Job Description
# **Product Marketing Manager, Golf and Grounds Equipment - The Toro Company**
**Who Are We?**
With roots dating back to 1914, The Toro Company was built on a tradition of
quality and caring relationships. Today, the company is a leading worldwide
provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment including turf
and landscape maintenance, snow and ice management, underground utility
construction, rental and specialty construction, and irrigation and outdoor
lighting solutions. Through a strong network of professional distributors,
dealers, rental stores and retailers in more than 125 countries, we proudly
offer a wide range of products across a family of global brands to help golf
courses, professional contractors, underground construction professionals,
groundskeepers, agricultural growers, rental companies, government and
educational institutions, and homeowners – in addition to many leading sports
venues and historic sites around the world.
## **Your Opportunity:**
The **Product Marketing Manager** will support the global business objectives
of the Commercial and International divisions by efficiently and effectively
managing assigned product line(s) through their entire life cycle. Key
functions include: identifying unmet customer needs and growth opportunities
and communicating them via the multi-generation product planning process
(MGPP); leading new product development projects in partnership with
Engineering, ensuring that customer requirements are met, and that schedule
and financial targets are achieved; working with the Marketing and
Communications team to effectively and successfully launch new products, all
while completing other necessary day-to-day product management tasks.
## **Sponsorship:**
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are
unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA at this time.
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## **Work Location: **
This opportunity is based out of Bloomington, MN international headquarters.
The current team works 3-days on-site, with optional 2-days remote. Travel
requirement: up to 25%, including international travel, ability to maintain a
non-expired passport required.
## **What Will You Do?**
In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will
be responsible for:
- Coordinate global Voice of the Customer (VOC) activities and other market research to fully understand customer requirements and drive decisions for assigned product line(s).
- Develop, present, and execute an annual MGPP for assigned product(s).
- Lead new product development projects, utilizing Toro’s product development stage gate process, serving as the advocate for the customer, developing and communicating clear product specifications, functionality, capability and performance requirements, and identifying necessary accessories.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with engineering, sales and customer care teams. Provide Toro internal sales people and channel partners with timely and accurate product information. Contribute to monthly project review meetings and project stage gate approval meetings. Collaborate with engineering and test functions to ensure appropriate design criteria and test plan for quality and lowest possible warranty. Regularly participate in product Design and Cost Improvement (DCI) team meetings. Participate in Product Quality Initiative (PQI) team analysis, action plans, and reporting.
- Develop product launch plans in collaboration with market managers and marketing communications teams. Engage in the global Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP) process, with primary responsibility for annual sales and inventory projections, as well as model line-up transition planning and execution as appropriate. Monitor and analyze retail sales, distributor order activity, and field inventory position.
- Deliver against annual net sales, retail sales, and inventory goals for product line(s).Collaborate with regional marketing managers, sales team, and finance team regarding market and product pricing strategies. Prudently manage product line budget(s).Monitor competitive product activity, and develop competitive product comparisons for use in training Toro and distributor sales teams.
- Support industry trade shows, customer experience events, and other key divisional events, activities and initiatives. Plan and deliver product sales training, including participation in live training events and recorded product webinars. Develop content for sales training tools and marketing collateral materials.
## **Job Title**
The job title will be based on academic and prior years of experience.
- **Product Manager I:** · Bachelor’s degree in product management, marketing or engineering and 4+ years of applicable experience (or MBA with 2+ years applicable experience) in durable goods.
- **Product Manager II: **Bachelor’s degree in product management, marketing or engineering and 8+ years of applicable experience (or MBA with 6+ years applicable experience) in durable goods.
- **Product Manager III:** Bachelor’s degree in product management, marketing or engineering and 12+ years of applicable experience (or MBA with 10+ years applicable experience) in durable goods.
## **What Do You Need?**
To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following
minimal requirements:
- Experience to include new product development in durable, service-oriented goods
- Ability to effectively participate in cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Experience managing profit and loss (P&L;) statements.
- Experience marketing through a business-to-business dealerdistribution system is highly preferred.
- Excellent verbalwritten communication skills and influencing ability.
- Self-starter with a bias for action and ability to simultaneously lead multiple project teams.
- Strong technical aptitude enabling communication, understanding, and collaboration with technical service and engineering.
- Ability to quickly assimilate and synthesize a significant amount of complex information and work with team members to make sound business, product and financial decisions.
- Strong analytical abilities to review and summarize data for presentation, direction and decision making.
- Fluent in Microsoft Office suite of products.
## **Job Dimensions:**
- Ability and confidence operating and training others on assigned product line(s).
- Physical ability and willingness to perform product set up and operating adjustments.
- Travel requirement: up to 25%, including international travel.
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- # **What Can We Give You?**
At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know
just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable
and top-tier medicaldentalvision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits -
The Toro company offers employees at our Bloomington, MN HQ location a variety
of perks, including:
- ** _Dress for your day_****** - We know youre more productive when youre comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.
- ** _Food_****** - Take advantage of our onsite café, which serves both breakfast and lunch. With a Caribou Coffee attached, you can grab a snack and a coffee at any time during your day.
- ** _Wellness_****** - The Toro Company’s HQ offers complimentary use of our onsite fitness facility to employees. In addition to physical well-being, TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.
- ** _Volunteerism_****-** The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.
- ** _Summer Hours_****** – Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at our Bloomington HQ are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.
- ** _Competitive Salary_****–** A reasonable estimate for this opportunity is $86,300 - $150,000 annually. The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the One@Work app, formerly the Even app.
At The Toro Company, we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy
recruitment process for our applicants. Recruitment fraud is a potential
threat to job seekers, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment
process, you’ll never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal
financial details when applying to TTC opportunities.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified
applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy
and related needs and conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation),
parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information
(including family medical history), political affiliation, military service,
or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to
creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Job Tags
Full time, For contractors, Summer work, Casual work, Worldwide, Outdoor, Work visa, Flexible hours, Weekend work, 1 day per week,