Why This Role Matters
Lead the end-to-end new product development (NPD) lifecycle for kitchen appliances—from ideation to launch—by identifying market opportunities, driving product innovation, and ensuring successful commercialization aligned with business goals.
What You Will Own
- Product roadmap for kitchen appliances (built-in & freestanding)
- End-to-end NPD lifecycle: concept → design → development → launch
- Vendor/OEM partnerships for product development and sourcing
- Market research, consumer insights, and competitive benchmarking
- Product positioning, pricing, and go-to-market alignment
- Cross-functional coordination with sourcing, design, category, and marketing teams
- Product quality, compliance, and certification requirements
Key Result Areas
- Successful launch of new appliance SKUs within timelines
- Revenue contribution from new product launches
- Product margin and cost optimization targets
- Innovation pipeline strength (new concepts, features, differentiation)
- Time-to-market for new products
- Vendor performance and product quality benchmarks
- Market competitiveness (pricing, features, design)
What Success Looks Like
- Strong pipeline of differentiated, market-relevant kitchen appliances
- On-time, successful product launches with minimal delays
- High adoption and sales performance of new products
- Competitive pricing with healthy margins
- Seamless coordination across teams for execution
- Reliable vendor ecosystem delivering quality and innovation
- Products aligned with evolving customer needs and trends
Who Thrives in This Role
- Product-driven thinker with strong commercial acumen
- Someone who understands both consumer needs and technical aspects of appliances
- Highly collaborative, able to work across sourcing, design, and sales teams
- Strong project manager who can handle multiple launches simultaneously
- Data-driven decision maker with market awareness
- Comfortable working with OEMs/vendors and negotiating product specs & pricing
- Thrives in fast-paced, innovation-led environments
