Lead end-to-end new product introduction and onboarding for assigned categories. Define intake, requirements, and handoffs; enforce product data standards and governance; remove onboarding bottlenecks; align launches with assortment strategy; partner cross-functionally with Category Management, Supplier Management, MDM, Pricing, Inventory, Supply Chain, and Digital teams; may oversee onboarding staff and supplier relationships.
As a Manager - Product Data, you will be responsible for implementing the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of new product introduction and product onboarding processes across assigned product categories. You will be accountable for ensuring efficient, scalable onboarding of products, enabling high-quality product data, and supporting strong sales performance, margin expansion, and a best-in-class digital product discovery experience.
Responsibilities:
- Owns and drives the end-to-end new product introduction (NPI) and onboarding intake process for assigned product categories, ensuring clear prioritization, requirements definition, and timely progression of new products into onboarding workflows
- Leads product onboarding initiation activities, including intake, identification of required product information, and alignment on data needs to support validation and enrichment by downstream teams
- Partners cross-functionally (Category Management, Supplier Management, Master Data Management,
- Pricing, Inventory, and Digital teams) to ensure all required inputs, dependencies, and handoffs are clearly defined and executed
- Ensures adherence to established product data standards and onboarding workflows, driving consistency, quality, and compliance across all new product introductions
- Identifies gaps in onboarding inputs and requirements early in the process, proactively collaborating with stakeholders and suppliers to resolve issues that could delay product activation
- Monitors onboarding pipeline progress and intake quality, helping to remove bottlenecks and improve speed-to-market for new products
- Aligns new product introduction priorities with overall assortment strategy, ensuring new products support category growth, customer demand, and financial objectives
- Partners Digital teams to support launch readiness, ensuring newly onboarded products are positioned for activation and visibility
- Communicates priorities, progress, and onboarding status across stakeholders, driving alignment, accountability, and execution against business objectives
- May oversee one or more product assortment or onboarding professionals
- Forms business relationships with key stakeholders, including Wesco’s suppliers and partner teams
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree - Marketing, Sales, IT or related field required; Masters Degree preferred
- 5 years of experience in product onboarding, new product introduction (NPI), product data management, or product assortment roles
- 5 years managing end-to-end product lifecycle processes, including intake, onboarding, and launch execution
- Strong understanding of NPI processes, onboarding workflows, and product data requirements within a complex distribution or multi-channel environment
- Proven ability to prioritize intake, define requirements, and drive execution across multiple product categories
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional execution with Category Management, Supplier Management, MDM, Pricing, Inventory, Supply Chain, and Digital teams
- Ability to define and manage processes, dependencies, and handoffs to ensure timely and accurate product activation
- Experience with product data governance, standards, and quality controls to ensure consistency and compliance
- Strong ability to identify gaps, resolve issues proactively, and mitigate onboarding delays
- Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills with a track record of driving alignment and accountability across stakeholders
- Analytical and results-oriented mindset with experience improving pipeline performance, speed-to-market, and business outcomes through data-driven decisions
- Ability to travel 0% - 25%
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In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
This posting is for a current, active vacancy intended for immediate hire.
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