Manager, Product & Innovation

Join The Ubique Group

At The Ubique Group, we develop furniture and furnishings and bring them to customers across consumer and commercial markets. As Product Manager, Product & Innovation, you’ll lead the strategy and lifecycle management of your assigned product categories, turning market insights into innovative, competitive, and profitable product assortments. You’ll work closely with Category Management, Sales, Sourcing, Quality, and Creative Marketing from pipeline planning through development, testing, commercialization, and launch.

We’re looking for someone who thrives in an evolving business, embraces change, takes initiative, and brings a positive, collaborative, and solution-oriented mindset.

What You’ll Do

Product Strategy & Category Planning

• Lead market research, competitive analysis, customer insights, and sales performance reviews to identify category growth opportunities.
• Develop strategic assortment plans and prioritized new product pipelines aligned with customer needs, market opportunities, and business objectives.
• Partner closely with Category Management and Sales to align category strategies, assortment priorities, pricing, and growth initiatives.
• Evaluate product performance and profitability to identify opportunities for innovation, expansion, improvement, and rationalization.

Product Development & Execution

• Translate market insights and customer needs into clearly defined product concepts, requirements, and specifications.
• Collaborate with Sourcing, Quality, and manufacturing partners on product design, functionality, materials, construction, target costs, testing requirements, and warranty specifications.
• Participate in sample evaluations, product testing reviews, and pre-production approvals to ensure products meet quality, performance, and customer expectations.
• Proactively identify development challenges, drive solutions, and manage key milestones to support successful, on-time launches.

Product Commercialization & Lifecycle Management

• Partner with Creative Marketing to develop compelling product positioning, key selling features, visual storytelling, and launch content.
• Collaborate with Category Management on launch planning, initial buy strategies, assortment positioning, and product performance to support commercialization and revenue growth.
• Support Sales with product introductions, customer presentations, competitive insights, and go-to-market initiatives.
• Champion cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability throughout the product lifecycle.

What You’ll Need

• 5 to 7+ years of experience in Product Management, Category Management, Product Development, or related roles involving physical manufactured products.
• Demonstrated experience in market analysis, assortment planning, new product development, and product commercialization.
• Working knowledge of product specifications, manufacturing processes, product testing, quality expectations, and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in using AI-powered tools to enhance market research, data analysis, reporting, product development, design specifications, and project tracking, with a willingness to adopt emerging technologies.
• Strong analytical, financial, communication, presentation, and project management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

What Sets You Apart

• Experience in furniture, home furnishings, commercial products, consumer durables, housewares, or related manufacturing industries.
• Experience with PLM or project management tools.
• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Product Development, Marketing, Design, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Curious and innovative: passionate about products, customers, and uncovering new opportunities through insights and creative thinking.
• Positive and adaptable: embraces change, challenges conventional thinking, and brings a continuous improvement mindset.
• Proactive and solution-oriented: anticipates challenges, takes initiative, and drives solutions with ownership and accountability.
• Collaborative and results-driven: builds strong cross-functional partnerships, influences effectively, and follows through to deliver results.

Work Environment

• Hybrid role. A minimum of one day per week in the office in Cleveland, OH is required for team product reviews, hands-on sample evaluations, and collaborative product development discussions. Additional in-office attendance may be required based on business needs.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual base salary: $92,000 to $112,000, based on experience This position is eligible for the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
• Benefits: Begin day one of employment

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Ubique Group is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.