The Role Fisher & Paykel is one of New Zealand's best-known brands, a global company with a strong heritage. Our New Zealand origins, curious nature and passion to develop products designed around people are core elements that make us unique. Driven by our brand values of being trusted, sustainably minded, innovative, generous and curious, as a team we take a collaborative approach, we have a culture where ideas are heard and are united in our leading goal to be the world's most human-centred, 1 premium appliance brand.

The General Manager of Product Line is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our business and lead our dishwashing category, based in our Dunedin Design Centre - at the core of this role is the mission to lead growth across global markets and elevate the profit position of Fisher & Paykel Appliances (FPA). As the GM of the Product Line, you will lead the product strategy through to implementation, setting the path to success for F&P Appliances in this category. Your leadership will span across various key areas: Product Line Leadership: You will be at the helm, spearheading cross-functional collaboration to achieve our product line objectives.

It's your responsibility to ensure that all teams work in harmony towards a common goal. Product Line Financial Performance: With commercial accountability, you will provide vital input to all business functions in line with FPA strategy, ensuring the achievement of target revenue and margin. You will be influencing Sales & Operations Planning, Pricing, Promotion, Product Development, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing, all with a view of aligning execution to strategic objectives.

Collaborative and Strategic Product Planning: Leading product range planning, you'll work closely with Product Development, Industrial Design, and Product Management to deliver products that meet the market needs profitably. You'll be the bridge between commercial and market insights, guiding cross-functional product planning, identifying, valuing, and prioritizing opportunities, sharing market trends, insights, and opportunities, and planning product ranges for optimal results. Your proactive approach to design, distribution, and product specifications will drive innovation.

Product Portfolio Optimization: You'll be the guardian of our product's life cycle, ensuring they are optimised, and product ranges are rationalized to meet changing market dynamics. Product Management Team Leadership: You will have direct line management for the Global Product Manager, providing market intelligence to support decision-making in sales, marketing, and product development. Driving Commercial Leadership: Maintaining active engagement in the global market context will be your forte, informing strategic direction for product line commercial growth and optimization.

You'll set the bar for performance expectations for new product introduction in each market, ensuring sustainable profitable growth. Market Analysis for Informe.