Product Manager

As a vital part of the Primex Family of Companies, AcuRite isn’t just a workplace; it’s a community recognized nationally as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. We pride ourselves on fostering an environment where innovation thrives, and every team member’s contribution is valued. Our commitment to excellence has not only won us awards but has also cultivated a culture where you can grow, innovate, and succeed.

Are you ready to elevate your career at an award-winning company known for its dynamic and supportive work environment? At AcuRite, you'll collaborate with top-tier professionals dedicated to improving how people interact with their environment through cutting-edge technology. Join us, and be part of a team that’s shaping a smarter, more connected world. Let’s create the future together—one innovative step at a time!

This position offers a flexible hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of being in the office on occasion. This model combines the convenience of working from home with periodic in-office collaboration to enhance team synergy and innovation.

Overview:

Seeking a Product Manager to oversee the lifecycle of our time, temperature, weather, environmental, and home monitoring product lines. This role involves launching new products, extending existing lines, and managing promotions while navigating competitive and international markets. The ideal candidate will drive efforts to maintain our status as a market leader in both B2C and B2B channels, leveraging creativity alongside financial and process discipline. Focus areas include SKU productivity, cost-effective design, channel differentiation, and gross margin optimization.

Responsibilities:

Develop, communicate, and implement strategic product line plans.

Act as the primary knowledge source for products, market dynamics, and consumer insights.

Identify and capitalize on new product opportunities from diverse sources.

Oversee product P&L, development, launch, and discontinuation processes.

Integrate consumer and market feedback to enhance product offerings.

Maintain up-to-date market intelligence and competitive analyses.

Collaborate with sales, marketing, product development, global sourcing, and supply chain teams.

Engage with external agencies such as marketing consultants and design professionals.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.

At least 5 years of progressive product management experience.

Proven track record with North American retailers and offshore sourcing in consumer durables.

Experience managing external marketing and design resources.

Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and project management skills.

Proficiency in MS Office, Salesforce, Solve, and SharePoint.

Knowledge of international markets is advantageous.

Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (20%).

Ability to work flexible hours to communicate with international teams.

Competencies:

= Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant, and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener; is an early knower, getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it

Skills = Relishes leading; takes unpopular stands if necessary; encourages direct and tough debate but isn’t afraid to end it and move on; is looked to for direction in a crisis; faces adversity head on; energized by tough challenges

= Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings

Focus = Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect

Skills = Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment

= Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team, unit, and/or the organization; provides individuals information so that they can make accurate decisions; is timely with information

Management = Is good at bringing the creative ideas of others to market; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; has a sense about managing the creative process of others; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace

Setting = Spends his/her time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus

Communications = Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles, can get messages across that have the desired effect