Product Manager - Fans & Lighting Product

- Determines customer needs by specifying the research and market data.

- Recommends the nature and scope of product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas/ product packaging change etc.

- Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.

- Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.

- Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.

- Obtains product market share by working with sales to develop product sales strategies.

- Preparing sales forecasts and analysis.

- Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules

- Developing marketing strategies for Product positioning, product promotions, Campaign Management etc.

- Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses.

- Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.

- Manage the product offering of the assigned portfolio.

- Understand the market for the portfolio and segment the market based on key business factors.

- Know the competition and analyse their product portfolio.

- Find gaps in the current product offering and design the right products to plug those gaps.

- Prepare a GTM strategy for the portfolio and drive execution on the same lines.

- Manage product pricing based on market positioning, business objectives and Gross Margin ambition.

- Design promotional tools to aid the front line sales team and channel partners to boost sales

- Liaise with key stakeholders from various functions encompassing the end-to-end value chain of the company.

- Initiate new projects based on future business requirements with the aid of Project Management Office.

- Scourge for technological advancements in the industry and evaluate the same for implementation in current business with the help of Research & Development.

- Identify potential portfolio parts to initiate value engineering projects in order to boost Gross Margin.

- Visit the market regularly and interact with the trade channel and front line sales team to receive market feedback, competition information and identify best practices of the industry.

- Regular tracking of sales to ensure the right progress in terms of top line goals.

- Drive key business objectives by following up with the front line sales team.

- Analyse the portfolio through the lens of various axes like segment, geography, price point, etc., identify areas of improvement and suggest actions which guide the business towards meeting objectives.

- Oversee all launch activities for new products including procurement plan, code creation, billing plan, market launch plan, promotion plan, etc.

- Understand the consumer journey in both pre and post purchase process and generate insights from the same.

- Track inventory quantities at various levels of the value chain to identify aging products and develop action plans to drive sales of the same.

- Provide valuable input in trade drivers like commercial policies and trade schemes.

- Key Skills- Product Management, Product Development, Consumer Research, Product Pricing, Product Promotions.