Flower Hill is a 1.62 square mile village (in sections of the Roslyn, Manhasset and Port Washington school, library, fire and water districts) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island. It has almost 11 miles of roads and there are approximately 4,800 residents living in 1,500 residences.• Responsible for setting and overseeing an annual $4.3 million budget• Manage a staff of 10 employees

Manage multiple product lines throughout the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing Voice of Customer requirements, defining the product vision, creating long term product roadmaps and working closely with Engineering to deliver winning products. • Develop go-to-market strategy, core product positioning and messaging. Drive successful product launches, promotions and sales campaigns. Deliver effective new product feature and benefits training to Sales, Dealers and all internal teams.• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Product Support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. Ensure product and marketing efforts support the company's overall strategy and goals.• Direct product portfolio including forecasting, inventory, SKU rationalization and pricing strategy.• Identify new product trends and develop business cases for new product development and present to senior management for buy-in as part of the internal NPI/PAC process. • Plan and execute key trade show and related marketing activities.

Led product development and phase gate product launch process, including product specification, packaging, pricing, financial models, EAUs and phase in/phase out plans. • Developed product portfolio to ensure it meets market demand and needs; enhance products to improve competitive positioning. • Monitored product line performance, profitability, forecasting and inventory. Identified candidates for line reductions and create sell-off report for slow moving products.• Identified innovative product solutions to solve customer problems and improve products based on metric analysis, customer feedback and competitive and market research.

Captured the voice of the customer, wrote buyer personas and translated them into market requirements and new products that drove revenue and differentiated the Lightpath brand. • Drove product launches and sales campaigns and created differentiated services that improved in-market performance and enhanced the company's brand and overall positioning. • Authored and delivered innovative end-user documentation, product collateral, training materials and customer demos.• Oversaw successful market launches which resulted in 100%+ of subscriber targets annually.

Managed over 50 diverse vendors. Sourced new product lines and selected product mixes, negotiated pricing, business programs, sales volume commitments and vendor incentive programs. • Improved product strategies based on market research, dealer feedback, sales data and in-depth industry and competitive information.• Formulated short- and long-range goals, strategic business plans, forecasts and sell-through programs.• Generated innovative concepts to increase accessory attachment rates and to promote awareness of product line additions.

Developed new products aimed at gaining market share through competitive market analysis, sales results and trends, customer feedback and needs assessments.• Executed long-term strategies, analyzed business opportunities, and implemented pricing plans and tactics to improve product positioning and branding. • Ensured schedule compliance by interfacing with Engineering, Sales, Industrial Design, Operations and Logistics departments and software developers, technology partners, and overseas factories.• Monitored key account purchases and buying patterns, and reviewed profit achievements.