Product Lifecycle Manager

Edgewell is a global team of over 6,000 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.

Position Summary:

The person who takes this role will be supporting the different initiatives to steer the portfolio for a specific Line of Business portfolio or products along the Lifecycle, working closely with US&CA Marketing & Innovation leads, Commercial, cross functional technical teams; Commercial, Technical, and Marketing Teams; and member of the end-to-end supply chain. Key Business unit collaborator for Business Unit.

Purpose (scope of the role)

• Key Partner as voice of Supply Chain with the BU leadership and key relationship NPD/New Product Introduction, PM, Supply Chain, Marketing, Commercial teams for BU.
• Lead facilitator for Edgewell Business Planning Step 1 for specific BU for North America
• Instrumental partner to drive growth within the business unit by supporting successful NPI execution.
• Analysis and reporting to drive decisions based in data for the entire NPD Stage & Gate process which starts with the Manufacturing Strategy Review into Concept phase and through implementation phase to launch. Key SC impacts to be considered, elevated if risks become known, and forward that impact E2E Supply Chain. There will be a special focus on:
  • Finished Goods SLOB reduction to reach 10% for year.
  • Portfolio management and recommendations included in all new product introductions and transitions management to mitigate SLOB creation.
  • Discontinuations management and deletions to mitigate or budget for customer reclamations.
  • Non-working trade costs and fine mitigation from improved planning
  • Lead initiatives or projects related to the optimization of the product portfolio in various stages of the lifecycle
• Input into risk assessment and mitigation plans to ensure success. Provides guidance to the PMs on all SC execution aspects to meet commercial deliverables from feasibility through implementation phase to launch.
• Collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders inside and outside of the team including EPC teammates.
• Continuous analysis and improvement of the implementation of new product introduction.
• Responsible for being the voice of Supply in any product change in the End to End "Go to Market" Process.

Values & Behaviors

People First Encourage sense of respect among teams, aligns opportunities to goals, openly celebrates & recognizes others, promote engagement in team and community activities.

Move Forward recognizes opportunities for improvements and proactively proposes solutions, provides data to support decision making needed.

Listen up, Speak up Asks for feedback among the team, recognizes and acknowledges diverse opinions and shows empathy & understanding.

Own it Together Creates stretch goals, is willing to fail, learn and adjust, holds self-accountable and is self-directed, creates partnerships within the BUs to leverage functional expertise.

Technical Skills

• Experience and proven success in Project Development or Project Management driving understanding of the development process and potential SC commercialization execution risks and impacts.
• Broad based knowledge to help drive risk assessment and mitigation planning for New Product Introduction to ensure successful execution on-time for planogram reset.
• Functional and working knowledge of how SC or risks impact P&L for BU.
• Critical thinking skills a must with strong Data analysis & insights generation capability to drive opportunities to improve business via Cost Improvement projects or Portfolio management recommendations.
• Strong capability in Inventory management principles and techniques to include into monthly SLOB discussions and Portfolio management proposals.
• Experience in working with Power BI reports or modelling Dashboard using different sources of Data would be beneficial.

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in technical field (Engineering, Chemistry, Finance), Business Management, Supply Chain or related fields
• 5-7 years of experience in Supply Chain, Project Management, Product Life Cycle Management, or equivalent experience
• Proficient in Excel, Power Point, and knowledge of Power BI, & working understanding of SAP/ERP.
• Experience in Process Improvement and process mapping efforts.
• Understanding of Product Lifecycle and Portfolio Management.
• Goal-oriented, data & reporting, collaboration, and good communication will complete the profile.

Work Environment

• Milford, CT Office-based, other locations to be considered.
• Travel may be required: 10-20%.

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Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment that's open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve, but our colleagues across the globe too.