Product Manager
6 days ago
Minneapolis
Job Description Job Title: Product Manager Department: Product Team Reports To: Head of Product FLSA: Exempt Status: Full Time Direct Reports: None Location: Denver Tech Center, CO or Minneapolis St. Paul, MN Remote: Telework possible 2 days a week Pay Range: $120-145k annually depending upon experience and qualifications ABOUT GULFTECH INTERNATIONAL Our companies are the world’s recognized leaders in the engineering, manufacture, lease, sale, and service of industrial equipment and components serving food production and processing companies. Gulftech’s family of companies touches 90% of the world’s fresh produce, nuts, and fish products across 85 countries worldwide JOB SUMMARY Responsible for understanding the customer need and market requirements, formalizing the value proposition of our product, integrating a product strategy across multiple geographies, and finding opportunities to strengthen current market position. Responsible for product category P&L and outcomes. Identifies products’ defining features and value drivers throughout the supply chain. Works with other members of the organization, including research and development, biological science, finance, operations, customer service and sales teams to consolidate insights and inform how our current and future products go to market. RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES: • Develops, executes, and adjusts the vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with Verdant’s revenue goals, market trends, and customer needs for an assigned product category, • Serves as a product and market subject matter expert for the business, • Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps, and generate new ideas that gain market penetration, grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth, • Assists in the planning and execution of product development trials and commercial customer demonstrations / pilots, including photo / video asset collection, and results summarization, • Assists in the development of the yearly budget to plan and execute future product development for an assigned product category, • Assists in the development of a repository for product data, competitive landscape and insights, and translation of market requirements into technical specifications., • Prioritizes product features and communicates product value to key stakeholders, • Conducts product, market, and value proposition training for marketing and sales, • Tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of product initiatives by market, • Strategic thinker with strong customer interaction skills which can be translated into growth opportunities, • Ability to work well with internal teams, including scientists, developers, engineers, quality assurance, operations, and sales., • Effectively communicates requirements and implementation plans match expectations, • Organize and summarize data that tells a compelling story to different audiences, • Knowledge of the agriculture industry and a regulated environment, • Exceptional problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done, • Communicates effectively across all levels of the organization, • Exceptional technical writing & presentation skills, • Ability to manage, execute and summarize trials/demonstrations in a timely manner, • Appreciation of customer and consumer needs as it relates to fresh produce, floral, and other future technologies, • Undergraduate degree, • Minimum 7 years of experience in strategy, marketing, product or R&D roles, • Knowledge of technical marketing, managing R&D, pre-commercial and commercial trials/demonstrations, • Knowledge of biology, plant physiology, postharvest physiology, food safety and fresh food and flower packaging preferred but not required, • Experience in business development or writing customer-facing sales support materials, • Strong understanding of product management principles and practices., • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams., • Proficient in Microsoft Office BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION • Medical (PPO & HSA), dental, and vision insurance, • Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays, • Employee assistance program (EAP), • 401k, • Profit sharing, • Free Life, • Free AD&D, • Free Disability insurance, • Tuition Assistance *Salary information is a general guideline only. Actual compensation considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, location, work experience, education, and key skills. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. *Our Company is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any term, condition, or privilege of employment. We do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, ancestry, race, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation/gender identity), color, religion, national origin, parental status, marital status, political affiliation, family medical history or genetic information, military or veteran status, disability, medical condition, or any other non-merit based factor or status protected by federal, state or local law The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements. Scheduling flexibility is required to accommodate changing business needs.