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About the Role
Responsible for driving business growth and performance at the product portfolio level by utilizing commercial, product, engineering, and operational excellence. Key performance indicators include revenue growth, new product revenue, Gross Margin, and ROI. This role involves optimizing inventory productivity and leading cross-functional product teams to identify opportunities, develop strategies, and manage assigned businesses.
Responsibilities
- Co-develop and co-lead/influence customer and pricing, sourcing, and service strategies.
- Lead the process and team for defining Category Strategy and value proposition.
- Lead regular category SWOT updates.
- Lead market analysis, including competitive landscape, market segmentation, and customer behavior changes.
- Support and lead product teams in performing product trend and gap analysis.
- Analyze new product opportunities and market conditions through trade shows, customer visits, and field research.
- Manage product portfolio in terms of profitability, market share, growth rate, market segmentation, and life cycle phases.
- Complete perpetual gap analyses.
- Lead execution of the Category Strategy and associated workflow.
- Lead and coordinate Product Teams to achieve financial deliverables for the category, including revenue growth, gross margin, inventory, pricing, and service level.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams (Product Team lead, Engineering, Supply Chain) to drive the new product launch process.
- Manage a team of 3 to 10 direct reports.
- Train, learn, get involved across different projects and grow.
Requirements
- Proven track record of leadership, business acumen, adaptability, and entrepreneurial spirit.
- Sales experience with management of P&L and balance sheet.
- Good understanding of product development process and operations management.
- Product portfolio management experience for portfolios above $50M.
- Strategic sourcing experience with a focus on merchandising and new product development for spend above $100M.
- Must possess the skills to communicate at all levels of the organization and move projects through the organization with minimal direction.
- Capability to lift 50 pounds.
- Regularly required to reach, swivel, carry items, speak, and actively listen.
Skills
- Product portfolio management
- Strategic sourcing
- Merchandising
- New product development
- Communication
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience with growing responsibilities in multiple industries/companies.
Education Level
- Master’s degree in business, finance, or marketing preferred.
About the Company
- Founded on the belief that people should have greater freedom to fix motor vehicles, Dorman has been driving new solutions for over 100 years.
- Releasing tens of thousands of aftermarket replacement products engineered to save time and money, and increase convenience and reliability.
- A pioneering global organization offering an always-evolving catalog of automotive, heavy-duty, and specialty vehicle products.
- Has more than 3,800 employees across 29 different locations.
- Family of brands includes SuperATV and Dayton Parts.
- Publicly traded under the stock ticker DORM, reaching a revenue of $2.13 billion in 2025.
Equal Opportunity
- Dorman Products is an equal opportunity employer; we value a combination of ideas, perspectives, and cultures at our company.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
- EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V.