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Chervon North America Product Manager | Outdoor Power Equipment in Naperville, Illinois

Chervon is one of the world’s largest power tool and outdoor power equipment manufacturers with a rich history of innovation. Chervon’s commitment to build a better world by building better tools is evident in the products we manufacture and our green approach to manufacturing. We focus on hand-held portable power tools, stationary bench tools, laser and electronic equipment and outdoor power equipment. With world-class R&D, design, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, sales, and service teams throughout the world, we do it all.

Job Summary:

The Product Manager will be responsible for key categories within Chervon’s portfolio.  You will collaborate with counterparts here in the states and in our Nanjing, China headquarters to create end user value through great products.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop a market-informed portfolio strategy and roadmap to create a strong linkage between our end users, brands, and products,

  • Promote our products to customers and the sales teams through direct interaction by communicating capabilities, solutions, and product roadmaps,

  • Create market-leading user experience; work with our UX and industrial design teams to translate user needs and use cases into actionable user stories,

  • Use direct user feedback and data analytics to drive continuous improvement of our existing products,

  • Collaborate with brand marketing and creative teams to support development of messaging and marketing collateral.

  • Develop and maintain competitive comparison and product landscape information

    Job Requirements: 

  • Bachelor's degree required,

  • 5+ years of experience in product management or similar roles, preferably with consumer goods.

  • Work experience in roles involving defining, validating, launching, and managing products,

  • The soft skills necessary to approach and speak to end users

  • This position is physical by nature, and you must be physically able to use and understand our products- requiring work in the field, often for long hours in both cold and hot weather.

  • Comfortable and experienced in developing and presenting presentations and demos in public as well as on camera.

    What we value:

  • Relevant power tool or outdoor power equipment experience,

  • Consumer goods experience, preferably in consumer durables,

  • Ability to collaborate and drive consensus across teams in different countries/cultures,

  • Skill in developing and maintaining relationships with key end users, customers and field sales,

  • Excellent planning, execution and project-management skills,

  • Versed in concept validation and market research methods.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office

  • Grit

  • Problem solving; you won't always have a clear path to navigate.

  • Passion for the outdoors; caring for a lawn or home is a plus.

  • Having used outdoor power equipment (OPE), even as a chore growing up is a plus!

    Supervisory Responsibility:

    This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

    Travel:

    This position requires travel up to 25% both domestically and to Asia.

    Work Environment:

    Chervon North America operates in a casual and fun environment. We offer a very competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, short/long-term disability, life insurance, parental leave, a generous 401(k) match, an open PTO program and a hybrid work environment.

    We think Chervon is a great place to work!  Be part of our new future!   Better Tools.  Better World.

     

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