Risk Management Director jobs in Wadesville, IN

Overview

The role drives the development and execution of both short- and long-term strategies for industrial film product lines.  Works closely with segment/functional leaders, sales personnel, R&D, and manufacturing to assist in driving overall product line profitability and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Strategy:

• Work cross functionally to update, communicate and implement the strategic vision for the business.
• Identify internal and external business needs along with growth opportunities.
• Define and develop strategic investment plans to support growth and profitability improvement.
• Understand the market requirements and consumer trends to inform and shape the strategy.
• Conduct market research to drive innovation and growth.
• Gather competitive intelligence to set product requirements and differentiated value propositions.
• Provide product and pricing recommendations for new opportunities.
• Participate in customer meetings and trade events to drive growth. 

Multi Generation Product Planning:

• Develop and execute 1-year and 3-year product development roadmap for product line effectiveness, growth and profitability.
• Define and develop next generation products, collaborating with Sales, Technical and cross-functional teams.
• Manage allocation of technical resources to the most impactful projects.
• Manage all aspects of new product launches and cross customer promotional opportunities.
• Provide oversight for product line specific competitive information. 

Product Line Profitability: 

• Manage new product and customer pricing and profit, collaborating with Finance, Operations, Sourcing, Supply Chain and Sales.
• Monitor market pricing and provide input on competitive landscape.
• Champion cost-reduction projects; manage product mix and margin erosion on mature items.
• Identify changes in equipment and process technology to improve cost position.
• Work with Supply Chain for raw material sourcing, validation and cost-improvement.  

Support of Existing Business: 

• Collaborate with Sales leadership for top target growth (current and new)
• Develop clear product positioning and communication strategies; collaborate with Marketing, manage product positioning tools, including web, trade, ad, sell sheets, research and presentations.
• Lead cross-functional teams to bring solution to resolve quality initiatives.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define service needs for new/changing/outgoing items
• Maintain oversight for new and modified products; working with Marketing, Corporate Creative teams and Packaging Design in determining packaging requirements and art work.

Qualifications

Competencies Required

• Ability to extract item-level sales data, organize, analyze and draw conclusions
• Ability to perform category analysis and category management
• Understanding of profit & loss statement and how commercial and operational activities translate to P&L.
• Ability to organize, coordinate and direct cross-functional teams; commercial as well as operational
• Ability to drive new product development and lead the commercialization of products
• Team player with ability to influence without direct authority to consistently drive profitable growth.

Education, Experience, Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. MBA preferred.
• 7 years Product Management in manufacturing experience or comparable combined experience in commercial and finance functions.
• Solid understanding of business functions Sales, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sourcing, etc.
• High proficiency level with MS Office applications required.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with demonstrated meeting facilitation skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

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