Product Design Manager - OEM Sourcing
United States of America
Full Time
2 weeks ago
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Key skills
Product managementOEM product designCompliance testingQuality testingProduct lifecycle managementEngineering Change Request (ECR)Engineering Change Order (ECO)PLM softwareERP softwareRoadmap toolsMicrosoft ExcelBusiness IntelligenceCAD softwareDesign for Excellence (DFx)International supplier managementSustainability frameworksRegulatory frameworksCost modelingSpecification writingBIERPLeadershipProduct ManagementCollaboration
About this role
Lepley Recruiting Services is a growing distributor specializing in flooring products and related building solutions. They are seeking a Product Design Manager to oversee the success of OEM product lines, manage lifecycle strategies, and ensure competitive pricing and merchandising across channels.
Responsibilities:
- Define target customer, use cases, and competitive benchmarks
- Identify differentiation (features, quality, cost, compliance, sustainability)
- Drive end‑to‑end lifecycle strategy by defining and executing growth plans across introduction, maturation, and optimization phases, ensuring the product consistently meets customer needs and market opportunities
- Analyze product performance and user feedback to identify lifecycle improvement opportunities, prioritize enhancements, and guide cross‑functional teams in delivering updates that increase adoption, retention, and long‑term value
- Author PRDs/specs; manage design tradeoffs and prototype validation
- Collaborate with QA to hit performance and certification standards
- Partner with Sourcing on supplier selection, RFQs, and cost negotiations
- Set target cost/margin envelopes; track PPV and landed cost drivers
- Own pricing architecture and value ladders across channels/segments
- Steer packaging, presentation, and assortment strategy with Marketing
- Manage roadmaps, EOL, and refresh cycles; lead change orders with Commercialization
- Monitor performance (GM%, turn, returns, warranty), and optimize or sunset SKUs
- Profitability: Gross margin % vs. target, cost-to-target achievement, PPV
- Competitiveness: Win rate in target segments; price index vs. key competitors
- Quality & Reliability: Defect/return rate, warranty incidence, compliance pass rate
- Timeliness: On-time gate approvals; on-time/within-budget launches
- Lifecycle Health: SKU productivity, portfolio GMROI, successful EOL transitions
Requirements:
- 6–10+ years in product management/design for OEM products or hardware
- Experience with compliance/quality testing and lifecycle processes (ECR/ECO)
- Analytical acumen; proficient in PLM/ERP, roadmap tools, and Excel/BI
- CAD familiarity and DFx principles; international supplier management experience
- Exposure to sustainability and regulatory frameworks in your category
- Strong competency in spec writing, cost modeling, and supplier collaboration
- Excellent cross-functional leadership; able to make tradeoffs with data
- Required Education Level: High School
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field; or a combination of training and formal work experience in lieu of education degree
- Wood Flooring preferred