Product Manager

Ameristar Perimeter Security USA, an ASSA ABLOY branded company, is looking for a Product Manager, Commercial & Industrial.  The Product Manager is responsible for both product planning and product marketing. This includes managing the product throughout the Product Lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, to deliver winning products.

What you will be doing:

• Confers with sales, marketing, production and engineering to discuss new product plan specifications and procedures, making detailed plans and timelines to accomplish goals.
• Develops formal product development objectives and schedules for all phases of product development and introduction to market.
• Coordinates with other internal departments to manage each product through the new product development life cycle.
• Assists with developing strategies and tools to identify and prioritize all new product projects in progress and uses these tools to manage day-to-day progress of all products in product development.
• Establishes, maintains, and builds relationships with customers, and internal departments to help facilitate the timely completion of projects.
• Communicates to senior management updates on all products under development, and their stage of development.
• Analyzes test data and reports to determine if designs meet functional and performance specifications.
• Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development.
• Works with the marketing department to develop and maintain the internal product database with product specifications.
• Works with the marketing department in the development of all product collateral materials.
• Provides support for sales and marketing regarding product presentations and customer support.
• May participate in key sales situations for new products.
• Assists with, in conjunction with other departments, identifying promising opportunities for new product development.
• Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, and operations to research new product ideas and develop product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.
• Assists with recommending strategies and/or products for product development.
• Manages requests for specification changes to existing products to ensure that evaluation, documentation and implementation occur within established processes and objectives, including the following:
• Responds to all design specification changes, requested by Sales or reported by Supplier, via designated product/project management/tracking tools
• Coordinates review activities with various other departments as needed to ensure that new design specifications are effectively communicated, verified prior to implementation into production, and validated prior to customer delivery
• Delivers effective customer/partner service to all internal and external customers/partners, including managing difficult customer situations, responding promptly to requests for service and assistance, and meeting customer/partner commitments
• Updates job knowledge by remaining current on regulations and requirements, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, etc., and taking steps to increase real-world product application knowledge

The skills and experience you need:

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or applicable job experience such as project management, estimating, etc.

Other:

• Ideal candidate must be self-motivated with a proven track record and knowledge of technical products.  
• Comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere of a technical organization with a rapidly expanding customer base.
• Must possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professionally in written responses to emails, RFPs, and when submitting reports.
• Must be a good verbal communicator and possess the analytical skill to eliminate sales obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches.
• Must be willing to travel up to 50%.

This role is located in Tulsa, OK.

Questions about this role?  Please contact Ameristar Human Resources at AmeristarHumanResources@assaabloy.com.

ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veteran

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