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Director, Product Development

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MJK Connections is thrilled to partner with MDC Interior Solutions on a highly impactful Director, Product Development role in Glendale Heights, IL.

Summary

Responsible for overseeing end-to-end project management of MDC's product launches and providing technical guidance of MDC's portfolio of products to internal and external users. The role must manage competing priorities and deadlines to ensure deliverables are executed on time and in alignment with the organization's annual product launch and maintenance schedule. The Product & Pricing Director drives stakeholder coordination and management across MDC's array of vendor partners to achieve swift product-to-market capacity, resource allocation and vendor selection decisions, and technical and pricing support to the MDC salesforce. Other responsibilities include oversight of daily pricing activities managed by the Product & Pricing team, as well as identifying opportunities for continuous improvement across department operations.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Responsible for managing and executing MDC's end-to-end product launch process and providing technical expertise to internal MDC stakeholders and MDC's customers.
  • Work with MDC's vendor partners and internal departments - including
  • Marketing, Operations, and Salesforce - to support ongoing product releases processes and increase efficiencies with new product launches.
  • Identify technical support needs of MDC's customers -Architects, Designers, and
  • End Users – and develop solutions to provide proactive support.
  • Achieve cost efficiencies in MDC's sample use, including application in sales presentation tools spanning selections, format, replenishment, new rep distribution, sample bags, and portfolio management.
  • Product Launch Management:
  • Manage the timelines and efficiencies for all MDC product launches and make recommendations for the optimal formats for internal and external needs.
  • Provide up-front and ongoing technical support to MDC's customer base and MDC's Salesforce through development, compilation, and/or distribution of relevant resources that may be used on an ad hoc basis, as well as internal training and development tools.

Supervisory Tasks:

  • Supervise Product & Pricing team members (4 full-time staff)
  • Ensure that all product sampling materials and tools are on schedule and work to improve processes and communication

Key Competencies

  • Exceptional project management skills, with proven ability to run multiple ongoing projects with competing priorities and deadlines
  • Strong presentation skills for regular in-person meetings comprising of executive leadership, the MDC salesforce, and other Marketing team members.
  • Outstanding communication skills
  • Keen listening skills
  • Ability to drive process improvements to achieve efficiencies
  • Strong interpersonal abilities
  • Ability to present a complex mix of products in a concise, easy to understand manner.
  • Industry experience, strongly preferred

Qualifications:

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
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