Fittes

Product Manager

• Own the full post-concept product lifecycle, including launch execution, performance monitoring, and end-of-life decisions.
• Act as the internal product advocate, ensuring alignment and visibility across brand, marketing, sales, and operations.
• Monitor product and inventory performance, identifying opportunities to accelerate movement, reposition, or exit underperforming SKUs.
• Apply a strong commercial lens to prioritize where to invest, relaunch, or discontinue products.
• Manage strategic relationships with third-party vendors and manufacturers to ensure quality, reliability, and delivery standards.
• Drive vendor accountability through clear expectations, performance metrics, and ongoing partnership management.
• Lead and project-manage cross-functional product initiatives such as relaunches, repositioning, and end-of-life transitions.
• Translate insights and decisions into clear actions, aligning teams toward shared outcomes.
• Bring structure to ambiguity by creating, improving, and scaling repeatable product and operational processes.
• Serve as a key point of coordination across teams when priorities shift or challenges arise.
• Play a key role on the Product Launch Taskforce, ensuring products are launched on time and with clear accountability.
• Lead launch-related working sessions, keeping teams aligned on milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively surface risks and escalate issues early to maintain launch momentum and transparency with leadership.
• Leverage product performance, inventory signals, and market inputs to generate clear, actionable insights.
• Use data to test assumptions, inform trade-offs, and influence product and lifecycle decisions.
• Connect detailed analysis to broader business strategy, supporting leadership decision-making.
• Incorporate market and competitive trends into ongoing product optimization and planning.
• Act as a culture carrier by modeling Fittes’ values in how you work and collaborate.
• Communicate proactively and transparently, especially when plans or timelines are at risk.
• Demonstrate resilience and a growth mindset—learning quickly and moving forward with clarity.
• Contribute positively to team initiatives, feedback cycles, and continuous improvement.

Product Manager, Physical Products Lifecycle