions, and working with Design Brand to achieve harmony of aesthetic, narrative, and features at the right price and quality.
As a company that values inclusion, Away seeks individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply for this position. What You’ll Do: • Ensure the Critical Path is being followed by internal teams, external suppliers and manufacturing partners • Maintain product development trackers for new products, product changes and supplier sourcing • Ensure Tech Packs and BOMs are kept up to date for all products • Maintain clear records of all RM vendors and necessary certifications • Assist with fit preparations • Support with factory profiling and vetting, ensuring the business has clear records of all manufacturing partners • Responsible for generating and updating weekly and ad/hoc reports as requested by the team • Manage storage and sample areas shared between Design and PD teams • Partner with the team to iterate and implement new processes. Assist in identifying process inefficiencies and making recommendations for process improvements in a timely manner • Develop strong, collaborative, partnerships with cross functional teams
Who You Are: • Bachelor’s degree • 2+ years professional work experience • Proficiency with Excel and/or GoogleSheets including data manipulation/organization • A strong written/oral communicator • Ability to work independently and thrive in a very fast paced environment that requires continual multi-tasking and prioritization • Possess analytical skills, ability to draw thoughtful conclusions and recommendations • Hard working with a “no task is too small” attitude • Enjoy working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment • Passionate about travel (but that’s a given!) You’ll love working at Away because: • We travel. We encourage you to take time to recharge outside of the office. You’ll have four weeks of PTO to explore new places and access to Away products to ensure your travels are seamless. And once you’re here for three years, you’ll earn a sabbatical and a bonus to take a well-deserved trip. • We’re not just employees.
We’re people. We offer 401(k) match, insurance coverage (health, vision, and dental), tax savings plans for retirement, generous and inclusive parental leave, dependent care, commuter benefits, reimbursements to incentivize you to work out, and a kitchen stocked with snacks and coffee. • We’ll invest in your career. Our company’s growing quickly, and we’ll give you the opportunity to do the same. You’ll have access to a number of professional development opportunities so that you can keep up with the company’s evolving needs.
We’re creating an environment where everyone can thrive. Our customers are global and diverse, so we’re building a team that is too. Through initiatives like our employee resource groups and inclusion training, we’re building the cultural foundation that gives people the emotional and physical space to bring their best selves to work. • We offer competitive compensation packages. We deeply value the talent our team brings to the table and believe that fair and equitable total compensation packages are part of our commitment to everyone who works here. • And so much more…! You can bring your dog to work. We’ll give you money every month to grab coffee with coworkers. We have weekly team lunches and regular happy hours. We also organize monthly opportunities to give back to our local communities.
About Away: Launched in 2016 by co-founders Steph Korey and Jen Rubio, Away is a global lifestyle brand with a mission to transform travel. By selling directly to customers both online and through retail stores, Away is able to eliminate retailer mark up and offer high quality, thoughtfully designed luggage and travel essentials without driving up the price. In just under four years, Away has already been twice named one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” and one of TIME’s “50 Most Genius Companies”. Away is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London and Sydney. To learn more, visit awaytravel.com ( http://awaytravel.com/ ).
Warby Parker
Warby Parker is looking for a seasoned Product Development Manager to lead the development and sourcing of beautiful frames in partnership with our designers. In this collaborative role, you’ll use your development and strategic sourcing experience to translate our designs into final products, all while optimizing cost, quality, and lead time. We’ll count on you to help Warby Parker set and execute a strategy for frame and raw materials vendors that aligns with our growth targets. You’ll be primarily accountable for vendor development, negotiations, sourcing, production management, and reporting on vendor performance metrics. On top of managing the timeline of new products and supporting our core business, you’ll seek new vendors that can help achieve our product and scalability goals. Sound right up your alley? Read on! The Product Development Manager will report to the Sr. Director of Product Development under the Product Strategy team umbrella, which includes the Merchandising and Planning departments. What you’ll do: • Manage multiple key factory relationships for both new developments and core businesses through the end-to-end product lifecycle • Partner closely with our designers to create successful seasonal, chase, and long-term innovation development that leads to a high adoption rate for our prototypes • Work with internal teams to understand their product needs from a quality, price, and design perspective • Own the development calendar, ensuring that internal and external partners know and adhere to timelines • Continually assess Warby Parker’s current vendor base and spending, including forecasting, capacity planning, and sampling and manufacturing lead-times • Oversee the purchasing of all frames, then measure the delivery and quality performance associated with them • Negotiate costs while considering cost trade-offs within the product, vendors’ cost structures, and overall business volume • Identify and scout new frame vendors in line with our goals for scalability, social innovation, environmental impact, new capabilities, quality, and cost parameters • Manage internal and external processes associated with onboarding new frame vendors, including the introduction and facilitation of our Vendor Compliance Manual • Determine and report out KPIs to include in vendor scorecards, internal team performance measures, and future department goals Who you are: • Backed by 5–8 years of relevant experience • An excellent communicator (online and in person) who demonstrates strong cross-functional collaborative skills • Always on top of things and unflappably professional—you’ll be working with external partners, so this is especially important! • Detail-oriented with super strong organizational and analytical skills • Confident relying on your judgment and past experience to set and accomplish goals • A seasoned, successful project manager • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Google Drive, and Adobe applications (for viewing tech drawings, combining files, and making edits) • Experienced in working with international vendors and knowledgeable about the cultural, regulatory, commercial, operational, and logistical implications of managing day-to-day operations within that setting • Understanding of what drives vendors’ cost structures and capable of negotiating with overseas providers • Able (and excited!) to travel internationally Extra credit: • Eyewear product development and sourcing experience About us: Warby Parker was founded with a lofty objective: to offer designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while leading the way for socially conscious businesses. By circumventing traditional channels and designing our frames in-house, we’re able to offer top-quality glasses and sunglasses (plus an uncommonly delightful shopping experience) at a fraction of the traditional going price. Since starting out in 2010, we’ve set up headquarters in New York City and Nashville, built our own optical lab, and opened retail locations all around the U.S. and Canada. As we grow, we’re committed to proving that businesses can scale and be profitable while doing good in the world. For every pair of glasses we sell, a pair is distributed to someone in need—to date, that’s over five million pairs. Of course, all work and no play makes a dull workplace. Who likes that? At Warby Parker, you can look forward to company outings, volunteering and learning opportunities, and just great company. Teammates can also connect around common interests, backgrounds, and identities, no matter their home base, through our various employee resource groups. (We’re happy to say that the Human Rights Campaign has named us a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ employees!) That sense of community keeps us excited to walk through the door every day. Good work, good people. Some benefits and perks of working at Warby Parker: • Health, vision, and dental insurance • Flexible “My Time” vacation policy • Retirement savings plan with a company match • Parental leave (non-birthing parents included) • Cell phone plan reimbursement • A health-and-wellness stipend • Free eyewear (plus discounts for friends and family) • And more
Caraway
SUMMARY
We built Caraway with one simple belief: everyone deserves to live a healthy lifestyle at a fair price through high performing and easy to use kitchen products. As such, we seek to provide our own brand of exceptional home and kitchen products direct to our customers online. Through beautiful, eye-catching designs to innovative storage solutions, Caraway is reimagining the industry.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Product Development Manager role will be one of our early hires at venture backed direct-to-consumer kitchenware brand Caraway. As the lead for physical product development, you will own our product development roadmap and strategy, and will coordinate the journey of new products from their infancy to their launch.
This role will own all aspects of category performance: from building a scalable supply chain & increasing margin through to end-to-end new product launch; continuous innovation on our core product; building legal protection & sustainability.
You’ll be driving brand vision and new concepts to life with innovative techniques, materials, and an uncompromising focus on the highest quality and aesthetic outcomes in a way that excites our consumers. You will have the opportunity to work with our industrial design firm, internal engineers, graphic designers as well as manufacturing partners in Asia and the US. This is an incredible opportunity to join a company pre-launch, taking the business from early stage concept to market.
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