Project Manager, SharkNinja
Retail and Field Excellence, EMEA
+ Employee Stock Purchase Options
Home devices and appliances
Open for applications
Home devices and appliances
1001+ employees
Open for applications
+ Employee Stock Purchase Options
1001+ employees
Company mission
To positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years’ experience in retail programme or project management
- Experience managing in-store product launches and retail readiness processes
- Strong understanding of retail operations and field execution
- Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders including Supply Chain and Sales
- Experience managing product samples and demo logistics within launch timelines
- Strong planning, sequencing and accountability mindset
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Fluent written and verbal English is essential
- Additional European language capability is advantageous
What the job involves
- As part of SharkNinja’s continued growth across EMEA, we are strengthening our integrated Retail and Field Excellence delivery capability across the region
- The Project Manager – Retail and Field Excellence – EMEA owns the end-to-end master plan across EMEA markets
- This includes new product display programmes, Shop in Shop rollouts, refresh cycles, retrofit initiatives, estate maintenance, product sample coordination and post-install field follow-up
- This role is the primary interface between Retail and Field Excellence and the Retail Readiness function
- You will lead Retail and Field Excellence deliverables within the ongoing Retail Readiness programme, ensuring display readiness, product availability, demo units and field execution are fully aligned to launch milestones
- You will own timeline discipline, sequencing, physical readiness and delivery accountability through to live trading
- This role ensures Retail and Field Excellence activity is fully integrated, commercially aligned and sustained in store across EMEA
- Build and maintain the consolidated Retail and Field Excellence master plan across EMEA markets
- Integrate NPD launches, refresh programmes, maintenance cycles, sample requirements and field follow-up into one structured roadmap
- Align sequencing across Shark, Ninja and Shark Beauty
- Provide clear visibility of what is delivering, when and where
- Hold accountability for milestone adherence across all lifecycle stages
- Own programme timelines from NPD planning and range review alignment through to stable live trading in store
- Integrate Retail and Field Excellence requirements into early NPD planning discussions
- Align display strategy, footprint planning and sample requirements with commercial launch phasing
- Manage timelines across concept, design, manufacture, deployment, product placement and live validation phases
- Coordinate installation, product arrival and demo readiness to ensure stores are fully launch-ready
- Partner with Field Excellence to validate execution once live
- Ensure post-install corrective actions are closed out
- Maintain ownership of programmes beyond installation through early trading review and stabilisation
- Execution responsibility spans from initial commercial planning through to sustained in-store performance across EMEA markets
- Act as the lead Retail and Field Excellence representative within the Retail Readiness function
- Own Retail and Field Excellence milestones within Retail Readiness launch plans
- Align display readiness, product samples, dummy units and demo stock with central launch cadence
- Surface risks that could impact store readiness early
- Drive alignment between Retail Excellence, Category, Supply Chain, Sales and Marketing
- Own coordination of NPD samples, range review samples and retail demo units
- Ensure dummy units and hero products are delivered ahead of installation and go-live
- Align product allocation with Category and Supply Chain
- Track shipment and delivery milestones for retail display stock and demonstration units
- Prevent launch delays caused by missing physical product
- Own refresh and update planning across the installed estate
- Coordinate graphic updates, SKU changes, compliance improvements and retro-fit programmes
- Maintain visibility of estate condition and update cadence
- Ensure updates reflect current product line-ups and priorities
- Partner with Field Excellence teams to monitor execution quality in store
- Capture compliance gaps, damage issues and execution drift
- Trigger corrective actions and maintenance responses where required
- Ensure field insight feeds back into future roadmap planning
- Maintain visibility of live estate condition across EMEA markets
- What Success Looks Like:
- Clear master plan visibility across EMEA
- Strong on-time delivery across NPD, refresh and maintenance programmes
- Seamless integration of Retail and Field Excellence into Retail Readiness milestones
- Product samples, demo units and dummies in store ahead of launch
- Effective post-install validation and issue resolution
- Retail estate that remains current and trading effectively across EMEA
Salary benchmarks
Our take
With more people looking for home products that work harders and smarter, SharkNinja has become a household name. Through its Shark line of cleaning and home care tools and Ninja range of kitchen appliance the company creates solutions that simplify daily routines and overall enhance modern living.
SharkNinja has been in operation since 1994, which is testament to the quality and popularity of its products. Since its initial launch in Canada, the company has expanded into the US and the UK. In 2017 SharkNinja was bought by CDH Private Equity for over $1.5 Billion, further proof of its impressive market value. Perhaps more evidence is that it brings in annual revenues of around $4B.
It continues to hold a strong position in the home appliance market too, competiting with big brands like Dyson. Its Shark line lead the US upright vacuum, segment, while its presence in robotics vacuums reflects steady growth in a compeititve space. Since going public, the company has m,aintained a rapid pace of innovation, launching numerous new products eacxh pear and expanding into adjecent categories such as outdoor coolers and grills. With a growing global footprint and a focus ons mart design, usabiluity, and category expansion, SharkNinja is very well positioned to continue shaping the futur of home appliances.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
Mark Barrocas
(CEO)Mark joined SharkNinja in 2008 as CEO. Prior to this, he spent 3 years at Aramark Uniform Services as the President of the WearGuard Division. Prior to that, he spent 4 years at Broder Bros as the President and 2 years at Perry Ellis International as VP of Corporate Sales.
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