John Bann

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Director, Commercial Marketing at Wilsonart @ Wilsonart
temple, texas, united states
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SCOPEI lead all phases of the product development life cycle, which entails the design and development of commercially successful products that provide cutting-edge solutions to customer needs while maximizing company profits and market share.THIS ENTAILSThe two complementary endeavors of:>> Product Development -- use of project management methodologies in product feature definition and development plus quality assurance testing and product deployments. And:> Client-Relationship Management -- based on the Voice of the Customer approach (VOC) that builds strong relations with customers through interview that gauge their needs, translates those needs into product solutions, and involves those customers in the prototyping process.> Team Leadership and Cross-Organizational Collaboration -- based on my support of product development engineers and other specialists across diverse business units including research, engineering, operations, and sales.>> Product Marketing -- use of competitive market analysis that pinpoints business opportunities involving both new product development and current product expansion followed by creation of marketing methods that reach target customers. WHY THIS MATTERSProduct management provides many benefits:> Products that deliver unique benefits to customers> Up-to-date market information that benefits many business units, including support of sales with targeted prospects.MY ROLEI've led many product management cycles. Highlights include integral roles in:> Increased margins through new product entries and legacy product retirements.> An industry transforming $17M product line. Reason for my success include leadership that:> Brings calm during stressful times.> Ignites passion for customer-focused solutions.ADVICE FOR CONTACTMy family and I are happy to call Austin Texas our home.I'm on LinkedIn to connect with like-minded professionals and will gladly consider your connection request.

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Wilsonart

Wilsonart

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Director, Commercial Marketing at Wilsonart
temple, texas, united states
Website:
wilsonart.com
Employees:
886
John Bann Work Experience Details
  • Wilsonart
    Director, Commercial Marketing
    Wilsonart Jan 2020 - Present
    Temple, Texas, United States
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  • Wilsonart
    Director Segment Marketing
    Wilsonart Nov 2016 - Oct 2021
    Temple, Texas
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  • Artcobell
    Director Product Management || Team Leadership | Performance Improvement | Voc & Client Relations
    Artcobell Dec 2011 - Oct 2016
    Temple, Texas
    Since 2002, I've been with various HNI Corporation operating companies that provide office and educational products and services. In my previous role, I supported the acquisition of Artcobell through analysis of its product-development capability and product portfolio alignment with HNI objectives. I relocated to Austin and established enhanced performance standards that are now is use across all new and existing product lines. FOCUSPresently, I'm driving profit growth through leadership of process optimizations that support product development and branding. SCOPE & INITIATIVVESDuring this time, I've:> Sourced and guided product development teams with flexible project management methodologies that meet changing customer needs through product-portfolio reshaping> Improved testing, certification, and product-development processes.> Supported new product deployments with technology-specification, documentation and marketing- and sales-tool contributions. > Aligned in-house testing procedures with industry benchmarks.CONTRIBUTIONSI've enhanced the companies bottom-line value through the:> Successful launch of 15 new products and line enhancements during 2015-16, that boosted new product sales and improved overall margins> Repositioning of a dated product portfolio that included retirement and replacement of 60% of the offering.
  • Hon
    Product Segment Manager, Education || Organizational Collaboration | New Product Development Leader
    Hon 2006 - 2011
    Muscatine, Iowa
    FOCUS> I developed and implemented product and business strategies that fueled major market-share and sales growthSCOPE & CONTRIBUTIONSI actied in an integral management, product-planning, and new product-development role for the company's branded products and:> Drove the development of a new school furniture product platform that revolutionized the market place with it VOC approach that became the industry norm. Highlights include:- 2 industry awards- Targeted sales goal of $17M+ within 3 years achieved.- Extensive VOC research that was essential in the product-design and marketing launch process.- Project management that met cost, margin, and schedule targets while staying within the established $2.5M budget.
  • Hon
    Product Business Manager
    Hon 2003 - 2006
    Muscatine, Ia
    I was charged with P&L responsibility while directing product development and implementation cycles for a $100M+ product category. My initiatives were integral in the definition and implementation of several foundational companywide processes including those ofr product portfolio management and new product development.
  • Gunlocke
    Product Business Manager
    Gunlocke 2002 - 2003
    Muscatine, Ia
    In only one year, I:> Rebuilt a dated seating product portfolio with a 30% increase in total offerings through the introduction of 12 product lines. And:> Earned the industry's "Best of NeoCon" aware for 1 of those products. Through my development of a strong product plan in collaboration with independent designers.
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  • Haworth
    Earlier Career
    Haworth 1987 - 2002
    Holland, Mi
    I held several product- and marketing-management positions in different locations for Haworth Inc. (home office: Holland, MI), a privately-held, family-owned corporation serving markets in 120+ countries through a global dealer network. First Source Furniture, Group Product & Marketing Manager (Nashville, TN)I revamped processes, guided teams, and coordinated marketing program activities in management of a $60M+ revenue line. My contributions to profitability included:> Leadership of several new product-line development processes, including a program with a $1M+ capital budget.> An increase in new-product margin sales contribution from 0% to 35% over 3 years. > Improved operational effectiveness and costs through product-line maintenance and rationalization.> Brand repositioning and equity building through more competitive product category alignments. Associate Product Manager - Systems (Holland, MI)> Directed several new product-line extension and ehancement projects.Dealer Market Manager (Sales) (Atlanta, GA)> Haworth Sales quality award | Led sales growth and brand promotion in $4M territoryAssociate Product Manager - Product Analyst (Holland, MI)> Backed product managers and supported product introductions
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John Bann Skills

Product Development Furniture Value Stream Mapping Cross Functional Team Leadership Kaizen Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing Product Design Strategic Planning Team Building Customer Focused New Product Development Product Lifecycle Management Product Portfolio Management Market Research And Competitive Analysis Product Development Manager Project Management Voice Of The Customer Approach Market Voc Research Market Analysis Competitive Analysis Marketing Support Product Training Sales Product Training Team Oriented Detail Oriented Documentation Technical Assistance And Support

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