Project Manager

Formerly Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, American Outdoor Brands Corporation (NASDAQ: AOBC) represents a broad and growing array of brands and companies providing quality products for shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiasts in the global consumer and professional markets.

VISION:

To be the leading provider of quality products for the shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiast.

MISSION:

To leverage our employees’ capabilities and experience to design, product, and market high quality, innovative firearms, accessories, and outdoor products that meet the needs and desires of our consumer and professional customers while delivering a healthy financial performance.

Benefits include competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for employee and qualifying dependents as well as 401(k) with company match, onsite fitness center, Profit Sharing plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, product discounts, and generous paid time off.

Position Overview: American Outdoor Brands was forged in innovation and the desire to produce products that support the everyday shooter, hunter, defender, and outdoorsman. AOB is coveted for its leading innovative product development capabilities and processes. The Project Manager is a key contributor within the Product Development department, assisting with strategic projects within Product Development, Continuous Improvement activities/projects, OEM project support, and supply chain management activities. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, self-motivation, and experience with hunting, shooting, and outdoor accessories.

Education and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience: 5+ years of experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with firearms and outdoor products and accessories
• Firearms industry experience desired
• Travel domestically and internationally to suppliers and customers
• Total Travel: 2-3 weeks per year

Competencies and Skills:

• Manage and prioritize time and resources
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Project management
• Type accurately
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Attentive to detail.
• Good organizational skills
• General office equipment
• Judgment and problem-solving skills based on advanced or technical concepts

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and/or support new brand/product integrations and launches, whether organic launches, integrations, or through acquisitions
  • Integration of product development documentation (CAD, product specifications, detailed drawings, and etc..)
  • Manage packaging refresh/redesign projects and initiatives
  • Manage the integration and/or addition of new equipment within the facility
• Manage and/or support OEM projects and opportunities
  • Collaboration with the OEM sales team
  • Management and/or support of intracompany project meetings and project tracking documents
  • Management and/or support of financial analysis/tracking on OEM projects and opportunities, including management of product cost and cost reduction initiatives/negotiations
  • Management of customer samples and production kick-off of OEM projects and opportunities
• Support of the AOB Asia WFOE, and support of new/existing product sourcing activities overall
  • Support product sourcing and resourcing activities and optimize product quality, cost, and supply chain robustness
  • Identify and onboard potential new suppliers domestically and globally
  • Perform new supplier development activities
  • Collaborate with suppliers/manufacturers, as needed, in support of existing products and products in development
• Manage and implement strategic initiatives within Product Development as identified and as assigned
  • Continuous improvement projects (product development documentation, process documents, templates, forms, and etc..)
  • Implementation of new processes
  • Implementation of new equipment and software
• Collaborate with purchasing, marketing, and supply base in relation to NPI
• Strong presentation and communication skills, and the ability to lead meetings
• Strong organization skills, multi-tasking capabilities, and active priority management skills
• Build and maintain professional, constructive working relationships with other departments and with suppliers
• Work safely as well as identify and report any safety hazards immediately
• Maintain good housekeeping in personal area and all common areas
• Other responsibilities as assigned

NOTE: This list presents only the principal duties of the position and is not intended to be comprehensive. The duties and responsibilities listed above may be changed or supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Physical Demands:

• Regular and predictable attendance is required.
• Some work is required in “off-hours” for business meetings/company events.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time in front of a computer.
• Ability to move about facility on regular basis to perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting heavy equipment (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing or walking.
• Visual and hearing acuity.

NOTE: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment:

• General office environment, with some exposure to plant environment, with fork lift and other general hazards.
• Exposure to the outdoors, unstable ground, and some climbing

Within any of our facilities, employees may be exposed to manufacturing noise, airborne liquid chemicals, fine particulate dust, ambient temperatures, and industrial lighting. Work environment is similar to most manufacturing and distribution operations. May be exposed to excessive noise, temperatures, hazards associated with working around moving machinery, work in confined quarters, exposure to vibrations and shop lighting, continuous exposure to hot temperatures, may be humid, odors, dust, continuous exposure to mechanical hazards, and occasional exposure to chemical hazards.

The following Personal Protective Equipment is required:

• Safety glasses with side shields and hearing protection required when on manufacturing floor

The use of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required when a job task(s) is being completed in or around your assigned department or in another department, this includes safety eyewear, hearing protection, and safety footwear.

American Outdoor Brands (and its affiliates) is an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, military service, application for military service, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. Candidates must possess proper authorization to work in the United States and, where applicable, to possess technical data as defined in the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) 22 CFR 120.10.