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Milwaukee, Wi

Greater Milwaukee Area

- Lead the product management activities for half of the Genuine Motor Accessory product lines including direct supervision of 6 product managers, responsible for 12 unique product lines. - Obtain Voice of Customer input, make market assessments, determine opportunities and define future product for new spaces and gaps within existing product lines. - Lead overall portfolio and specific product line strategies. Responsible for product and price, and a high degree of influence over… Show more - Lead the product management activities for half of the Genuine Motor Accessory product lines including direct supervision of 6 product managers, responsible for 12 unique product lines. - Obtain Voice of Customer input, make market assessments, determine opportunities and define future product for new spaces and gaps within existing product lines. - Lead overall portfolio and specific product line strategies. Responsible for product and price, and a high degree of influence over promotion and place.- Lead the development and management of portfolio product plans, balancing multiple business metrics.- Lead the initial stages of development including customer and product definition including market research plans, product spec creation, project approval, influence over style, and project kick-offs. - Member of product launch teams responsible for communicating features, advantages and benefits, approval of all marketing materials and dealer show support.- Analyze products throughout the product life cycle including initial launch, make goods, product maturity and obsolescence. - Stay abreast of Accessory aftermarket product offerings for both Harley-Davidson and competitive products, including the use of Analytics tools to quantify potential opportunities and benchmarking. Show less

Greater Milwaukee Area

- Parts & Accessories Product Portfolio Management. - Responsible for the design, development and execution of the Accessory product planning process. Created centralized product portfolio management tools and process. Allocated constrained resources to develop the best mix of new Parts & Accessories to balance Product Wow!, Strategy, and Reward.- Responsible for the establishment of Accessory product plans for new OE motorcycles by using VOC, customer insights, benchmarking and… Show more - Parts & Accessories Product Portfolio Management. - Responsible for the design, development and execution of the Accessory product planning process. Created centralized product portfolio management tools and process. Allocated constrained resources to develop the best mix of new Parts & Accessories to balance Product Wow!, Strategy, and Reward.- Responsible for the establishment of Accessory product plans for new OE motorcycles by using VOC, customer insights, benchmarking and market analysis. Representative for Parts & Accessories and Service Parts within the OE motorcycle new product development process. Ensured new and existing Accessories and Service Parts were available at launch of new OE motorcycles. -Member of the OE motorcycle life cycle planning team. -3-5 direct reports.- Managed the Business Analytics department for Parts & Accessories. Provided business reporting data and insights for existing and potential new product lines and initiatives. Provided customer insights on Accessory purchase behaviors. -4 direct reports. Show less

Greater Milwaukee Area

Program Manager for Project Rushmore, a ground up refresh of the Touring motorcycle family. Managed 4 distinct projects under 1 program. Responsible from conception, design, and design verification build. In addtion, created a completely new product development process while delivering the DV portion of Project Rushmore. Four direct reports with total engineering support of approximately 70 people. Responsible for departmental and project budgets.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Product Manager for the Trike Platform. Responsible for 2 vehicle launches. Responsible for the customer definition, market potential analysis, and development of life cycle plans & vehicle scopes. P&L responsibility of business unit +$100 mil in annual sales. Led cost reduction efforts, lowering COGS by $2000 per vehicle, including moving a portion of the manufacturing process from one plant to another.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Responsible for the design correctness and launch of 8 new motorcycle projects. Four direct reports with total Engineering support of 21 people. Responsible for departmental and project budgets.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Increasing Product Engineering positions with increased scope and personnel responsibilities. Plan and execute engineering and business activities from vehicle conception through final production vehicle. Front row seat for the transformation of a business initiative into a stand alone business unit which is an industry leader of niche custom motorcycles.

Tier 1 Automotive Supplier. Product: Automotive Locks, Keys, and Latches. Responsible for the design correctness and launch of Tier 1 Automotive product. Eighteen direct reports in two locations. Responsible for departmental budgets. Technical lead on obtaining the new business of two automobile manufacturers.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Tier 1 Automotive Supplier. Product: Automotive Locks, Keys, and Latches. Increasing engineering positions including Design and Manufacturing Engineering with increased scope and personnel responsibilities. Responsible for project budgets and timing.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering