Associate Product Manager

Why join us?

Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

About This Opportunity:

As an Associate Product Manager, you’ll with a specified product line(s) by developing, implementing, and managing product management activities to provide optimum sales and profits. You’ll compile and evaluate research on assigned product line(s) to establish management strategies. Assists with product direction, pricing, profit plans and product development, to manage the product line(s) life cycle.

What you’ll do:

You'll have opportunities to:

• speak up, solve problems, lead others, and be an owner every day as you...
• Define market opportunities, determined by an analytical assessment. Translate the market need into a product- specific criteria and supports the product development and commercialization process with various product management tactics.
• Provide market driven input to individual product plans and strategy.
• Regularly monitor and analyze data pertaining to product or category metrics, programs, and competitive markets to provide insights, observations, and recommendations to obtain goals.
• ·Develop necessary analysis globally and implements pricing, including regional pricing and currency calculations; completes required workflows.
• Assist and provide backup to Product Managers with the preparation of product training presentations and other various internal presentation opportunities.
• Field general questions including competitive inquiries and make decisions or recommendations to resolve.
• Participate in and support new product launch deliverables and contribute to CP, BP, MLP, etc NPC milestones.
• Provide direction and recommendations in support of data management system functionality and usage.
• Create necessary product sales support and training information including product feature summaries, competitive evaluations and pricing comparisons.
• Involved in resolving quality issues and driving changes that affect P&L.
• Participate in user / customer observation and take an active role in leading some efforts.

Sound Like You?
You might be just who we’re looking for if you have . . .

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree required. Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising or Interior Design preferred.
• Strong fundamental understanding of product management best practices and processes, typically gained through 3-5 years of experience in product management/product marketing or related experience.
• Contract furniture of capital goods marketing experience preferred.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong sense of the customer and sales process with demonstrated customer and field interaction.
• Sound understanding of operations, production, supply management, full value stream.
• Understanding of Herman Miller’s channels, including dealer and/or retail, and understanding their main functions (sales, design, and operations)
• Experience working in cross-functional team environments.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information to make recommendations.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changes in business, corporate, or project strategy.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and market research experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and project management skills. Ability to develop project plans and manage activities for a medium or large cross functional project.
• Solid understanding of business and financial acumen to foresee marketing levels that affect Herman Miller’s financial performance. Understands how Product Management impacts the financial positioning of the product line.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use office automation and communication software and tools currently being used in the Herman Miller office environment.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

OUR VALUES

Our values speak to our shared beliefs. They describe how we live our purpose through the way we lead, the way we see one another, and the way we approach our work.

We are difference-makers reflects our commitments to creating places that matter, to being a good neighbor in our communities, and to using business as a force for good.

We are all extraordinary is our statement about the worth of individuals and our commitment to help everyone reach their full potential.

We are better together demonstrates how challenging one another, making room for everyone, and working and winning as one makes us stronger.

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire everyone. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [email protected].