Product Management Specialist

Anatolia Tile & Stone

What you need is…

• University degree, ideally a combination of business and technical education
• Minimum 5 years work experience in Product Management
• Ability to read CAD drawings
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel and MS Project
• Working knowledge and experience with ERP systems (SAP preferable), Salesforce, and/or Routing/Scheduling systems is an asset
• No military service obligations for male candidates
• Have an analytical mindset and strong problem-solving skills
• Has a driver’s license, and is able to travel to client or supplier sites when required
• Fluency in spoken and written English

As a Product Manager Specialist, you will be responsible for;

Creating, implementing and executing the process of managing multiple product programs to ensure operational excellence and category performance.  This includes mapping out and defining the list of dependent steps and processes that need to be completed to reach the overall goal as related to new product launches and product life cycle management with the objective of ensuring timely and right the first-time delivery to the customer. Focusing primarily on tactical execution of operational elements, this role ensures deadlines are achieved, budgets maintained and delegates tasks across multiple departments.

• Understanding of product lifecycle management
• Liaises between account managers, sales, customer service, supply chain and warehouse teams to provide project updates
• Manages multiple projects through the critical path and tracks project schedule
• Ensures budget perimeters and on time delivery commitments are met
• Manages and evaluates the progress of projects from concept to delivery and ensures strict adherence to critical path
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives and is accountable for the overall execution of project processes and deliverables in line with the project plan, including planning, financial, communication, stakeholder, risk and issue and scope management
• Prepares project reports for management, clients, others as required
• Actively leverages resources from various departments to manage deliverables to ensure commitments are achieved and to ensure continued repeatability of successes through the creation and maintenance of project documentation and measurement of success post implementation
• Serves as a conduit of information to all parties including design and development/marketing, sales, customer service and supply chain and vendors to ensure projects are delivered on time, on scope, and on budget