Associate Product Manager

Company: Allegion Canada Inc.
Location: Carmel
Posted on: April 5, 2021

Job Description:

Associate Product Manager Carmel, IN Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 11,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.-- --- Associate Product Manager - Carmel, IN As the Associate Product Manager, you will work in a highly collaborative environment and be responsible for supporting strategic projects across the Electronic Lock portfolio in the Allegion Home business. Your role will be responsible for assisting near term and long-term profitability for the business by partnering with the product portfolio manager and executing a product plan, actively managing product value proposition, ensuring product line positioning, and all other aspects of product management within strategic initiatives. You will enable and drive collaboration and partnership with multiple functions such as marketing, sales, manufacturing, sourcing, and engineering to achieve the successful execution of product plans and development of product roadmaps. What You Will Do:

• Create and maintain detailed competitive product information including assessment of claims, features, benefits and marketing strategies to support Allegion product line positioning, selling, and pricing strategies.
• Assist in development and execution of product strategies that support Allegion Home business strategies
• Assess current portfolio to help determine near term (tactical) and long term (strategic) elements, including make or outsource new product development, line extensions and rationalization.
• Support portfolio pricing strategy - maximizing revenue and margin--
• Identify trends and needs within the market space and evaluate them as potential business opportunities.
• Business case support: Collaborate with Product team members to finalize business cases that detail sales forecasts, development investment, and commercialization strategy.--
• Evaluate internal and external financial, technology, channel, and market data in order to expand portfolio roadmaps and input into the organization's Annual Operating Plan and Long-Range Plan.
• Participation in joint activities with the marketing organization including project planning, brand strategy, pricing/discount strategy, customer research and marketing communications.
• Assist in the execution of strategic initiatives including:
  • Design for quality
  • Portfolio and product positioning by vertical
  • Drive productivity improving gross margins
  • Lead projects as assigned What You Need to Succeed:
    • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or Technical field
    • 2+ years of experience in product management, product support, program management, technical sales, marketing, operations, or business; Experience with manufactured goods and physical access control is strongly preferred
    • Ability to influence and communicate effectively with diverse range of internal and external customers: customers, sales personnel, engineering, finance, executive leaderships, etc.--
    • Ability to translate complex customer and channel needs into thoughtful, well-organized business cases and portfolio roadmaps
    • Ability to support strategic planning and track record of supporting profitable business growth
    • Ability to conceptualize, integrate, and execute new solutions within a business
    • Continued experience with developing your business and financial acumen (business cases, price positioning, product margin, commercialization strategy, channel management, etc.)
    • Ability to travel up to 15% required Why Work For Us? Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:--
      • You are seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there's plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, "this is your business, run with it" .
      • You value personal well-being and balance, because we do too!--
      • You're looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.--
      • You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!--
      • A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period--
      • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Employee Discounts through Perks at Work--
      • Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching-- Apply Today! As a company that's constantly seeking and discovering new frontiers, we're looking for pioneers.---Join us! We Celebrate Who We Are!-- Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we're required to, but because it's the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team. REGISTERED IN IRELAND WITH LIMITED LIABILITY REGISTERED NUMBER 527370 We believe in anticipating opportunities by sharpening our skills and finding new answers through collaboration. We believe in a safer, more secure world. We believe in providing peace of mind. We believe in being true to ourselves and to those

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