Product Manager, Seating

Job purpose

Global Furniture Group is a leading North American manufacturer of furniture solutions, offering a broad range of high-quality, value-driven products for the workplace, education, healthcare, and hospitality markets. With over 50 years in operation and more than 4,000 employees worldwide, Global has a strong presence across Canada, the US, Mexico, China, and the UK. 

The Product Manager, Seating works in conjunction with the Director of Seating to develop and implement product category strategies, drive product innovations and improvements throughout the organization. The Product Manager leads the product development processes and marketing coordination efforts of workplace, healthcare and education seating products for the US market. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Improve seating market share opportunities by collaborating in the development of products that are better than category leaders + enhancing products with new features and/or extensions.
• Innovate the seating portfolio by redefining value, middle-market and contract industry positions with fresh design and material across all categories + verticals.
• Direct and align category product development by defining its vision, roadmap and priorities.
• Collaborate with Director of Seating and sales leadership to define category goals, target segments and vertical market strategies.
• Direct product support efforts, ensuring consistent customer experience + addressing quality control trends on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with Director of Seating to translate customer, market and competitive insights into product requirements. 
• Ensure products align with growth targets, margin/pricing requirements and differentiate the brand from its competitors.
• Collaborate with Director of Seating to develop and oversee category training and position strategies.
• Align product strategy with marketing positioning and messaging, collaborating on go-to-market plans, launch content, communications, etc.
• Ensure marketing assets reflect product capabilities, competitive advantages and products ability to overcome customer pain points.
• Oversee development and maintenance of competitive library + competitive analysis documentation.
• Develop product briefs for new seating products based upon product gaps/competitive designs; accounting for required vocabulary, range of options, price targets, product sales volume potential and competitive targets. 
• Rationalize platform opportunities between multiple the Global, Global Healthcare + Offices To Go brands.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Design or other degree from four-year college or university.
• Three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience or military equivalent.
• Knowledge of the customer, dealer and sales process with demonstrated success and experience in customer relations and field sales.
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial, risk-taking, and creative problem solving.
• High level of written, verbal and interpersonal skills to communicate information, ideas, procedures and processes in a logical sequence; at a level appropriate to the audience and resulting in effective working relationships. 
• Successful experience working and achieving results in cross-functional teams.
• General knowledge of furniture manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use Microsoft Office software and tools currently used in Global Furniture Group including high proficiency of PowerPoint and Excel.
• Record of ongoing professional development strongly preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 40% as needed to achieve business objectives.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

While performing the duties of this Job, she/he is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. She/he is frequently required to talk or hear. Occasional walking is required; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WHO WE ARE

Global Furniture Group is a leading North American Manufacturer of furniture solutions. Global offers a broad range of furniture products designed for the workplace, education, healthcare + hospitality markets, delivering exceptional value and quality to its network of dealers, designers and customers.

Operating for 50+ years and employing more than 4,000 people worldwide, Global has locations throughout Canada, the US, Mexico, China and the UK.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Actual base pay offered will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Global, an individual may not be hired at the high end of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. 

Global offers a comprehensive employee benefit program that enables our employees to stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a work/life balance. The following are benefits we offer employees (or may be eligible for): Paid Time Off | Holiday Pay | Medical/Prescription Insurance | Dental Insurance | Vision Insurance | Health Savings Accounts (HSA) | Company-Paid Life and AD+D Insurance | Company Sponsored Long-term Disability | Short-term Disability | Voluntary Life Insurance | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) | Critical Illness and Accidental Injury Insurance | FSA | 401(k) & Roth 401(k)

BONUS

This position is also eligible for a performance-based bonus based on individual/department goals as well as overall company performance. 

WHERE WE ARE

Global has distribution centers and showrooms located all across the USA + Canada.

Global USA Showrooms:

Atlanta | Boston | Chicago | Irvine | Miami | NYC | Philadelphia | Phoenix | Washington DC

Global USA Showrooms + Distribution Centers:

Atlanta | Baltimore |Chicago | Cincinnati | Dallas | Denver | Houston | Kansas City | Los Angeles | Miami | Philadelphia | Seattle | Tampa

You can visit us at www.globalfurnituregroup.com.

Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Global does not sponsor work authorization or visas for this role. 

Global is a smoke-free, drug-free workplace and equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for this position without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. To request assistance in completing this application, please call 800.220.1900 and ask for Human Resources.

Veterans encouraged to apply.