Job Description:

Description

Atkore is forging a future where all Atkore brands, suppliers, employees, customers, partners and communities are building better together - a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.

Atkore is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electrical, mechanical, and safety infrastructure solutions to power and protect the world. With approximately 3,900 employees and 65 manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, Atkore manufactures electrical conduit, cable management systems, armored cable, metal framing, and security products and solutions and is a recent recipient of a Great Place to Work certification. Atkore's commitment to quality, delivery and value helps customers realize their vision. Atkore forges relationships and shapes the future with breakthrough results, enhanced technology, and innovative product offerings.

We are currently searching for a Product Manager to be based out of Philadelphia, PA. Reporting to the VP/GM Cable Management with matrixed to the Global Director of Product Management, the Product Manager is responsible for the entire product portfolio, development and product marketing. This includes managing products through their life cycles, developing and maintaining roadmaps, gathering and prioritizing customer requirements, defining the product vision, developing and implementing channel strategies and working closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Codes and Standards and Sales to deliver an end-user driven innovative product portfolio.

The product manager is expected to become the Cable Management North America subject matter expert within the business. They are responsible for understanding the customer's current and future requirements and the competitive environment. Additionally the Product Manager will be responsible for setting pricing, working with Operations and Finance to ensure BOM and Routing accuracy of both existing and new products.

Experience in lean manufacturing or business system-based company is a plus.

Additional Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Subject matter expert for the product category and adjacencies


• Captures and disseminates Voice of the Customer (VOC)


• Analyzes product position in market relative to price, profitability, market share, verticals, and geographies


• Expert with respect to the competition and product category; ongoing profiling and reporting of competitive strength and weakness and game theory of competitive response; maintains and shares relevant market intelligence


• Develops and Implements the Business Unit Product Line Strategy, Competitive Markets and Competitors


• Distills market, competitive and environmental analysis and define the short and long run category strategy to limit risks and expand opportunities


• Manages product life cycle and develop plans for all phases


• Develops the core positioning, value proposition and messaging for the category


• Identifies gaps that could lead to a sustainable competitive advantage


• Develops and executes action plans to achieve breakthrough results. Maintain and report out on action plans, KPI's and countermeasures


• Manage the new product development and VA/VE process from ideation through commercialization using the stage gate process; Work collaboratively with Atkore Business Units both domestically and globally to maximize product features around the world


• Work with third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities


• Collaborate with Sales to develop channel partners and programs


• Collaborate with codes and application team to remove regional or local roadblocks (code-conversions) and ensure new product compliance


• Set overarching pricing strategy to meet revenue and profitability goals


• Educate, train, and develop our front-line sales team (inside and outside), national network of sales agents, and select distributors, contractors, and OEM's


• Assists customers with VA/VE opportunities and special components


• Ensure BOM, Routing, Pricing and Costing accuracy as we prepare for next phase of JDE ERP implementation


• Verticals: Monitor vertical activities to identify opportunities for existing and future product revenue growth.


• Intellectual Property: Work with legal to protect Atkore IP and monitor competitor IP submissions/expiry of existing patents.


• Inorganic Growth: Identify and participate in M&A target discussions, to support the Atkore GET2X growth objectives.


• Digital: Simplify the customer journey, working with marketing to leverage digital tools that improve the selection, specification and procurement of Atkore products.
  
  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (MBA preferred)


• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Product Management


• 7-10 years business experience, preferably in electrical industry with Engineering pedigree


• Demonstrated success defining and launching products and managing product categories


• Demonstrated ability to use lean tools, structure project plans and methods to drive process and product improvements


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Excellent teamwork and project management skills, self-driven and accountable


• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority


• High Energy


• Works Autonomously


• Must be able to travel approximately 20% of the time


• Proficient in Word, Excel, Power-Point, Outlook, CRM systems and able to learn JDE and MAPICS ERP systems


• All associates must embrace and foster an environment that supports our core values of Accountability, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect, Excellence

Our Culture Drives Value

Atkore's culture is created from the disciplined use of the Atkore Business System (ABS), which is a critical part of our mission and a foundational system based on excellence in People, Strategy, and Processes, tied together with Lean Daily Management (LDM) to manage and sustain the business we have today, and Strategy Deployment Process (SDP) to create the business we aspire to become.

Having the right talent in the right roles enables successful ABS execution, improves our customer's experience, and delivers breakthrough results. Said another way, that's how we win!

Great Leaders Drive Value

Atkore is committed to creating an engaged and aligned workplace that helps drive an accountable and performance-based culture. Our team possesses a willingness to strive for breakthrough results, stays focused on being standout leaders, and fully supports decisions of the Company after robust debate. We consistently live the Atkore mission, learn our strategic priorities and link behaviors to those priorities, all in a way that's consistent with our core values. Together, we build stronger leaders and improve customer satisfaction which positively increases the overall value of the enterprise.

Atkore Delivers Value to You

By joining Atkore, you can expect to receive a competitive salary in addition to a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, a generous maternity/paternity leave, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, as well as life, accident and disability insurance. In addition, Atkore offers wellness programs and employee assistance resources to help employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Our dedicated employees are recognized for their commitment to our customers and making our company better than it was the day before.

Atkore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate because of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital or family status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Atkore is a diverse company that believes its employees are the foundation for investing in its future, through the understanding that awareness and acceptance of our individual difference enhance inclusion and promote engagement and alignment. Diversity and inclusion are keys to growing our business and providing a work environment that fosters contributions by all employees.

Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!