Vice President of Product Job at MillerKnoll
Why join us?
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
MillerKnoll is a globally recognized provider of furnishings and related technologies and services. Headquartered in West Michigan, we have relied on innovative design for over 100 years to solve problems for people wherever they work, live, learn, and heal.
Design Within Reach (DWR) offers the world’s most iconic selection of authentic modern furniture, lighting, and accessories. DWR makes authentic modern design accessible. When we were founded in 1990, people weren’t able to buy classics without visiting Europe or enlisting intermediaries. DWR changed that by providing access to iconic designs for the first time, and we’ve continued to bring you the best in authentic modern design ever since.
The Role
Reporting to the President of Global Retail, and as a key member of both the Global Retail Leadership Team and the MillerKnoll Global Leadership Forum – the purpose of the role is to lead the product strategy, across merchandising, sourcing, and product development for Design Within Reach and Fully–- and leading the execution of that strategy, globally, across all channels.
At the epicenter of the Global Retail business – this role partners across businesses, geographies, and teams to ensure we bring the leading edge in lifestyle furnishings to market, to create an inspirational product portfolio, befitting of inspiring our customers today & tomorrow.
Unifying the product assortment, sourcing strategy and product development process to further fuel brand relevance & strengthen our unique position within the competitive set – driving top line and bottom-line growth & greater market share across the DWR portfolio of brands.
Inspiring the world with customer-centric creative product development, whilst driving higher margin return through impeccable vendor management, rigorous project management & quality engineering.
Operating out of our flagship retail headquarters based in Stamford, CT (where we coalesce for cross functional engagements approx. 3 days a week) - you’ll be surrounded by a group of smart, creative, team-orientated colleagues who are dedicated to making each other better.
You
You’ll advocate for everyone. You’ll have a sincerity & a modesty about you that people at all levels of the organization will find approachable, open & candid.
You’ll serve the customer first & always – be able to move quickly from strategy into action, whilst leading from the front & by example. No job too big or small – at times scrappy, with a
whatever it takes mindset.
You’ll work & win as a team by being the epitome of a high performing team leader– galvanizing people together, a relationship builder & network creator. Collaboration across teams is a signature strength.
You’ll play hard & play fair because your drive to win will be off the charts – but not at any cost. You’ll lead with the sense of duty at MillerKnoll – making the right decisions today, for tomorrow.
You’ll think big & be bold in all that you do - playing the long game by relentlessly out-gaming the competitive set.
- Degree preferred
- 15+ yrs. experience at leadership level within a growing retail business
- Experience in Furnishings in the Contract or Retail segments highly desirable
- Strong intellectual curiosity & business savvy – creative thinker & interest in the bigger picture
- Commerciality – sound financial acumen, operational thinker & planner
- Entrepreneurial – knows how to work stuff out & get stuff done, is fast & nimble
- Influential -ability to work within a highly matrixed organization, to influence without authority, to attain cross functional buy-in & to create a shared vision
- Highly collaborative & able to hold other people accountable
- Servant Leadership – Purpose driven & values led. Able to demonstrate being able to lead & develop high performing teams
- Aligned with our values of being better together, being extraordinary & difference makers – and our purpose, design for the good of humankind
- With the ability to travel globally
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire everyone. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
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