What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager - Outdoor Power Equipment position at Chervon North America?
Product Manager | Naperville, Illinois
Chervon is a leading manufacturer of cordless and corded power tools and outdoor power equipment. We design, engineer and market these power tools and outdoor power equipment within our brand portfolio – EGO, FLEX and SKIL and for many other highly respected private brands.
The OPE Product Manager will be responsible for several core categories within Chervon’s portfolio of outdoor power equipment. You will collaborate with counterparts here in the states and in our Nanjing, China headquarters to create end user value through great products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop a market-informed portfolio strategy and roadmap to create a strong linkage between our end users, brands, and products,
- Promote our products to customers and the sales teams through direct interaction by communicating capabilities, solutions, and product roadmaps,
- Create a market-leading user experience; work with our UX and industrial design teams to translate user needs and use cases into actionable user stories,
- Use direct user feedback and data analytics to drive continuous improvement of our existing products,
- Collaborate with brand marketing and creative teams to support development of messaging and marketing collateral.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree preferred,
- 7-10 years of experience in product management or similar roles,
- Consumer goods experience, preferably in consumer durables,
- Work experience in roles involving defining, validating, launching, and managing products,
- Ability to travel up to 25% both domestically and to Asia.
What we value:
- Relevant power tool or outdoor power equipment experience,
- Experience working in an Agile development framework, ideally in a Product Owner capacity,
- Ability to collaborate and drive consensus across teams in different countries/cultures,
- Skill in developing and maintaining relationships with key end users, customers and field sales,
- Excellent planning, execution and project-management skills,
- Versed in concept validation and market research methods.
About Our Working Environment
Chervon North America operates in a casual and fun environment. We offer a very competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, short/long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) and a competitive time off program.
Chervon North America is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, age, religion, color, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, gender, pregnancy, military status, order of protection status, transgender status, genetic information, or any other category protected by law.
