Assistant Regional Product Manager

Are you looking for more?
 

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

What we need:

This position helps in the strategic planning and organizing of Mohawk’s product line(s) to the requirements of the Canadian market in order to achieve corporate growth objectives.  This position will work directly for the Regional Vice President of Canada to strategize market conditions related to the Canadian market to ensure product categories styles and color relate to the Canadian market.

What you’ll do:

• Develops both short and long-term strategic plans and implements actions to achieve results with guidance from sales and product management teams. Includes aligning strategy with product planning, sourcing, pricing and stocking programs for the respective regional market covered.
• Monitors market competitors to ensure Mohawk products are competitive in look, price and quality.
• Develop and maintain forecasts of customer demand and changes to the regional market covered.
• Establishes product quality standards related to the respective market region covered.
• Visits regional market within the region to stay abreast of product issues, opportunities and changes market landscape.
• Facilitates problem resolution related to product quality and supply chain issues for the regional market by working with departments including Product Management and Logistics to be the onsite liaison ensuring prompt issue resolution.
• Maintains relationships with field sales personnel and helps resolve claims issues by working with Product Management and Claims departments to ensure timely resolutions.
• Visits Mohawk manufacturing plants to ensure product quality.
• Assist in developing and management of a regional inventory program to operate with optimal number of skus and eliminate discontinues or redundant products. Work alongside regional leadership and Product Management to ensure stocking of appropriate colors, products, etc.
• Manages special projects and performs other related duties as required.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred.
• Knowledge of flooring manufacturing preferred.
• 3 – 5 years of progressive marketing and product management responsibility. 
• Experience (or a sound understanding) in manufacturing and sales.
• Strong understanding of inventory and cost accounting.
• Willing to travel to Canada.

What you’re good at:

• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to research and analyze trends to make product decisions with profit in mind.
• Must have strong/proven leadership and organizational skills.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

What else?

• We’re located in a pretty great spot – check out this video to see what we mean.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.