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Salary- Outdoor Adventure Products & Accessories
- Australian brands, Global footprint & aspirational growth appetite
- Visionary Product leader, strong commercial skills
About the Business
Our client is a pioneer innovator and high-profile brand leader in premium roof racks, recovery systems and accessories, delivering industry-leading solutions to the global market. As an Australian business with a rich history of nearly 30 years, their locally grown products have earned a stellar reputation globally and following an acquisition by a global leader in Outdoor Adventure brands they have a vision for aspirational growth worldwide. With broad distribution across national retailers, export and OEM channels in Australia and a global presence in more than 55 countries, the organisation is making waves worldwide with additional acquisitions locally that expand the product offering to additional categories. This is your chance to be part of a culture that embraces pushing boundaries, overcoming challenges, and empowering individuals to embark on extraordinary adventures - they are on a huge growth curve and have an incredibly exciting journey ahead.
About the Role
As the Global Head of Product & Innovation, you will be responsible for developing and executing global product strategy to optimise the entire product lifecycle across all categories, identify product development opportunities in collaboration with the Engineering and R&D team including completely greenfield category development, optimise pricing & profitability, drive revenue growth globally and enhance the overall customer experience. You will lead, inspire & develop a growing team of Product and category managers as well as working hand-in-hand with the Marketing & Digital team to execute best practice product launches & equip sales teams with product knowledge (including global teams).
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement and lead a global commercialised product management/ “stage-gate” strategy for outdoor and travel gear, that will meet the overall business objectives
- Conduct market research and analysis to identify emerging trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences.
- Manage a diverse and appealing product range that meets the unique needs and desires of Outdoor Adventure & 4WD enthusiasts.
- Oversee the entire product lifecycle, from product selection and introduction to inventory management and clearance strategies.
- Monitor and optimise inventory levels to minimise stockouts and excess inventory.
- Set and achieve revenue and profitability targets.
- Gather and use insights to make data-driven decisions for category & product improvement.
- Ensure that all products comply with relevant regulations and quality standards.
- Implement and maintain quality assurance processes to uphold company and brand standards across diverse markets
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field. Industrial Design would also be highly valued.
- Ideally have P&L experience, high level commercial acumen is essential as is the ability to develop strategy and execute tactically across multiple channels, export, e-Comm & B2B
- Visionary leader who can see the opportunities and have the discipline to focus and deliver on priorities and what's important.
- Experience in export markets will be highly regarded, particularly America & Europe/UK (ideally having managed remote or global teams)
- Proven experience in the management of the entire product cycle ideally gained in a manufacturing environment
- We are looking for leaders from a physical product background eg outdoor products, accessories, luggage, furniture, medical equipment, interior or lifestyle, building materials etc
- High SKU count, product safety, plastics and metal components ideal
- Stage gate proficiency and project management skills
- Candidates from a services background, technology or FMCG / food and beverage will NOT be considered by the client unfortunately.
- Ideally strong understanding of adventure and travel market trends and consumer behaviour.
- Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis tools.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Passion for adventure and travel is highly desirable.
Six Degrees Executive acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.
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