Lumascape is currently seeking a product manager to join its product management and marketing team at the San Carlos, CA facility. This position is will be heavily involved in development of new Product Marketing Requirement documents, product roadmap development, coordinating with R&D team and the Marketing Manager to facilitate on time release of new products to the market. The successful candidate will have demonstrated knowledge and success in LED lighting applications in the outdoor lighting category.
- Analyse market trends, opportunities and market performance internationally;
- Communicates in an effective way to ensure CEO, GM and other stakeholders are fully informed of the market trends, relevant issues and are a part of the decision making process;
- Produce project/ product/ system marketing requirement documents (MRDs) to be issued to Product Development including market requirements, pricing, sales forecast and analysis of competitive products;
- Evaluation of market opportunities for new products and systems;
- Focus on product strategy for high quality, economically competitive products and systems across all markets;
- Develop the product road map for new product developments.
- Show leadership through consultation;
- Ensure a very consultative approach at all levels to ensure a smooth transition from the initial idea to product to market;
- Ensure management is in a position to take informed decisions and is always informed of decisions that affect new and existing products offerings;
- Creation of business cases, financial models for new and/or improvement of existing products;
- Working with Manufacturing Engineering and designers to ensure all product and system requirements are taken into account from the initial product conception to the finished result;
- Evaluation of special requests in the context of product and technology strategy and corporate goals;
- Identify and research potential new markets;
- Identify and research potential new technologies;
- Work with Project Teams on product scoping and development of functional specifications;
- Participate in concept evaluation and design review meetings;
- Coordinate product certification requirements for US and EU markets;
- Technical knowledge is important as the PM will need to maintain a high level of product knowledge and understanding of new products so PM is comfortable to present these to Lumascape stakeholders;
- Support and assist sales teams in their achievement of targets;
Responsibilities
- Prepares product and market performance reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends;
About the Company
Lumascape is a technology-driven company, focusing on outdoor commercial and architectural lighting markets. The company is strongly represented in the North American market by more than 60 agencies, and is internationally recognized as a high performance product manufacturer that can be relied upon to perform in some of the toughest environmental conditions.
For more than two decades, Lumascape has engineered and manufactured lighting equipment built to withstand the rigors of the outdoor environment. Our commitment to material technology, thermal management and build quality continues with a special focus on high tech, system-based solutions.
Interested candidates should contact Jordan Agustin at [email protected]
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