Stephen Bowditch
Product Line Director
Newburyport,MA
Summary
Product Director with creativity in big-picture product implementation for >1,000 person customer base across Global regions. Research and strategic product planning expert through collaborative leadership and customer polling. Dynamic and adaptable roadmap leader for delivery of highly successful products with projected market demand and company growth as guiding principles.
Strategic planner with >30 years of experience leading product-market strategy and supporting implementation of innovative products for unique niches. Creative strategic planner with product value and impact assessment prowess. End-to-end product leader successful bringing products from inception to rollout with efficiency and speed.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Product Line Director
A.W. Chesterton Co.
Groveland, MA
07.2017 - Current
- Worked collaboratively with developers, senior-level stakeholders and partners to collect data on deficiencies and provide solutions to long-standing issues.
- Identified productivity bottlenecks and devised innovative solutions while remaining conservative with resources.
- Worked with marketing and sales to develop commercial deployment models.
- Led product research to understand market, competition and customer needs.
- Established and tracked business metrics and gathered key customer insights to facilitate optimization or new product development.
- Articulated data analysis to customers, management and external parties.
- Presented product vision, product development, business case and roadmap to market leadership.
Global Marketing Manager
A. W. Chesterton
Groveland, MA
03.2013 - 01.2017
- Communicated value and position to sales team and developed tools to support selling process.
- Planned new product external launch and release while managing cross-functional implementation of plan.
- Optimized segment space automation growth by leading marketing strategy and content creation.
- Successfully generated over [Number] industry write-ups and contributed articles to position product and brand as market leader.
Business Development Mangager
AW Chesterton
Groveland, MA
02.2009 - 01.2013
- Created and implemented new business opportunities by utilizing strategic networking strategies.
- Increased profit margins by effectively controlling budget and overhead and optimizing product turns.
North American Marketing Manager
AW Chesterton
Groveland, MA
02.2005 - 01.2009
- Boosted brand awareness and generated leads while managing internal and external marketing campaigns and programs.
- Researched industry and marketplace trends to develop marketing solutions and enhance business operations.
- Assessed marketing copy, art comps and final designs and compared with established specifications.
- Coordinated meetings between project members and clients to develop ideas, discuss progress and set goals.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01.1977 - 06.1981
NACE CIP Level # Coating Inspector -
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Houston, TX 11.1991 - 02.1992
Skills
Strategic Planning
Timeline
Product Line Director
A.W. Chesterton Co.
07.2017 - Current
Global Marketing Manager
A. W. Chesterton
03.2013 - 01.2017
Business Development Mangager
AW Chesterton
02.2009 - 01.2013
North American Marketing Manager
AW Chesterton
02.2005 - 01.2009
NACE CIP Level # Coating Inspector -
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
11.1991 - 02.1992
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of Massachusetts Amherst
01.1977 - 06.1981
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