Product Manager

At Forte Opening Solutions, we don't just manufacture doors; we create pathways to possibilities. We empower our employees to shape the future of our industry. Join a team where craftsmanship meets cutting-edge technology, and where your ideas can open new doors. Together, we build not just products, but a culture of excellence and collaboration.

Overview

The Product Manager position requires an individual that is capable of cross-functional leadership and has the ability to drive growth and maximize profitability through the product portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Manages product lifecycle of assigned category, optimizes revenue and maximizes profitability.
• Supports product line vision, aligning the portfolio to the end markets, ensuring the product offering meets the needs of current and potential customers.
• Provides product portfolio roadmap recommendations for assigned category, aligned with the business product strategy. 
• Leads cross-functional teams that include marketing, sales, operations, finance, innovation, and product engineering to deliver high impact results on strategic initiatives for both current and new products supporting overall business goals.
• Drives Forte innovation efforts for product testing and research to support current offering value proposition.
• Monitors current and anticipates future customer and market needs and preferences by implementing voice of customer and industry research.
• Provides recommendations on pricing strategies which enhances portfolio profitability through competitive research, internal data analysis and sales interaction.
• Ensures accurate product forecasting information, particularly as it pertains to new, discontinued or promotional products.
• Monitors activities of critical vendors.
• Maintains on-going competitive intelligence to guide pricing, promotions, field activity, customer service and product development.
• Seeks legal advice from corporate counsel to ensure propriety of pricing mechanism, trademarks, product labeling, policies and contractual agreements.
• Demonstrates competency in Forte’s core values: Customer Delight, Expertise, Easy To Do Business With, Trustworthiness, Own Our Actions, Executional Excellence, and Relentless Curiosity.

• Bachelors’ Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field.  MBA preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of Product Management experience including new product launch, portfolio analysis, product life cycle management, category simplification, and management of cross-functional teams.
• Prior P & L experience.
• Possess understanding of frameworks needed to manage a product line across all stages of the product life cycle.
• Flexible and able to deal with ambiguity.
• Able to think strategically while also enjoying tactical execution of programs.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams and influence others.
• Analytical and creative problem solver.
• Strong on planning and attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft project, Smartsheet or similar platform preferred.
• Candidate must possess strong skills in written and oral communication with all levels of internal management and outside stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.