Product Executive

About the role

The Product Executive drives the lifecycle management, portfolio curation, and performance optimization of our premium ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, and building materials. This role collaborates closely with the purchasing team on product sourcing, and partners with marketing and sales to develop positioning strategies, launch new collections, and provide comprehensive product training, ensuring our showroom offerings remain highly competitive in the market.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the product lifecycle from introduction to phasing out, ensuring the product mix matches market trends.
• Collaborate with the purchasing team to curate and select new premium collections from international suppliers.
• Oversee the sourcing, inventory, and distribution of product samples and matrixes to the sales team.
• Conduct regular market research on competitors' product ranges, features, and pricing structures.
• Monitor local and global architecture, design, and interior trends to identify gaps in the current product portfolio.
• Conduct comprehensive product knowledge and technical specifications training for the sales and showroom teams.
• Act as the internal technical expert to assist sales teams in resolving complex product or application queries from architects, designers, or contractors.
• Coordinate with the marketing team to execute product launch campaigns, showroom displays, and promotional events.
• Work with the showroom manager to ensure new arrivals are prominently displayed, properly tagged, and correctly represented.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Interior Design, Architecture, or a related field.
• Fresh graduate is encouraged to apply. Prior working experience in product management, product marketing, or an executive role within a retail/B2B setting is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English, Mandarin and Bahasa Malaysia is required.
• Ability to understand and explain technical datasheets, material certifications, and installation procedures (e.g., tile slip ratings, sanitary ware plumbing specs).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for product data analysis and creating training presentations.
• A strong eye for interior design trends, colors, and aesthetics, essential for managing premium building products.
• Confident public speaker with the ability to engage and educate internal sales teams or external stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen to balance product aesthetics with profit margins and sales volumes.