Product Manager-Signs and Graphics Solutions

Are you successful product manager looking for a new challenge and opportunity to showcase your leadership skills? Do you have proven Signs & Graphics industry expertise? Do you love the challenge of developing and leading the strategic direction and business plan for a high profile product category?

If you’re feeling energized, we’ve got the career opportunity for you!


Our Fortune 100 client, known for their “Best in Class” marketing, is seeking an experienced product manager to lead the Signs & Graphics product category. This is one of two of our clients’ strategic growth initiatives. The leader of this category must be a subject matter expert in the signs and graphics industry. Further, this individual must be a seasoned product manager, who can make an immediate impact.

This person will work as part of a close knit, cross-functional team that ensures the
direction and management of the Signs and Graphics product offering. They will interact on a daily basis with internal clients and external suppliers while playing a critical role in ensuring long-term customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities of this position include:
*Prepare business and product plans, analyze actual vs. forecast revenue results, develop pricing models and performance tracking processes to monitor and evaluate the signs & graphics product success.
*Plan and implement the day to day tactical direction for the signs and graphics product category.
*Coordinate cross functional teams for product and promotion deployment and communication to the field sales and operations organizations.
*Promote and position the signs & graphic products to achieve superior annual sales growth.
*Participate in customer and competitive research.
*Collect, analyze and communicate customer insights throughout the cross-functional team and organization.
*Identify new product strategies based on market and customer needs, and offer gaps that represent a significant revenue opportunity for the company.
*Present status of product strategies and ideas to all levels of management.
*Manage and resolve concerns and/or feedback on specific products.
*Be part of a close knit team that is passionate about their work.

Key Deliverables of the Position:
*Strategic Product and Marketing Plan
*Project Plan for development and launch of the product offering.
*Revenue Growth and Profit
*Customer Insights
REQUIREMENTS
Experience and Knowledge:
*At least 5 years successful experience as a product manager managing the product life cycle.
*At least 3 years of experience managing a signs & graphics type of product offering.
*Comprehensive understanding of design and production of signage, specifically working with large format B&W printing.
*The ability to effectively manage multiple projects that involve a variety of signs & graphics marketing components.
*Subject matter expertise in signs & graphics products and their operational inter-workings.
*Proven experience in identifying industry and customer trends, and customer segmentation marketing techniques.
*Strong understanding of customer experience tracking and reporting.
*Comprehension of competitive analysis and trends.
*Past success with managing and enhancing client relationships.
*Leading and working with cross-functional groups.
*Writing strategic marketing plans.
*Demonstrated knowledge of marketing disciplines.
*Core business acumen.
*Management of external vendors.
*Database marketing a plus.