Residential HVAC Product Planner - Midea America : Job Details

Job Summary:

Midea America Corp., is one of the world's largest home appliance brands, offering the most comprehensive selection of products in the world to fully serve the needs of day-to-day living at home, at work, or anywhere else you go. In North America we strive to aim high, put the customer first, transform and innovate the marketplace, utilizing our commitment, dedication, inclusion, and partnership with our teams. Midea America is a subsidiary of the Midea Group, a global company with over 150,000 employees and operations in more than 195 countries. As a publicly listed company, we are ranked #245 as a Fortune Global 500 company and offer one of the most comprehensive product portfolios in the industry.

To continue our growth in the North America Midea America is seeking a Residential HVAC Product Planner. This product planner will lead the product planning efforts for the residential HVAC team for North America. This position will work closely with our consumer research team which includes consumer insights and data science. This role will support the R&D team responsible for residential HVAC (unitary, ductless and thermostats) and be responsible for managing the product and innovation road maps for their product categories. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience, preferably in the air conditioning industry. This candidate will help both local and global teammates regarding product planning, product research, work to improve understanding of consumer/contractor pain points and preferences. This position will support all North American air conditioning products.

This is a full-time position with some domestic and international travel required.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain product roadmaps for the residential HVAC team.
• Maintain good communication lines with global product planning teams, including taking occasional evening calls or meetings, helping track project milestones, deliverables and action items, etc.
• Help investigate potential new markets our product teams should be competing in – including scoping market opportunities, competitive analyses, etc.
• Manage the consumer/contractor research strategy and work closely with the insights and data science team members on execution.
• Occasionally lead an insights or research project (including, but not limited to, focus groups, surveys, in-depth interviews, market reports, etc.)
• Ability to turn research findings and detailed reports into actionable items related to the product roadmap and strategy.
• Assist with various marketing-related items – such as marketing claim validation/research, claim compliance/testing, etc. to support business objectives.
• Ability to travel domestically & internationally.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business/marketing.
• 5+ years of experience with air conditioning products or related field.
• Familiarity with product development.
• Goal-oriented & self-managed.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
• Be a self-starter who wants to focus on innovation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in similar field from an accredited university.
• History of working with global colleagues.
• Experience with the residential HVAC Category.

Comprehensive benefit package, to learn more, please visit Careers Page (midea.com).

Midea America Corp, is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.