Global Product Manager, Interface Carpet Tile

Interface is a global flooring solutions company and sustainability leader, offering an integrated portfolio of carpet tile and resilient flooring products that includes Interface® carpet tile and LVT, nora® rubber flooring, and FLOR® premium area rugs for commercial and residential spaces. Made with purpose and without compromise, Interface flooring brings more sophisticated design, more performance, more innovation, and more climate progress to interior spaces. A decades-long pioneer in sustainability, Interface remains “all in” on becoming a restorative business. Today, the company is focusing on carbon reductions, not offsets, as it works toward achieving its verified science-based targets by 2030 and its goal to become a carbon negative enterprise by 2040.

The Global Product Manager, Interface Carpet Tile is responsible for managing the global product portfolio, including portfolio management, competitive and market research, product planning, cross functional collaboration in the development and introduction of new products and product innovations, adherence to the stage gate process, and product positioning.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.

Skills and experience:

• 5+ years of experience in business-to-business (B2B) product management and/or marketing

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to effectively facilitate collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Experience managing complex projects

• Strong technical skills and understanding

• Strong analytical skills

• Experience creating and executing against a project plan

• Self-starter with proactive approach to work

• Experience with international projects a plus

Essential duties:

• Product Management

  • Monitor competitive carpet portfolios, attributes and innovations; conduct competitive product research and analysis.

  • Monitor industry data for global and regional markets and conduct Market Mapping to identify market trends and opportunities.

  • Monitor global industry standards and collaborate with relevant teams on compliance requirements and innovation opportunities.

  • Develop and implement long-term global and regional product strategies that drive growth and support strategic business objectives.

  • Define and implement product attribute studies to support and enhance key value propositions.

  • Partner with Research & Development (R&D), Product Development, Supply Chain and/or Sustainability teams in exploration, evaluation and implementation of product and process innovations.

• Product Development         

  • Initiate and manage product development projects through collaboration with Design, Product Development, R&D, Planning, Manufacturing, Field/Technical Services, Commercial, and Marketing teams.

  • Develop product business case that defines project scope and expectations, including product specific P&L.

  • Manage the stage gate process for new product developments and innovations.

  • Ensure definition and alignment of requirements for innovation projects.

  • Develop product positioning, prepare and present product hand-off to marketing, and follow-through to launch ensuring commercialization plan and execution support expectations.

  • Partner with commercial and finance leaders to develop product price positioning and business rules.

• Portfolio Management

  • Evaluate portfolio performance and identify opportunities to enhance and improve.

  • Lead the cross-functional product rationalization process on a regular, agreed-to cadence, and ensure the communications plan is executed throughout the organization.

  • Define and deliver quarterly global and regional product portfolio reporting, analysis and dashboards.

  • Conduct and share post-launch product launch reviews to assess effectiveness of launch and identify improvement process.

  • Support product and related technical questions from Commercial, Marketing and other teams.

Travel

Travel estimated at 15%. Regular travel to LaGrange or Atlanta offices will be required. Travel requirements will occasionally include evenings and weekends.

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