Product Manager - Cables

The Product Manager for Cable Categories owns Monoprice's cable categories end-to-end: assortment, roadmap, pricing, and lifecycle from NPI through EOL. This person needs to rationalize a large, legacy assortment into a clear, defensible good/better/best structure that is competitive in the market and easy for customers and internal teams to understand.

This is not an engineering or product-marketing role. We want someone fluent in cable fundamentals (gauges, connector types, shielding, construction, and what separates a good product from a better or best one) across our cable assortment, who can self-educate to the depth a specific line requires. The role requires the ability to own the category, make defensible decisions, and answer product questions without deferring to others.

It also requires the presence to represent the category as its authority, whether the audience is our Sales team, executive stakeholders, or a manufacturing partner.

The role is both strategic and tactical and works closely with Program Management, Purchasing, Sourcing, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service. It calls for a self-starter who takes ownership of the category from day one, contributes immediately, and stays current on competitors and market direction.

Cables are the core of Monoprice's business. This role sits at the center of what we do. It offers real ownership: the person who takes it shapes the cable assortment and roadmap directly, makes the calls, defends them, and has visibility to senior leadership. This is a seat for someone who wants to own a category, not administer one.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the cable assortment and roadmap: rationalize and consolidate complex legacy assortments into a defensible good/better/best structure without sacrificing sales.
• Benchmark the assortment against competitors and against current market direction; explain and defend product decisions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Order, test, and physically evaluate Monoprice and competitor products to judge quality (fit, finish, performance) and drive improvements that add value to the customer experience.
• Manage product life cycles from NPI through EOL, filling category gaps with NPI and retiring or consolidating redundant SKUs.
• Work with Management and Finance to set and hit revenue and margin targets by product, category, and customer segment.
• Set MSRP direction to balance sales velocity against revenue and margin targets; monitor e-commerce and retail competitiveness.
• Work with Purchasing, Program Management, and Sourcing to manage supplier relationships and ensure on-time delivery against the Product Requirements Document (PRD).
• Prepare budgets and break-even analyses for new development projects; read P&Ls and own the numbers behind category decisions.
• Define product specifications and self-educate on category-specific requirements to the depth needed to make sound decisions.
• Serve as the authority on the cable category: answer technical and market questions directly and promptly for Sales, Customer Service, and leadership, and represent the category with credibility in front of suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Provide the product substance and selling points that Marketing and Sales turn into campaigns; collaborate with Marketing and Sales without owning marketing execution.
• Collaborate with the Monoprice Design and Factory teams to adjust products and packaging as needed.
• Translate concepts and performance requirements into prototypes and organize sample reviews with stakeholders to gain buy-in.
• Request, test, and dispose of samples responsibly and maintain a professional, safe workspace.
• Stay current on cable technology and market trends and bring proactive ideas and opportunities to leadership.
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