Hybrid Career Opportunity

DRIVE MANUFACTURING TIMELINES FOR MANUFACTURED CONSUMER PRODUCTS / LUXURY LUMINAIRE

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www.waclighting.com

Location: Hybrid, Port Washington, NY 11050 (Nassau County, Long Island NY)

Do you have experience owning and driving the life cycle of new product development for a luxury brand? If so, please read about our growth based career opportunity.

Company Overview:

Born with a global vision and rapid-paced culture in New York, WAC Lighting has disrupted and elevated the LED Lighting industry by challenging conventions and building sustainable products responsibly. With multiple thriving brands and more on the horizon, our unparalleled, vertically integrated world-class organization includes WAC Lighting, VENTRIX LED LINEAR, AiSPiRE, Modern Forms Luminaires Smart Fans, Schonbek, dweLED, Schonbek Beyond, WAC Landscape, COLORSCAPING, and WAC Limited brands. Our group has made significant investments in breakthrough technologies, electronics research and development, rigorous testing, advanced engineering, and eco-friendly manufacturingwhile giving back to the local and global communities, providing thought-leadership, and solving challenges with creativity and innovation.

The Product Manager for Decorative Luminaire drives global engineering resources to lead new product development & line extensions from concept throughout product life cycle. This position drives effective market research and develops product that align with customer needs. The role includes analyzing return on investment, recommending worthwhile product investments, and ensuring ROI of development initiatives are realized.

This position reports to the Director of Decorative Luminaire / R&D

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Effectively manage and drive global resources to meet product rollout deadlines, overcoming barriers as they arise.
• Manage material/development costs and product life cycles to ensure ROI on new product initiatives.
• Work closely with Marketing and Sales to develop market research strategy, effectively identifying customer needs for new products and existing product improvements.
• Work with internal and external design resources to identify trends and develop cutting edge new product concepts, meeting customer expectations and achieving sales targets.
• Manage the development of new product proposals, to include design engineering architectural concepts and specifications.
• Work closely with the sales team to define sales forecasts based on product specifications.
• Work closely with product and purchasing teams to identify cost associated with product development. Analyze ROI and deliver recommendations on products worth moving forward.
• Manage schedules for production including pilot run, product and finish review, label production, and initial order quantities (IOQ).
• Work cross functionally with Product Managers and Engineers to provide the appropriate technical materials including product design story, specifications, photometrics, etc. to support effective product launches.
• Measure and report on ongoing success of each product line developed by the team to ensure ROI is realized.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree or above in Business, Design, Engineering, Industrial Design, or a closely related field of study.
• 5-10 years experience managing the life cycle of luxury brand manufactured consumer products.
• Proven ability to drive directives through non-direct reports.
• Proven ability to develop strong relationships with strategic partners.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organization and project management skills.
• Proven ability to meet tight and changing deadlines.
• Effective presentation skills and the ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Attention to detail in composing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks/demands.
• High level applied knowledge of a variety of computer software applications (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability and willingness for Domestic and International travel as needed.
• Professional luxury lighting industry experience is a big plus.

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