Manager, Product Management

Manager, Product Management

Apply remote type On-site locations 2050 Derry Rd W Mississauga, Canada time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: March 12, 2025 (25 days left to apply) job requisition id R100204

Position Summary

At Samsung Electronics Canada, we take pride in the creativity and diversity of our talented people – they are at the forefront of everything we do. Their skillset and mindset drive our continued success. We want the best of the best at Samsung to join our team, not just those who fit into our Culture but those who will ADD to our Culture and make Samsung an even better place to work.

If you want to work for one of the most recognized brands in the world and one of the Top 100 Employers in Canada...and have a ton of fun…. then please keep reading!

Our Perks:

• Fantastic employee discount on all Samsung products
• Competitive Salary and Performance based incentive plan for all levels
• Employer paid Medical and Dental coverage from day one
• Group RRSP plan that helps you save for the future
• Free on-site gym to get your sweat on
• Subsidized Cafeteria; including free Starbucks coffee/latte machine
• 4-day in-office work schedule Monday through Thursday – with Friday remaining a flex day to work remotely
• Tuition Reimbursement to keep you learning/Access of Samsung U for 24/7 online learning
• Employee Referral program- we want great talent like you!
• Virtual Pet Care-to ensure the well-being and health of your beloved furry companions!
• Additional Well Being Days for better work life-balance!

The incumbent is responsible to drive the product related business decisions and provide strategic direction in all aspects of DA Product Marketing over the life cycle of the product for Dacor and Builder business. This includes total ownership of driving product strategy into the market and absolute owner for Monthly Sales Targets and Profitability of the product. The incumbent will be a liaison between Sales, SCM, Service and Channel for all product related matters.

The individual has absolute ownership for the full product life cycle for each product in portfolio and will lead and motivate a direct report to ensure new product development effectiveness and marketplace acceptance, manage the current product offering while planning the future product roadmap and migration path strategies, and to provide cost effective strategies.

Key responsibilities also include:

• Responsible of all product-related business decisions for the local subsidiary for Dacor, Builder over their full product life cycle relating to P&L, Product development, Forecasting, Go to market strategy, Promotional Roadmaps, Marcomm, Sales, Finance, SCM and interfacing with HQ.
• Responsible for the individual overall business for all Dacor brand Products.
• In charge of overseeing the strategy and business plan for all Builder business for all DA Products in collaboration with the Builder Sales team.
• Communicate to HQ (GBM) re market, competition, COGs and product planning.
• Accountable for the profit and loss of the product for Dacor portfolio.
• Collaborate with external and internal colleagues to grow sales and profit for product category.
• Prepare Dacor’s budget forecasting & profit simulation and analyze cost analysis & marketing budget.
• Communicate with customers (Internal / external incl. NSM preparations, trade shows, maintain exception partner relationships, etc.).
• Review dealer feedback on line up and compare to current distributional strategy.
• Work closely with Category Business Manager and AP2 planner to achieve weekly sales target and analyze weekly PSI and clear Aging Inventory.
• Collaborate with customers, analyze market, consumer research, competition, and channel inventory to create promotion activity for Dacor.
• Dacor business analysis including research industry trends and consumer preference, provide monthly management reporting for spend, profit, share with fluctuation and risk analysis with recommendations.
• Responsible to oversee the creation and implementation of individual Business Strategies covering all pricing, channel programs and marketing promotions developing strategies to maximize sales among customers based on geography, channel type, price segmentation, business model and target market.
• Develop product portfolios to achieve the strategic plan, meet business objectives and increase the company’s competitive position.
• Accountable for the full Profit and Loss. Prepare budgets, forecasting and profit simulations to establish the right action plan per product line.
• Work with Management team to formulate overall strategic direction.
• Effectively communicates and liaisons with the sales teams and the retail partners to develop and execute product strategies.
• Responsible of Builder Business management and development.
• Oversee Operations Management including target and forecast planning, P/L management, and AP1/AP2/Consensus planning.
• Internal liaison responsible for communicating all channel programs, promotions and lead activities ensuring partner compliance with our partner agreements.

Skills and Qualifications

Education:

• University education preferred (min. Bachelor’s), MBA (a plus).

Knowledge:

• Intimate knowledge of DA channel and main reseller players.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead highly effective teams.
• Ability to manage marketing initiatives.
• Ability to set strategic plans and manage budgets and ROI.
• Ability to make professional presentations and communicate effectively.
• Strong negotiator.
• Must be a hard-working, innovative, energetic, strategic thinking team player.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other office products.
• Ability to assist in long and mid-term business planning.
• Must have a proven track record on results.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment is a must.
• Show a sense of urgency.

Experience:

• 5+ years of related experience preferred.

Samsung is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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