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.
You can make a salary. Or you can make a difference. Or you can work as a Strategic Opportunities Manager at MillerKnoll and make both.
About this OpportunityAs a Strategic Opportunities Manager, you'll provide sales support through the leadership of a cross-functional team in the Opportunity Room for a specific geographical region. You will direct and connect the best corporate resources to support each individual sales opportunity.
What You'll DoYou'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, lead others, and be an owner everyday as you . . .* Coach Sales Representatives on how to best use corporate resources, creating superior results for the Opportunity Room and setting them up for success on future opportunities outside of the Opportunity Room.* Communicate product trends and issues to Product Management to provide insight into future product development and enhancements.* Develop and continuously improve Opportunity Room team processes, creating measurable results to report out to executive leadership.* Develop and execute a strategic product approach for top opportunities bycollaborating with Sales, Options, Product Management, Placemaking, and other MillerKnoll departments.* Connect with Product Management Teams to stay up-to-date on the latestproduct updates and new product developments.* Lead daily team meetings with Contracts, Options, and Placemaking to ensure all parties are completing required tasks for key opportunities and thinkingstrategically for best-in-class results.* Lead product presentations to customers in West Michigan and at customer sites as needed.* Partner with the Area Vice President of Sales and Director of Contracts to identify the best opportunities for the team to support, then strategize with Contracts and executive leadership to develop ideal product and pricing approach for the key opportunities.* Serve as the corporate liaison to the Sales Team for any resource needed, clearly communicating with leaders in Customer Marketing, Elements, ProductManagement, and other departments to ensure Opportunity Room needs are easy to understand and given top priority.* Strategize with Sales leadership to define overarching sales strategies, pushing the Sales Team to think differently and utilize an Insight Selling approach.* Take responsibility for product team deliverables, including value engineeringand right product right price analysis, as well as pre-launch and developmentalproduct needs.* Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
Sound Like You?You might be just who we're looking for if you have . . .* A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Marketing. A Master's degree is preferred.* Five to eight years of experience in product management or product marketing.* Sales, marketing, customer-facing, contract furniture, or capital goodsexperience (preferred).* Experience working in cross-functional team environments.* A high level of written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to communicateinformation, ideas, procedures, and processes in a logical sequence and at a level appropriate to the audience, resulting in effective working relationships.* Mentoring and people development skills.* The ability to effectively use the office automation, communication, software,and tools current used in th