Senior Product Manager, Fittings Product Development

Waterworks

Senior Product Manager overseeing Fittings Line of Business portfolio and strategy, driving performance and product roadmaps through collaborative leadership and market insight.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeDanbury • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own category strategy for assigned fittings area, including new development, facelift, extensions and exits
Define and manage multi-year roadmaps
Translates market, customer, and competitive insights into portfolio decisions
Lead prioritization decisions across competing initiatives; make and defend trade-offs with cross functional leadership
Drive portfolio simplification and productivity initiatives to improve margin, complexity and speed to market
Serve as the primary authority for assigned categories in leadership forums
Own category-level financial performance, including revenue, margin and productivity targets
Monitor performance and identify risks and opportunities, driving actions to optimize business outcomes
Translate market, customer and sales insights into recommendations that inform product and merchandising decisions
Partner with leadership to ensure alignment with broader financial goals and category priorities
Ensure clarity of priorities, timelines, and accountability across stakeholders
Lead execution of product initiatives and launches, ensuring consistency with strategic direction
Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery
Lead execution of go-to-market strategies for assigned categories in partnership with Marketing and Sales
Ensure alignment of digital and showroom merchandising with product positioning and business objectives
Oversee delivery of assets, tools and training to support successful product launches and sales enablement
Partner cross-functionally to ensure cohesive product storytelling across all customer touchpoints
Lead the RFQ process, including cost and MOQ negotiation with vendors, with expertise in cost construction
Collaborate on product price strategy to support merchandising and LOB product margin targets
Ensure accuracy and definition of product data information, including taxonomy, attributes, product associations, and feature statements across all systems
Lead timely resolution of product related support tickets
Set expectations for Waterworks Product to ensure we deliver excellence
Support Engineering and Quality Control to uphold Waterworks standard of product excellence
Proficiency in LOB compliance requirements, partner with Compliance & Engineering teams to ensure all products comply with domestic and international standards
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
8–12+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Development, or Merchandising
Proven ownership of technical, complex, and regulated product categories
Experience managing large, SKU-intensive portfolios with lifecycle complexity
Demonstrated ability to make and lead business and portfolio decisions in ambiguous environments
Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence skills
Experience with PLM, ERP, and product data systems required
Luxury or premium brand and team management experience strongly preferred
Domestic and international vendor experience required
Travel required up to 25% (Dometic and International)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan
Generous PTO program (vacation, personal, and sick time)
Additional perks like summer half days and a volunteer day
Observes at least 8 federal holidays and a floating holiday

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product ManagementProduct DevelopmentMerchandisingPortfolio ManagementCost ConstructionLifecycle ManagementRisk ManagementData AnalysisGo-to-Market StrategySKU Management

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationCross-Functional LeadershipDecision MakingStrategic ThinkingCollaborationProblem SolvingInfluenceAccountabilityPrioritizationAdaptability