Product Manager - Casegoods

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 a Product Manager, you'll serve as product champion for specified product line(s) by developing, implementing, and managing product management activities to provide optimum sales and profits. You will compile and evaluate research on assigned product line(s) to establish product management strategies. You'll be responsible for product direction, pricing, profit plans, and product development to manage the product line(s) life cycle. You will manage an assigned product line(s) to approved performance metrics. You may also lead product business teams and the development of product strategy for select products.
 
What You'll Do
You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, lead others, and be an owner every day as you...

• Manage the product life cycle of an assigned product line(s) from introduction, through growth and maturity, to decline and discontinuation. You'll provide input on product simplification/discontinuation for product lines.
• Hold P&L (pricing, forecasting, revenue, costs, and gross margins) accountability for assigned product(s). You will direct ongoing analysis and lead the pricing strategy to maximize financial performance.
• Define and observe research, forming insights and observations. You'll conduct research with customers, users, and other stakeholders to inform product strategy and tactic recommendations including new product opportunities, product enhancements, promotion strategies, and product simplification.
• Use market insights to develop, drive, and implement individual product plans and strategy within the context of the broader category strategic plan.
• Define market opportunities, determined by an analytical assessment. You will translate market needs into product-specific requirements and/or marketing needs.
• Support the product development and commercialization process with various product management tactics. You'll provide direction, make recommendations, and make decisions 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.
• Define and use analytical tools to provide insight necessary for decision making regarding product mix, pricing, discontinuation, etc.
• Field complex product questions including competitive inquires and product positioning recommendations. 
• Make presentations internally and externally for critical product situations and to create followership affecting assigned products.
• Own the effort to resolve high impact quality issues and product changes.
• Act as a mentor to help develop other Product colleagues.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

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

• A Bachelor's degree (Business, Merchandising or Interior Design preferred).
• A proven understanding of product management best practices and processes, typically gained through four to seven years of experience in product management, product marketing, category management, or related experience.
• Contract furniture or capital goods marketing experience and/or premium consumer merchant experience (preferred).
• Product development and/or market research experience (preferred).
• Strong business, financial, manufacturing, supply management, and marketing acumen with the ability to integrate this knowledge into sound product decision making.
• An understanding of how product management impacts the financial positioning of the product line and decisions to improve the overall P&L of assigned product line(s).
• An understanding of sales processes with demonstrated customer and field sales interaction.
• The ability to investigate and analyze information to make recommendations.
• Outstanding leadership skills with creative problem-solving skills. 
• The ability to lead through influence and relationship-building skills within all areas of the company.
• Analytical and project management skills.
• The ability to develop project plans and manage activities through influence alone for cross-functional project.
• The ability to handle multiple concurrent responsibilities and work in a constantly changing environment.
• The ability to manage multiple major projects and priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to travel to customer sites.
• The ability to perform all essential job 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.

A starting compensation range for this role is $86,100.00 - $108,600.00. Relevant salary considerations will include candidate qualifications and experience, other business/organizational needs and market factors . You may also be eligible to receive a geographic premium, annual discretionary incentive and equity awards which are subject to the rules governing these programs. The company offers a full spectrum of benefits including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Vacation and Parental Leave), Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our associates.

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.

A starting compensation range for this role is $88,600.00 - $111,750.00. Relevant salary considerations will include candidate qualifications and experience, other business/organizational needs and market factors . You may also be eligible to receive a geographic premium, annual discretionary incentive and equity awards which are subject to the rules governing these programs. The company offers a full spectrum of benefits including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Vacation and Parental Leave), Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our associates.

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].