Group Product Manager

Job Description
The Group Product Manager will be responsible for leading and executing the overall strategy and financial performance of a significant group of products.   Leads a team of Product Managers to identify market needs, build product growth strategies, and manage the overall product lifecycle to achieve revenue and profit growth objectives. Works cross-functionally to affect change across all levels of Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Pricing, and Executive Functions.  This role will report to the Product Line Manager. 
As a Group Product Manager, you will be responsible for:
Setting the product offering for the market and working to shape demand towards products with high financial earnings
Developing effective price maintenance strategies to capture the price realization needed to recover costs and improve profitability
Securing market data, analyzing and maintaining complete competitive analysis information and market intelligence files for the product line to determine and prioritize customer and market needs and wants for products
Planning, organizing and controlling the introduction of new products
Working with Product Line VP of Sales, Sales Managers and other appropriate personnel (Technical Managers, National Account Managers, etc.) to develop sound relationships with customers to obtain a better understanding of customer product requirements so as to provide a basis for anticipating and satisfying customer product needs
Continuously reviewing product line integrity and reliability
Working with Supply Chain to maintain a demand forecast on a monthly basis.
Meeting established finished goods turns
Managing a team of product managers to effectively implement and maintain individual product lifecycle strategies
Developing career roadmaps and development plans for each direct report