Senior Portfolio Manager at PPG INDUSTRIES INC in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

The Senior Portfolio Manager - Pro Interior Paint will help develop the product strategy for assigned categories across multiple sales channels in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

You will achieve profitable growth of the product lines across all sales channels. Develop a detailed understanding of the key drivers of their category and product lines for the target market segments, gain insights on competitive products and their perceived value.

You will report to the Director of Product Management and work a hybrid schedule with two days in the office and three from home. This position may be based out of PA or OH.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Portfolio Management - Develop product value propositions by product platform, review and demonstrate global projects for potential development, support financial product performance and product roadmap development. Ability understand data to build actions based on category performance.

• Product Development - Collaboration with technical lab associates to understand viability of new technologies for development of portfolio differentiation and lead prioritization of formula revisions and product launches.

• Competitive Analysis - Understanding of product portfolio, new products, SWOT analysis.

• New Product Launches - Preparation and review of stage gate and product launch documents/business cases, customer field trials, project management, label design, communications (with marketing) and label and finished goods management to minimize obsolescence costs.

• Product Lifecycle Management - Help develop criteria for end-of-life cycle; perform analysis for those candidates, decision and communication of products eliminated and replacement products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, related technical field, or Marketing required.

• 5+ years of Product Management and/or Development, Technical, Marketing experience.

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About us:

Here at PPG, we make it happen, and we are excited by candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - everyday.

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