Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Franklin Energy is redefining the clean energy future as an integrated provider of comprehensive solutions. The Merchandising Product Manager is responsible for owning product lines, identifying gaps, and delivering against performance targets while ensuring effective merchandising across platforms.
Responsibilities
- Own product portfolio strategy and assortment gap identification
- Determine product path to market (build, manufacture, or source)
- Build and manage product business cases including revenue, margin, pricing inputs, and unit economics
- Own product lifecycle decisions including iteration, repositioning, and sunsetting
- Define product requirements, success metrics, and acceptance criteria
- Partner cross-functionally to deliver products effectively
- Serve as the internal owner for assigned product lines
- Analyze categories to identify assortment gaps and growth opportunities
- Recommend product additions, deletions, and assortment changes
- Monitor category performance and adjust strategy based on data and insights
- Develop category roadmaps and assortment strategies
- Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic vendors and manufacturers
- Act as the primary product and assortment counterpart to vendors and manufacturers
- Engage partners early in product discovery and lifecycle planning
- Incorporate partner insights into product and assortment strategy
- Own product-level pricing strategy, target margins, and business case assumptions
- Collaborate with the Director of Engineering and sourcing team on domestic sourcing
- Strongly influence overseas sourcing led by Engineering
- Validate pricing and sourcing outcomes against approved business cases
- Retain ownership of economic outcomes and strategic fit
- Develop merchandising plans aligned with category and promotional strategies
- Ensure product presentation standards across platforms and partner sites
- Support sales and line review activities as needed
Skills
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of Product Management experience with merchandising exposure
- Strong Product Management fundamentals with full lifecycle ownership
- Proven experience managing product economics and business cases
- Deep merchandising and category management expertise
- Experience working with vendors and manufacturers
- Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Committed to diversity and inclusion
- Reliable transportation
- Valid driver's license
- Willingness to travel up to 15%
- Prior energy efficiency product or utility energy efficiency program experience highly desired
- Prior hardware experience highly preferred
Company Overview
Franklin Energy delivers end-to-end sustainability solutions through a portfolio of intelligent products and services that lower energy costs, reduce carbon and waste, and grow stronger communities and local economies. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.franklinenergy.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Franklin Energy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.