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Product Line Manager ► Marketing & Branding Strategist ► Product Development ► Brand & Market Positioning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬As a Marketing Strategist, Product Line Manager, and Brand Leader, I’ve created rapid time-to-market results in a Fortune 500 environment and mid-size firms by:~ Applying broad strategic planning, product line planning and execution, design, concept development, product engineering, and market insight competencies~ Managing product portfolios, with input to product design and engineering~ Identifying market opportunities and planning new-market entries~ Producing top-performing product line, marketing, and branding strategies~ Overhauling branding, marketing, and positioning strategies to create a customer-centric brand experience consistent across all product lines and communications, sales, and marketing channels ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬~~ Among my examples of product line, and market analysis leadership are: ~~► Identification of lucrative product opportunities by analyzing consumer/market demand► Broad grasp of product management life cycle including product line strategy, market segmentation, production, and product development► Dedication to quality, with thorough training for my staff in advanced quality principles► Budget authority for up to $1M OPEX, with consistent under-budget results► Influence on first product releases in years, with strategy, market research, & planning► 40% average drop in time-to-market from custom product development process efficiencyMy specialty is creating and managing products destined for revenue growth with a careful and methodical approach to product line planning – leveraging expertise as a Product Development Manager, Market Research Manager, Product Development Process Manager, and Product Engineer. My ability to provide a competitive edge is driven by bringing the right products to eager markets. I can be reached at jwienczk@hotmail.com.
General Equipment Company
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Marketing ManagerGeneral Equipment Company Apr 2015 - Present
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Marketing ManagerOx Bodies, Inc. 2012 - 2014Fayette, Alabama▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Defined and directed complete branding and marketing redesign to improve revenue, increase brand equity, and establish a consistent and transparent image across all marketing, sales, and communications channels for established transportation manufacturing company. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬~~ Provided end-to-end project management for product, marketing, and branding management. Analyzed trends and competition, and translated customer insights into new product line and branding strategies, redirecting plans for maximum impact. Managed budgets, teams, and deadlines. ~~✔ STRATEGIC PLANNING: Accepted lead responsibility for company's overall strategy and direction. Collaborated with senior executives in creating corporate vision and mission statements. Implemented a cross-functional team approach resulting in clearly defined, results-driven short- and long-range strategic plans.✔ BRAND DESIGN AND LEADERSHIP: Led full-scale branding and marketing redesign and retrofit with transparent messaging across all communication avenues. Developed and launched high-impact website from the ground up, produced attention-grabbing communications, and created engaging, informative statements to educate customers on all major product lines. Initiated first-of-its-kind functionality allowing on-demand information access for sales personnel while catering to customer demands.✔ PRODUCT MANAGEMENT: As integral member of the New Product Introduction (NPI) leadership team, shaped and strengthened the product portfolio for long-term, bottom-line growth. Captured $1.5M+ in new product revenue by marketing a new product under a separate name to offer broader applications and seize new revenue opportunities for the company.
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Manager-Owner (Branding, Marketing, Planning, Purchasing, Inventory, Staffing & More)Ted'S Discount Market 2010 - 2012Talladega, Al▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Turned around business reputation and revenue trajectory; assessed market conditions and customer preferences to revitalize operation upon taking ownership of $550K, boutique business with 20-year history. Supervised staff of 4. Coordinated profitable, asset-only sale.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔ BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY: Conducted economic & market analyses instrumental in maintaining competitive position, increasing customer satisfaction, and improving revenue. Created price averaging technique that countered pressure from competitors.✔ SUPPLIER RELATIONS & EFFICIENCY: Analyzed warehouse, inventory, pricing, and workflow practices; cut inventory 35% and reduced in-house/supplier delivery errors 97%. Reduced advertising budget to zero using in-store and social media strategies. ✔ REVENUE GROWTH: Won 2011-2012 school contract; increased wholesale restaurant revenue 25% in first 6 months.
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Research & New Product Development ManagerOliver Products Company 2007 - 2009Grand Rapids, Mi▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Enhanced product development opportunities, standards, and practices—introducing portfolio management approach—increasing quality and influencing engineering practices at manufacturer of products for medical packaging/foodservice equipment industries.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔ PRODUCT LINE LEADERSHIP: Increased collaboration, quality, and product viability – while developing market opportunities – as core management team member conferring with Sales and Marketing leadership. ✔ PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT: Transformed product approach to portfolio management practice (vs. customized to single-customer requirements); developed portfolio tool adopted by core team to improve prioritization/time-to-market.✔ STAFF EDUCATION: Improved engineering and marketing capabilities by creating training (with consultants) that influenced grasp of marketing significance to product development.✔ NEW-MARKET RESEARCH: Conducted intensive research critical to opening K-12 foodservice market.✔ QUALITY STANDARDS: Led 85%+ reduction in procedure/instruction volume and ensured new product development/quality system compliance with ISO9000.
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Senior Market Research AnalystOliver Products Company 2006 - 2007Grand Rapids, Mi▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Created whole-department plan instrumental in educating engineers, cross-functional staff, and marketing in product development concepts. Conducted market research and trade show analyses to identify optimum product direction, trends, market gaps, and revenue opportunities.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔ TEAM DEVELOPMENT: Built management support for new product development framework; formed new team capable of understanding and working within business plans, requirements documents, and other product development standards.✔ MARKET RESEARCH: Developed business plans for targeting sports and restaurant markets, conducting primary/secondary market research and specifying entry, equipment, and packaging strategies; directed physical prototype development.
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Product Development Project ManagerCrystal Flash Energy 2003 - 2005Grand Rapids, Mi▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Supplied input to product direction for maximum growth, conducting extensive market survey/data analyses and delivering findings supporting existing/new product development at petroleum marketer serving gas, oil, propane, transport, and environmental services industries.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔ REVENUE GROWTH: Created multi-phase comparative bio-diesel fuels test program leading to truck fleet fuel selection/integration and bio-diesel product offerings to commercial customers.✔ STRATEGIC DATA: Producing data/analyses leveraged in executive decisions on product, sales planning, and territory management.✔ WORKFLOW EFFICIENCY: Accelerated information sharing and storage capacity with workflow/organization changes, including knowledge management architecture for online retrieval, plus project records and physical reference library.
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Market Research AnalystSteelcase, Inc. 1996 - 2003Grand Rapids, Mi▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Earned consistent promotions and accolades for driving innovative product, process, and engineering improvements of profit, product development quality, standards, training, and cost impact at global leader in office furniture manufacturing.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔ GLOBAL MARKET ENTRY: Enabled product introduction in US/Japan/Middle East from research projects and insights.✔ PRODUCT MANAGEMENT: Drove improved customer bid capability, consolidating business unit/manufacturing locations; facilitated universal lighting product introductions for 7 major furniture systems.✔ BRAND ENHANCEMENT: Enabled first-time, co-mingled product line design concepts/usage, brand positioning and planning tool development delivering cost-effective customer solutions.✔ DISTRIBUTION CHANGES: Facilitated better dealer/customer perception (and more sales), reducing order/damage incidents 89% with improved packaging, handling, and contract carrier use via division delivery system assessment.✔ DATA WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS: Initiated first data warehouse with recommendation for modular database approach; improved data quality and usage, reduced information redundancies, and cut customer request time-to-resolution 25%. Cut query processing and retrieval time 65% with new research library and records management system.✔ ONLINE SURVEYS: Brought project costs to zero with online survey tool, with resulting 2-week drop in project timelines and reduced need for suppliers.
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Product Development Process ManagerSteelcase, Inc. 1994 - 1996Grand Rapids, Mi▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Hand-selected to oversee process management, with key role in 2-/5-year strategic plans, leading sweeping change across business and market planning, product engineering tasks and accountability, tollgate usage, time-to-market, and project planning.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔ TEAM MANAGEMENT: Supervised 12 cross-functional team members.✔ CORPORATE PLANNING: Cut project volume and launch risk with real-time pipeline oversight.✔ DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Reduced time, money, and human capital investment across 80+ product development functions with Re-engineering project, establishing marketing as primary project leadership, switching to deliverables-based system (with 80% reduction in documented activities), and implementing new tollgate/tool standards.✔ LARGE-SCALE INSTRUCTION: Produced training materials and conducted classroom/online instruction for ~400 employees.
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Product EngineerSteelcase, Inc. 1991 - 1994Grand Rapids, Mi▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Earned recognition for innovative designs and approach, adherence to tight schedules, and collaborative negotiation. Managed cross-functional teams of 5-35+.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔ TIME-TO-MARKET, REVENUE, & EFFICIENCY: Boosted product margins 10-35%, improved engineering timeframes 50-75%, assisted to deliver 3D modeling system for key product launch, and played role in first ISO 9000 registration audit.
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Jan Wienczkowski Education Details
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Davenport UniversityMarketing, Grand Rapids, Mi -
Grand Rapids Community CollegeEngineering, Grand Rapids, Mi
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Professional Training
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