Associate Product ManagerRepurpose UK

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Seating & Repurpose Associate Product Manager

GENERAL PURPOSE

Provides critical support for the development and growth of the MillerKnoll global seating portfolio and helps ensure that product lines achieve their sales volume and profitability goals. Serves as product consultant for the Repurpose program by developing implementing and managing product management activities to provide optimum sales and profits. Compiles and evaluates research on repurpose product offerings (including refurbished vintage and lifecycle extension products) to establish product management strategies. Responsible for product direction pricing profit plans and product development for repurpose offerings managing the product life cycle and performance against approved metrics.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Develops drives and influences product plans and strategies for seating product lines including refurbished offerings.

Defines market opportunities for repurpose offerings through analytical assessment and translates market needs into product criteria that support refurbishment resale and lifecycle extension strategies.

Directs ongoing analysis and leads pricing and discounting strategy to maximize financial performance of seating and repurpose products.

Provides input and decision-making support for systems and processes that enable repurpose workflows including reverse logistics and inventory tracking.

Creates necessary product sales support and training information for seating and repurpose offerings including product condition standards feature summaries competitive evaluations and pricing comparisons.

Creates analytical tools and evaluates research to generate insights on recovery value margin performance demand and cannibalization for repurpose products.

Fields general questions including competitive inquiries related to seating and refurbished/resale offerings and makes recommendations to resolve.

Helps to resolve quality issues for repurpose products and drives improvements that affect P&L including refurbishment standards and processes.

Supports the lifecycle of repurpose products from identification and intake through refurbishment resale and final disposition; provides input on product simplification and recovery strategies.

Conducts research with customers users and stakeholders to inform seating and repurpose product strategy and offering development.

Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

Bachelors Degree required; Marketing Business Administration or Interior Design preferred.

14 years of experience in product management product marketing or related roles.

Experience in circular economy refurbishment resale or reverse logistics preferred.

Skills and Abilities

Proven understanding of the customer and sales process including implications for repurpose and secondary market offerings.

Strong understanding of operations production supply management and full value stream including reverse logistics where applicable.

Ability to analyze data related to lifecycle economics margin optimization and recovery value.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives within an evolving business model.

Strong business and financial acumen including understanding how repurpose impacts overall product line P&L.

Who We Hire

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1