Product Manager

Overview

Manage the development and lifecycle of consumer appliance products, including microwave ovens and cooking appliances. Conceptualize new ideas, research concepts, and perform objective market and financial evaluations of new products.

Initiate and track development schedules as a project leader to meet timeline goals. Responsible for assigned projects, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, suppliers, and customers to ensure successful product development and launch. Develop product support literature and materials, such as operation, installation, and quick start guides.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and complete new product planning sheets by independently coordinating new product specifications, strategies, timelines, target costs and competitor analysis. • Develop and prepare product support items such as show samples and product literature such as operation & installation instructions, specification sheets, and other product document materials. • Develop and maintain detailed development schedules (Gannt charts) including agency, first lot orders, tooling, show samples and printed material requirements. • Coordinate and manage cross-functional teams during project development process for both internal and external stakeholders. • Prepare for and participate in new product release meetings to ensure all Marketing/Sales/Product Planning issues are complete. • Contribute to pilot run review, preproduction review, and authorization…