Associate Category Manager, Fender Electric Guitars and Basses
Company: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
The Associate Category Manager, Fender Electric Guitars and
Basses, plays acriticalrole in the success of Fender's product
development and delivery to market. This role will work with the
Electrics Product Development Team to thoughtfully structure and
manage integrated, multi-track initiatives towards meeting
objectives and key milestones, delivering value to both internal
and external Customers. The Associate Category Manager is
responsible for connecting the dots between what all
cross-functional teams are working on, highlighting and managing
dependencies and risks, while collaborating with and driving all
parties to tenaciously remove systemic impediments in support of
consistent and on time delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist SVP with management of 7 distinct product categories in
collaboration with the Product Management, Operations and Finance
teams
- Validate brand, product and pricing strategies through
competitive analysis and market research
- Assist Product Management team in creation of key Product
Strategy & Development deliverables
- Guide internal partners and stakeholders through the product
development processes
- Work with leaders in Product Development, R&D, NPI, Sales,
Marketing and Operations to manage integrated, multi-track
initiatives towards meeting company objectives, from Concept to
Launch
- Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineering/Design
Leads, NPI and Project Managers to inspire and motivate the
Delivery Teams, keeping the context, objectives and success metrics
clear for them and fostering collaboration, continuous learning and
a "can do it" spirit
- Drive identification and removal of systemic impediments for
our Delivery Teams, working across all levels of the organization
in pursue of timely and effective solutions
- Connect the dots between what all Delivery Teams are working
on, timely identifying, socializing and managing
dependencies
- Create transparency at all levels of the Organization on
milestone accountability, delivery status and associated risks by
creating, updating and socializing cross-functional reporting tools
(Workfront)
- Embrace continuous improvement in all things, especially in
processes and communication
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years proven project and/or program management
experience.
- A track record of on-time project delivery for large,
cross-functional, projects.
- Guitar Knowledge or Music Industry Knowledge is
preferred
- Experience managing, engaging, and motivating multiple
stakeholders at all levels of a matrixed organization while
maintaining an understanding of the bigger picture and how
departments are connected.
- Executive communication skills; reporting succinct updates and
key points.
- Ability to communicate to the masses; knows what, when, and how
to share company-wide for a broad audience.
- Expert level skillset in Microsoft Office, specifically in
Powerpoint and Excel
Keywords: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Los Angeles , Associate Category Manager, Fender Electric Guitars and Basses, Executive , Los Angeles, California
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