Product Excellence Manager

Responsibilities

Product Management Best Practices

• Partner with the Product & Pricing COE LT and business partners to influence deployment and application of strategic best practices in product management within Eastman businesses.
• Serve as a subject matter resource, advising product teams in the development and alignment of product, asset and contract strategies with other commercial and business strategies.
• Implement and execute COE global and regional initiatives, supporting special projects where necessary.
• Partner with IT to identify and recommend digital solutions which improve the efficiency and effectiveness of product teams.

Capability Building & Enablement

• Lead the development of enterprise product management capability frameworks, aligned and learning pathways that support development, engagement, and retention across product roles.
• Develop role-based learning programs which build capability in pricing concepts (foundational to advanced) and industry best practices, enabling employee development and retention.
• Lead enterprise capability assessments and translate findings into targeted actions that close identified gaps and strengthen the enterprise product management capabilities.
• Support the refinement, digitization, and standardization of the candidate assessment process in partnership with Talent Acquisition and Talent Management to improve consistency, transparency, and efficiency across hiring decisions.