Director Product Management

About Us

The Freeman Company is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’s largest network of experts, The Freeman Company's insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 99-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

Summary

The Director Product Management will report to the VP of Digital Merchandising & Content and is responsible for the innovation, optimization, and lifecycle management of Freeman's structures, furniture, fixtures, and flooring product portfolio nationwide. This role owns the strategy and evolution of modular build systems, including FLEX, Freeman's innovative exhibition and event build system.

The Director will lead product innovation initiatives across the organization, develop business cases, manage product positioning and pricing strategies, and oversee the creation of an industry-leading product portfolio that drives revenue and profitability.

This individual will partner closely with internal stakeholders and external resources to enhance existing offerings, launch new products, reduce development and ownership costs, and identify opportunities for standardization and efficiency across the Freeman Company network. The role serves as the strategic bridge between customer needs, business objectives, product innovation, and portfolio performance.

This position will support our Commerce Merchandising team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office and/or show site 2-3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be based out of any of the following locations:

• Dallas, TX
• Chicago, IL
• Las Vegas, NV

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Create competitive, innovative product mix to increase both revenue and profitability for structures, furniture, fixtures and flooring categories
• Establish master product matrix by category to include customer segmentation, product requirements, features, certifications, pricing, sustainability and containerization specifications
• Charter ongoing market and consumer research. Responsible for staying ahead of new and emerging trends and providing recommendations for existing product enhancements and new innovation opportunities
• Create clearly defined merchandising and pricing strategies to include upsell and cross sell opportunities
• Responsible for the entire product lifecycle including phase out
• Plan and execute cross-functional team workshops, meetings and customer showcases
• Collaborate with procurement on domestic and global vendor partnership development and management
• Develop business case for all products in development in partnership with cross-functional leads
• Support product claims and protect intellectual property through collaboration with legal department
• Develop sales collateral to support all product launches partnering with marketing and creative
• Create and implement product training process across the enterprise - Growth, Design and Delivery Support all customer product presentations as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, High School Diploma or Equivalent with relevant work experience required
• 10-15+ years related product development experience or equivalent
• Product Development Management Association certification preferred
• Trade show, retail, or hospitality industry experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels in the organization
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Travel Requirements

Travel up to 25%

What We Offer

The Freeman Company provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life, Accident and Disability
• Retirement with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Salary range of $130,000-$140,000 based upon experience
• Eligible for an annual bonus of up to 15% of the base salary

Diversity Commitment

At The Freeman Company, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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