Sr Global Product Manager

As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family.  We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:

• A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
• A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
• A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
• A need to create and to innovate

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Shift: 1st Shift

Work Status: Hybrid

Position Summary

The Senior Global Product Manager translates top line business strategy into actionable product strategy to meet corporate sales, margin, and financial goals for a specific portfolio of products sold across multiple global markets.  They manage the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life, including market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements, roadmap development, and product launch.  They develop, implement, and oversee product management activities to provide optimum sales and profit results to assigned product lines. They also determine short-and long-term strategies and tactics for the marketing, future development, pricing, and positioning of products.  The Sr Global Product Manager evaluates the effectiveness of programs and concepts and implements strategies to optimize, and they mentor and assist with the activities of the product managers.  The Sr Global Product Manager is a subject matter expert with deep field knowledge of products, market, and product management best practices. 

Measures of success:

• Maintain and deliver portfolio and product roadmap updates to stakeholders on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Facilitate timely, high quality product portfolio decisions in a collaborative and cross functional environment. 
• Identify, gain buy-in for, and execute cross-functional product line initiatives to meet or exceed revenue, profit, free cash flow, and wallet share targets. 
• Meet pre-determined deadlines to support product portfolio reviews and new product development teams. 
• Effective collaboration with international teams. 

Responsibilities 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Oversee activities of Product Managers and Product Management Specialists, providing advice and support on product management matters. 
• Develop and update 5-year product roadmaps and strategic plans, coordinating budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning. 
• Initiate and participate in the development and introduction of new products or major improvements to existing products. 
• Implement market strategies to successfully launch new products and improve market share of current product lines. 
• Monitor sales performance and participate in monthly and annual unit, revenue, and profit forecasts for product lines.