Director of Product Management and Pricing

at  Cornerstone Building Brands

ABOUT US

Cornerstone Building Brands is a premier exterior building solutions provider serving both the residential and commercial markets across North America. The building products we manufacture are the cornerstone of the communities where people live, work and play -from homes to hospitals, grade schools to grocery stores, manufacturing facilities to municipal buildings and beyond.
Through the core values and consistent behaviors and mindsets embraced by our employees, we have built a culture dedicated to understanding our customers’ needs and what matters most to their success. We know that it’s our people that make the difference and we are deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized, providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members.

WHO WE ARE

If you’ve ever worked with one of our industry leading brand teams, then you already know how well we listen to you, solve your problems and bring you better solutions. Now imagine having this same kind of trusted relationship with a team of experts in other building areas: windows, siding, stone, metal buildings, and metal roofing and wall solutions. This is why Cornerstone Building Brands was built. We became the multi-category leader so our customers can experience the same consistent level of partnership and leadership across numerous building categories.
Cornerstone Building Brands is the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, servicing commercial, residential and repair and remodel markets. We’re the #1 manufacturer of vinyl siding, windows and metal accessories as well as North America’s top choice in metal roofing, and wall systems.
With an expansive product offering and more than 30 locations across the country, Our Canadian Division is uniquely positioned to enhance the value we provide to our partners and customers. We’re committed to providing high-quality exterior building solutions that our customers and communities can count on. Our building solutions are the cornerstone of the communities we serve. We believe every building we create, and every part of that building, positively contributes to communities where people live, work and play.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Director of Product and Pricing reports to the VP of Growth Excellence and leads team efforts to continuously develop and drive winning product portfolio and pricing strategies across the business unit and all its product lines. This position has functional leadership for all brands and products in the Canadian Business Unit. It partners with key functional leaders across Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Technology, and Finance, and manages a team of Product and Pricing managers.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or advanced degree in appropriate discipline preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience and demonstrated track record of product management, new product development and commercialization, product line rationalization, portfolio/category strategies.
• Experience in building products industry strongly preferred
• Team leadership and coaching experience required
• Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to differentially manage efforts in complex, competitive, fast moving environment and guide teams through ambiguity
• Experience in business case modeling

• Accountable for the definition and execution of the product strategies and roadmaps supporting long term profitable above market growth, delivering cohesive and unique product solutions to current and future customers
• Oversee the product management and pricing functions who are responsible for the overall product lifecycle, product margin level profitability, pricing systems and policies across all product lines.
• Develop a strong product management culture including
• best-in class and portfolio management practices,
• strong integration of product within all aspects of the business planning
• continuous focus on quality, fit-for-use and sustainability of the product lines
• Lead by influence and champion cross functional collaboration that enables stronger alignment, drives faster decision making and execution.
• Develop a high performing team of product management and pricing professionals through continuous people and capability development.
• Partner with R&D and Engineering teams to manage product development stage gate processes
• Collaborate with leaders from sales, marketing, strategy, supply chain and operations and finance to uncover customer growth opportunities and develop implementation roadmaps in a matrix organization.