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Exciting role with a large, profitable, rapidly growing company. Manage an experienced, high-performance cabinetry product management team. We offer a hybrid work schedule with generous vacation time.

About the Company

Hardware Resources is a leading manufacturer of cabinetry and cabinetry accessories. Wolf and NorthPoint cabinetry are our two cabinetry brands that have recently been brought together to strengthen our position in the cabinetry market. We sell to thousands of cabinet dealers and showrooms across the country and enjoy an outstanding reputation for quality and service. The company is large, profitable, and growing rapidly. We are looking for a Vice President to develop our cabinetry product strategies to sustain and guide that growth.

Who are we looking for?

Are you passionate about product strategy? Do you consider team leadership a personal strength? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then we may have the perfect opportunity for you. Weve recently integrated Wolf and NorthPoint Cabinetry and the VP of Cabinetry Product Management is a crucial role for bringing these two great brands together to accelerate growth. The ideal candidate should have a proven background in leading cabinetry product management teams and driving new product development programs and projects for cabinetry. If this sounds like a good fit, we want to have a conversation with you!

About the Job

The VP of Cabinetry Product Management manages the cabinetry product management team comprised of six product management professionals. The VP works with the product managers to set and implement product line strategic plans, product development plans, marketing plans and promotions, training programs, sales support, inventory control, EandO reduction, forecasts, product phase-in and phase-out, channel development programs, supplier evaluation, market research, and competitor research, all toward achieving the revenue, profit, and market share objectives of the company. This is a new position for Hardware Resources, so the ideal candidate should be well versed in creating new processes and programs that dont currently exist. Strong preference will be given to candidates that are willing to live and work from one of our facility locations: Dallas, Texas (Irving); Bossier City, Louisiana; or York, Pennsylvania.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop Product Strategy:Establish a comprehensive strategy for Wolf and NorthPoint Cabinetry cabinet and closet product lines to optimize margins and create value through differentiation. Stay informed about housing market trends, analyze competition, market conditions, and customer needs to guide product management and strategic planning.

Drive Innovation and Speed to Market: Collaborate with engineering to expedite the market entry of innovative, proprietary products, and guide product managers in setting strategic plans, protecting intellectual property, and managing the product lifecycle.

Prioritize Initiatives:Prioritize product development initiatives and marketing programs to ensure optimum return-on-investment.

Implement Project Management:Drive the use of project management tools and processes for successful development of new products and projects.

Enhance Quality and Productivity:Collaborate with product managers and quality teams to identify and implement improvements in quality, productivity, packaging, and on-time delivery while reducing costs and time-to-market.

Control Inventory:Work with operations to drive inventory control through accurate new product forecasts, MOQ reduction, and EandO reduction.

Foster Synergies and Relationships: Coordinate with the cabinet accessory product management team to identify product synergies and foster effective working relationships between product managers and other departments.

Develop Pricing Strategy:Coordinate product price changes and develop c mpetitive pricing strategies for assigned product lines.

Support Sales and Training:Ensure product managers collaborate with sales teams for effective training on product features, benefits, and target customers, and work with learning and development to enhance training methods.

Identify Channel Opportunities:Identify channel opportunities and assist sales teams in developing and implementing penetration plans with necessary training and marketing resources.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Solid project management skills, including excellent organizational and time management skills
• Solid Excel skills
• Experience working with international and/or domestic product manufacturers for cabinetry
• Experience working with databases and report generation
• Solid business knowledge of marketing, finance, manufacturing, sales
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working across multiple departments
• Self-motivated, results-driven professional who consistently delivers high-quality work
• Proven track record of successfully leading mid-size to large teams
• Strong presentation development and public speaking skills
• Core product management practices and principles

Education and Employment Experience

• Bachelors degree required
• 7+ years of product management and product marketing experience for cabinetry
• Experience working for a B2B company is a plus

Additional Information

• Moderate travel - likely 8+ domestic trips a year, possibly 1-2 overseas trips a year
• Relocation will be considered for highly qualified candidates
• All new employees are required to pass a drug screen and background check

FSLA Status: Salaried Exempt

Location: Bossier City, LA; Dallas, TX; York, PA

Learn More About the Company

HardwareResources.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Management: 7 years (Required)
• Product management: 7 years (Required)
• Cabinetry: 10 years (Required)