Product Strategy Manager
- Employer
- Tourico Holidays Inc.
- Location
- Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Salary
- 70,000-75,000 Plus Bens
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2016
- Closes
- Dec 20, 2016
- Industry
- Automotive, Consulting, Entertainment / Leisure, Hospitality, Retail, Technology, Transportation
- Category
- Call Center, Consultant, Education / Training, Engineering, Mechanical, Facilities / Maintenance, Logistics, Management, Marketing, Operations, Product Manager / Analyst, Project Management, Sales
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Career Level
- Manager
Product Innovation and Strategy Manager
Job Duties:
- The position will be responsible for driving the identification and integration of products, directing the design of implementation and support processes, managing the ongoing relationships, and building proprietary knowledge into the partnerships.
- Identify, evaluate and select additional partnerships to leverage the company’s buying power.
- Work with Product Managers to help enable the execution of product category strategies. Functions include: technical understanding of products and their applications to facilitate new product launches, competitive data gathering, preparation and review of communications and performance tracking activities.
- Investigate competitive product and promotional activities including: Review price comparisons, product gap/cross reference activities.
- Gather data and provide analysis in support of strategic regional objectives.
- Coordinate, manage and respond to incoming product and operational issues relating to products and suppliers.
- Work cross functionally with various departments in support of Product Management objectives. These departments include Ancillary Products, Marketing, Communications, Logistics and Purchasing, Operations, Training, and the Project Management Office.
- Develop detailed situation analysis and strategy development plans that include product selection, market size, market structure, market segmentation, competitive landscape and market share, headroom for growth, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT), channel to market, customer targets, etc.
- Assess key market and industry trends.
- Articulate the strategy, clarifying priority areas and out-of-scope opportunities.
- Develop Operational and Strategic Agendas, including capital plan and long range financial forecast, and develop detailed tactical and financial plans at segment, region and customer level
- Work as directed by the business development leaders, with regional business teams to translate global strategy into regional relevant strategies.
- Assist in developing financial models and building the business case for technology and early stage acquisitions supportive of the overall innovation strategy.
- Works directly with Product Management concepts, implementation, planning and monitoring.
- Create effective relationships with executives in the different corporate functions and business units to influence the development and execution of strategy and new innovations as well as existing product offerings.
Skills:
- Requires at least 5 years of technical or operations experience
- Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
- Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams in a matrix organization
- Effective communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation skills
- Proven ability to work effectively both independently and in a team-based environment
- Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
- Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- Able to make judgements on the spot and over the phone.
- Understanding product knowledge.
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