Summary: The Regional Product Director partners cross-functionally to drive product planning, forecasting, and lifecycle management. This role supports sales growth through portfolio optimization, marketing initiatives, and inventory strategies, ensuring product availability and profitability across the region.
Work Hours: Monday to Friday from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Seniority Level: Director
Employment Type: Full-time
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to complete the following essential duties and responsibilities:
- Collaborate on forecasting, demand planning, inventory management, and safety stock to maintain high product availability.
- Support sales leaders with portfolio management, pricing, customer growth, profit optimization, and inventory flow.
- Analyze sales trends, demand factors, and forecast accuracy.
- Provide sales teams with product knowledge and marketing support through training and presentations.
- Communicate new product information, manage samples, and ensure smooth product launches at branches.
- Advise on inventory strategies for new, existing, and discontinued products.
- Oversee internal transfers, identify slow-moving inventory, and manage markdowns.
- Resolve product-related questions, technical issues, and coordinate inspections and claims.
- Monitor market competition to identify opportunities for growth and revenue.
- Prepare reports and track product life cycles regionally.
- Travel to branches, attend trade shows, and represent the company at industry events.
Additionally the candidate must meet the following Education and/or Experience requirements:
- Willingness to travel up to 50%.
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
- Minimum of 2 years of analytical role preferred.
- High level of comfort in working with details.
- Experience in sourcing and product development is desired but not necessary.
- Superb analytical and critical thinking skills, as proven by academic records and/or demonstrable work experience.
- Must be highly capable working in fast-paced, fast-growth environment.
- Requires strong organization skills and must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Excellent communication skills: presentation, writing, and delivery.
- Excel experience required: intermediate (pivot, v-, h- lookups) to advanced (macro).
This role has the following physical demands:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use their hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with their hands and arms; and communicate verbally. The employee frequently sits and may occasionally stand or walk.
- The employee must occasionally lift, pull and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Benefits: MSI offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Referral, Holiday, and Annual Bonuses
- Annual pay increases
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Company-paid Short Term and Long Term disability
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with company matching contributions
- Charitable donation matching programs
- Free, company-sponsored 1-on-1 tutoring for children/dependents of MSI employees in grades k-12, including free tutoring for SAT and ACT tests
About MSI: Founded in 1975, MSI is a leading supplier of flooring tile, countertops, wall and backsplash tile and hardscaping surfaces products in North America. Headquartered in Orange, California, MSI also maintains over 50 state-of-the-art showroom and distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada. MSI's product line includes an extensive offering of Granite, Quartz, Porcelain, Luxury Vinyl flooring, Slate, Marble, Travertine, Sandstone, Limestone, Quartzite, onyx, stacked stone and pavers imported from over 36 countries on six continents.
Over the years, MSI has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including:
- Top 5 fastest growing companies - OC Business Journal
- Supplier Diversity Award - Home Depot
- #1 Flooring Distributor multiple years in a row - Floor Covering Weekly
- Top Workplaces Award winner multiple times - Top Workplaces
- MSI Founder named the Entrepreneur of the Year - Ernst and Young
MSI is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and fosters inclusion and belonging for all employees. We provide a work environment that allows all employees to do their best work, free from all forms of discrimination. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship status, military status, religion, disability status, or any other legally protected group. MSI provides reasonable accommodations for all employees and applicants. If you believe you require an accommodation, please speak with your recruiter or a member of our HR team.