Technical Product Manager

Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions, a division of Overhead Door Corporation, with multiple service locations, and more than 200 value-adding distribution partners across North America, Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions addresses a broad range of specialty door and access applications under the brands Horton Automatics, Won-Door, and Door Services Corporation.

Horton's breadth of solutions enables architects to achieve their unique design vision, combining exceptional functionality and code compliance with elegant and flexible designs.

Horton Automatics brand provides the broadest portfolio of automatic doors in the industry, which specialty applications for healthcare, security, and office buildings.

Position Overview

This position translates ideas and market research into strategy to manage the product and portfolio life cycles.

Additionally, ensures that a product's services and features meet the market's needs and the product's initial design intent.

Develop strategies to maintain or increase a product's profit margin throughout the product life cycle.

Stays abreast of competitor activities as well as industry trends and regulatory compliance issues.


* Established overall strategy for delivering sales tools and collateral to the field for sales engagements.

Gathered product evidence in the form of benchmarks, demos, case studies, and testimonials.


* Boost internal and external product awareness through websites, events, advertising, and PR.


* Responsible for determining pricing, channel placement, launch, sustained promotion, and ongoing changes to products through the product life cycle.

Qualifications


* 3+ years of product marketing experience; should include knowledge of manufacturing environment and sales organizations/ channels, preferably in consumer durable or packaged goods


* 3+ additional years in a mechanical, electrical or embedded software engineering role.


* Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical or software engineering.

MBA a plus


* Stil retain the ability to design mechanical, electrical or software systems

Skills


* Business development and product marketing background, with experience developing product plans and strategy work


* Knowledge of processes related to brand marketing, market research, sales training, and field communications


* Computer literate in MS Office products


* Excellent written and oral presentation skills - for both internal groups as well as clients and trade groups/ seminars


* Good problem-solving skills, Six Sigma training a plus


* Flexibility and adaptability


* Action and results oriented


* Persuasive and capable of leading teams with vision and courage of convictions


* Experience in product lifecycle management


* Organizational and leadership abilities and the ability to prioritize multiple projects.


* Excellent communication skills


* Creative thinking skills


* Team spirit and team players, w...