You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most.
At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.
At Bose, we are constantly learning and constantly curious. We never stop imagining what better sound sounds like. The Product team leads the transformation of ideas through research, design, development, marketing, and sales, unleashing the transformative power of sound and delivering the best products on the market.
Job Description
Develops and directs business planning for the out loud audio categories in the Americas, including US, Latin America and Canada business. Leads the planning and optimization of our promotional and pricing tactics in alignment with cross-functional channel team, working closely with sales, finance and our analytics team. Participates in Integrated Business Planning process, acting as conduit between the business and the supply and demand planning functions. Ensure product plans drive the optimal commercial outcome, facilitating decision making around GTM strategy along with coordination of lifecycle management decisions.
- Own end-to-end go to market launch planning and end of life transitions for region as well as facilitations of the Annual Operating Plan process.
- Lead collaboration across sales leadership, supply chain, product, and marketing functions for developing product launch timing and tactics along with product exit strategies.
- Serve as liaison between Sales and the product organization to ensure product roadmaps translate to commercial plans that are executed with best possible outcome.
- Drive channel conflict discussions, leveraging data and balancing our desire to win share and remain profitable.
- Challenge forecast assumptions with sales team to ensure best plans in place to deliver revenue and profit targets for category.
- Develop and drive cross-functional alignment of annual category promotional plan for US, CA, and MX with support of data, insights, and measurement of past event performance.
- Provide recommendations to product management and finance on portfolio roadmap and pricing architecture based on market dynamics and competitive activity
- Advocate for the growth of the category, leveraging data and analytics to facilitate recommendations to both product and sales community.
Skills/Experience:
- Ability to drive discussion and debate with cross-functional leadership to reach consensus
- Commercial acumen with experience in product lifecyle management
- Strong analytics skills and business acumen
- Demonstrated ability to navigate conflict and drive consensus amongst senior leadership
- Experience in managing both sides of the P&L, either directly or indirectly
- Experience in retail environment a plus
- 5-10+ years experience in business planning or category management role
Bose is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. The EEOC’s “Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal” Poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf. Bose is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Please include "Application Accommodation Request" in the subject of the email.
Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.
What We Do
Bose Corporation was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G. Bose, then a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Today, the company is driven by its founding principles, investing in long-term research with one fundamental goal: to develop new technologies with real customer benefits. Bose innovations have spanned decades and industries, creating and transforming categories in audio and beyond. Bose products for the home, in the car, on the go and in public spaces have become iconic, changing the way people listen to music.
