Director of Product Management and Innovation

Job ID: 165581

Meadow Burke, a CRH company, is a premier manufacturer and distributor for the concrete construction industry. For more than seven decades, we have served architects, engineers, and contractors with a superior line of concrete reinforcing products, concrete forming accessories, road and bridge products, and industry leading products for precast and tilt-up construction.

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Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic, passionate and driven individual to join the team as our Director of Product Management & Innovation. Innovative products and services are at the foundation of our company; this position is responsible for developing a multi-year product strategy across Americas Construction Accessories lines of business. A key part of the role is the cross-functional partnership and alignment across Operations, R&D, Sales and Finance.

As Director of Product Management & Innovation, you will be a change agent, hiring, training and scaling our team of Product Managers, working to define category specific product roadmaps and launch strategies.

In addition to management responsibilities, the role of Director of Product Management & Innovation will assume direct ownership of our New Product Development & Innovation initiatives. Specific job functions include, but may not be limited to, the following:

Responsibilities

• Partnering with engineering, operations and supply chain to understand the production process and influence on product development.
• Identifying customer needs through ride-a-longs, jobsite visits, tradeshows, training, and dealer visits; and becomes the voice of the customer and market expert
• Setting key KPIs with business leads and consistently monitors and communicates performance dashboards for new product introductions.
• Developing product roadmaps, product positioning, and life-cycle management while leading similar efforts with the support of Product Managers across the global accessories business.
• Collecting, analyzing and evaluating key data about the marketplace, including market size, industry influences, competitive landscape, pricing and product gaps.
• Monitoring competitive activity; develops and provides detailed competitive research and analysis; makes recommendations on pricing strategies.
• Working with product managers to coordinate and communicate product/project updates with R&D.
• Leading product training and is the product SME for product launches.
• Monitoring product quality and/or performance cases and works to identify and improve product performance.
• Setting goals for new product ideas and partners closely with the leadership team, end customer, and engineering to drive innovative thought and market lead position.
• Representing the company on visits to customer accounts in order to solicit feedback on company products and/or services
• Leading annual product portfolio reviews
• Developing and manage annual budgets to support product testing and launch.
• Adhering to and drives organizational adoption of the Stage Gate process.
• Working with business leaders and within channels to launch new products, fostering awareness, knowledge and adoption across internal and external customers.
• Working with relevant industry associations and strategic partners to lead category conversations and market growth/expansion.
• Collaborating with our Global Construction Accessories team in Europe and Asia

Requirements

This role requires full attention of the candidate & constant communication with our team. We are looking for a passionate, motivated and highly organized individual with self-starting tendencies and a bias towards action. The ideal candidate will feel confident representing the voice and general tone of the company, along with comfortable handling and digesting a large amount of real-time data.

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in business, marketing, or equivalent subject matter
• Minimum 7 years product management/development experience
• Demonstrated success defining and launching new products”
• Strong leadership and presentation skills
• Experience managing direct reports and working cross-functionally
• Highly organized and proven project management skills
• Analytical skills and strong financial acumen
• Must be adaptable with ability and willingness to efficiently manage multiple priorities and demands that continuously shift in a dynamic and fast paced environment
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Travel up to 30%

What CRH Americas Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH Americas

CRH Americas has a long and proud heritage as one of North America’s largest corporations. We are a proud reflection of the hundreds of family businesses, local and regional companies and mid to large sized enterprises that together form the CRH Americas family. CRH Americas operates with a decentralized, diversified structure, letting you work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large enterprise.

Meadow Burke, a CRH company, is a great place to grow! If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our career site. Please complete your online profile which will be sent directly to the appropriate Hiring Manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest in the CRH Americas family!

CRH Americas is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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