The Senior Product Portfolio Manager plays a key role in guiding cross-functional development teams. This position focuses on the customer at the center of development projects by understanding their needs and the market. By collaborating closely with various teams, the manager ensures that our products stand out and align with our brand’s value proposition.

This role leverages strong product management fundamentals, business insight, and strategic thinking to drive business goals and growth for the organization. In addition to core product responsibilities the manager leads the internal Business Team for their portfolio that is tasked with creating and driving the overall vision & strategy along with defining goals and metrics to track and achieve desired outcomes.  

Product Line Strategy (20%)

• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop a strong product roadmap for area of responsibility to achieve business objectives and growth expectations.
• Actively input into product planning and prioritization process, and Long-Range Product Planning (LRPP)
• Partner across the Business to draft business cases to support growth opportunities and inform decision making.
• Develop and maintain market, customer, and product expertise via assessment of market needs, synthesizing market research data, primary Voice of the Customer (VOC), design research, and competitive trends monitored and managed through product option sales information.
• Deliver insights to the Business on product line & market trends to help inform decision making.

• Ensures the appropriate mix of projects are active to achieve revenue & profitability goals.
• Lead the internal Business Team in the creation and execution of portfolio level strategy, the creating of tactical plans to drive desired outcomes and the appropriate metrics to drive & measure progress to goals

Product Management Leadership (70%)

• Provide Customer centric business leadership to cross-functional development teams.
• Proactively work to build relationships cross-functionally, ensuring collaboration and a shared understanding of the customer and market.
• Represent VOC through a Stage-Gate product development process.
• Ensure project teams quickly reach decisions that help balance customer and business objectives.
• Translate product launch core benefits to inform successful go-to-market strategies.
• Ownership of pricing strategy for product line, with assistance of the Pricing Department.
• Partners with Marketing & Sales for effective Go to Market (GTM) execution.

Product Expertise & Support (10%)

• Support departmental improvement initiatives.
• Act as internal expert on assigned products and/or focus areas.
• Assist marketing to create messaging that accurately communicates product differentiation.
• Maintain thorough understanding of competitive product line strengths and weaknesses.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, marketing or related field required. 

• An MBA with a focus on marketing, leadership, finance or similar emphasis is highly desired.
• Experience in the building industry is highly desired.
• 8+ years of related and successful work experience in new product development and product portfolio management.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time for market visits (VOC) and regular trips to Marvin Facilities in the Midwest
• Position is based in or near the Minneapolis/St Paul Metro area, or the Southwest USA. (Remote position) 

From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities. You also belong to one of America's Top 20 Large Employers of 2024, according to an exclusive ranking by Forbes Magazine. 
 
For more than 100 years, we've been designing, building, and engineering premier products. Today, in our 16 locations across North America, we manufacture Marvin's portfolio of products, which includes Infinity Replacement Windows, TruStile Doors, and Marvin Coastline brands.
 
Together, we live our values and enjoy a culture that feels like home. Our better living approach to benefits supports you at work and beyond. From day one, you receive health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more! A few unique offerings include:
- $300 annual wellbeing account to spend on whatever makes you happy + healthy
- Better Living Day! (a paid day off to go have some fun)
- $$ Annual profit sharing - get rewarded for the role everyone plays in making Marvin a success
- Giving at Marvin - join coordinated volunteer opportunities
- Brighter Days Fund - financial support thanks to your colleagues and the Marvin family should you suffer a personal hardship
When you belong to the Marvin team, it's all part of the package. Apply today!

This job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities of the employee. Accommodation may be made to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the position. Any employment offer depends on completing a background check and drug screen to company standards.