We are looking for Director, Product Management in our headquarters in Kansas City, MO.

The Director of Product Management is responsible for both product planning and product marketing. This includes managing the product throughout the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering to deliver the winning products. It also includes working with sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. The Director of Product Management’s job includes ensuring that the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy and goals.

 

Responsibilities

• Manages, develops, and implements marketing activities to maximize sales of an assigned product or brand.
• Analyzes product performance, product competitiveness, and product trends in the marketplace and develops strategies for assigned product/brand based on research and analysis.
• Own Product Lifecycle Management Process (PLCM).
• Works with sales teams to identify and implement appropriate sales strategies.
• Define the product strategy and create product development roadmap.
• Coordinate development and deployment of sales training materials to support new product commercialization and existing product lines, including value-selling material.
• Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product.
• Act as product expert with particular emphasis on part numbers, configurations, and cataloging.
• Collect and maintain competitive intelligence, products, price, and delivery.
• Ensure pricing meets revenue and profitability goals.
• Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities.

 

Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree (MBA preferred)

• Minimum four years’ experience as a Project Manager or Product Marketing Manager

• Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products

• Experience in the industrial storage solutions or related market segment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent teamwork skills

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority

• Customer driven sense of urgency

• Self-motivated to multi-task effectively and work in a fast-paced environment

• Must be able to travel 15-25% of the time

About CST Industries

CST Industries, Inc., headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is the global leader in the manufacture and construction of factory coated storage tanks, silos, aluminum domes and specialty covers. With over 120+ years of heritage and 350,000 installations in more 125 countries, CST Industries is focused on providing our customers the highest level of quality and customer service. CST's existing company portfolio consists of CST Storage Products, CST Covers, and Vulcan Tanks. Manufacturing facilities and technical design centers are located in Parsons, Kansas; Winchester, Tennessee; DeKalb, Illinois; Conroe, Texas; Gardena, California and the United Kingdom. Regional sales offices are located throughout North America and in Mexico, Argentina, United Kingdom, India, Dubai, Singapore and Vietnam. CST offers attractive, competitive compensation and benefits including, medical, dental, life, STD, paid vacation, 401k and an EAP program.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform substance abuse testing and background verification checks as permitted by state law.

***CST Industries, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters/third parties.  Please, no phone calls or emails regarding this posting.***
 
CST Industries offers competitive salaries, great benefits, including 401k, health, vision and dental insurance.   

CST is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.