Dometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use Dometic products in outdoor, residential, and professional applications.
Our Marine organization is a trusted provider of innovative solutions for the worldwide boating and boat building industry, and we recently expanded our scope to lead the boating industry into an electrified future. Dometic has won numerous NMMA Innovation Awards over the years and we are always striving for new ways to make boating easier, safer, and more enjoyable.
We are a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Product Manager - Marine Parts and Accessories. This position reports to Head of Product Management Marine EMEA and will work in Forli, Italy.
About the position
As a Product Manager - Marine Parts and Accessories in the Forli team, you will play a critical role as products/product portfolio owner for the growth and profitability. You will be responsible for product competitiveness, managing complexity by ensuring right strategic pricing between SKUs (Stock Keeping Units), managing product life cycle, proposing end-of-life, and driving modularization.
Your main responsibilities
- Maintain a deep understanding of the markets, customer experience, needs, segmentation, and competitor offerings.
- Support product development prioritization based on input from the market.
- Develop end-to-end product business plan and identify needs for investment to ensure the right products are built right.
- Identify and fill product gaps and generate innovative ideas that grow market share.
- Support sales and marketing function in defining product positioning, USPs (Unique Selling Points), product branding, selling content and value-based selling.
- Develop strong working relationships with key partner customers.
- Develop and manage product vision white papers, roadmap, presentations, and formal business cases.
- Create buy-in for the product vision internally and externally with key partner customers.
- Conduct margin analysis, industry/market research, and in-life performance measurement to determine product demand, positioning, viability, and profitability.
- Act as an internal voice of the customer for the development team.
- Drive product launch priorities, including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members.
- Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed.
- Act as a product professional to build awareness and understanding.
- Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on products and services.
- Look for field feedback and warranty information and drive for product continuous improvement.
- Pre-empt potential problems and provide effective solutions in reaction to the application of concepts, techniques, knowledge, or processes developed to support the new product or product change.
What do we offer?
You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced and global environment with great opportunities to grow and take on new challenges. The growth at Dometic is continuous – which gives you great possibilities to evolve with the company.
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Company pension
- Holiday (annual leave and bank holidays)
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Free on-site parking
- Opportunities to make an impact
A suitable background would be a solid experience within product management – as well as the following qualifications and experiences:
- Proven work experience in outboard and inboard engines and associate products.
- Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle.
- Proven ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management.
- Proven track record of working with engineers, and various stakeholders to coordinate, plan, execute, and track product releases from beginning to end.
- Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience.
To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:
- Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities.
- Proven work experience in marine outboard or inboard engines and/or associate products automotive industrial.
- Well-developed organisational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks.
- Strong proficiency with MS Office programs including: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint; and the ability to learn other applications quickly.
- Excellent customer service, management skills and experience.
- Proficient at merchandizing and promoting products to target markets.
- Able to analyse target markets and develop forecasts based on this data.
- Summarize data for a broader audience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cohesive team.
Dometic's Core Values
To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.
Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application. Applications should be submitted in English.
Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!
Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
