Product Manager
Posted by GT Bicycles on 06/14/2019
Job Basics
Industry Sector: Bike
Job Categories: Management - Product -Brand
Company Type: HardGoods/Equipment
State: CT
City: Wilton
Country: United States
Required Experience: 1 - 3 years
Job Type: Full Time
Salary:
Required to Relocate:
Required to Travel:
Employee May Telecommute: No
Job Seeker Must Live Within:
Job Description & Requirements
Position Summary
The Product Manager will assist Senior Product manager to achieve a comprehensive business strategy to achieve sales and growth in the global Sporting Goods and IBD channel. They will be required to execute short- and medium-term goals and strategy for the development of bicycle product to ensure brand vision and corporate objectives are met for our Global GT market. The position will require a unique entrepreneurial aptitude for translating customer needs into desired bicycle product.
Physical Demands
- Must be able to lift, carry and move bicycles with assistance up to 50lbs.
- Must be able to assemble and disassemble bicycles.
- Must be able to maneuver around bicycles and parts.
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to use a computer keyboard and view a monitor for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to travel throughout Europe and internationally.
Responsibilities
- Create Bill of Materials for each bike model in respective category and deliver to global assembly locations by set deadlines.
- Execute direction for the product categories with consideration of customer needs
- Present product vision, features, and functionality to sales and externally to retailers
- Monitor developments in the marketplace: Specifically, bicycle products, related technologies, competition, customers and end-users.
- Follow trends in color, graphics and lifestyle of similar product categories (eg winter sports, running sports)
- Work closely with graphics department to ensure an appealing graphics package.
- Work with factories and component suppliers designing, requesting and evaluating new parts and frame designs.
- Work with Marketing and Sales to develop sales publications, catalogs, packaging and product launch packages
- Work with demand planning and sales to deliver accurate regional forecasts
- Write competitive analyses as necessary.
- Oversight of project deadlines for design, engineering, specification and commercialization of products
Essential Qualifications
- High motivation to work for one of the leading bicycle brands
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering or related field.
- Commercial Education with focus on sporting goods industry or bicycle business
- Experience in sporting goods or other bicycle retail environment.
- Knowledge of marketing principles required.
- Knowledge of bicycle parts and assembly required.
- Knowledge of computers required including knowledge of Excel, Access, Word, Outlook and Powerpoint.
- Must be able to work in a team environment.
- English language skills
Beneficial Qualifications
- Previous product development experience in the bicycle industry strongly preferred.
- Previous experience with sourcing products from Asia.
- Knowledge of various metal manufacturing processes and cost association.
- SAP experience
