Guy Dekowski

About Guy Dekowski

With over 10 years of experience in product and channel marketing, I am a strategic and creative leader who is passionate about the user experience and delivering value to the business. As a Director of Product Management at Stanley Black & Decker, I lead and define the three-year product roadmap for the Outdoor Power Equipment portfolio, targeting 2x growth by 2026.In my current role, I develop and lead a team of three product managers with additional cross-functional leadership responsibilities. I am also the go-to-market strategy lead, aggressively capturing $100M in market share opportunity. By conducting user research, managing product life cycle and mix, and launching new product innovations, I have improved portfolio margin by 200 basis points and generated $40M of top-line revenue. I thrive on collaborating with finance, sales, operations, industrial design, engineering, and other business units to ensure product line consistency and alignment with the company\'s vision and goals.

Experience

1. Director of Product Management

   Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   Jun 2024 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

   Manage multiple product lines that span from landscaping professionals to Residential ConsumersThrough qualitative and field user research developed a new product development plan that delivered 2.7x market growth and 2+ points of market shareManaged resourcing for new product development strategy, prioritizing ~15 new products per year and delivering a 12% portfolio CAGR.Improved $62M business segment from 8% to 42% SGM through Make Vs Buy Analysis and sku rationalizationNegotiate sourcing and licensing agreements that drive portfolio innovation and marginLead, manage & develop team of four product managers

Education

• York College of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor of Science, Marketing

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Survey Design
• Time Management
• Problem Solving
• Close Attention to Detail
• Data Entry
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Merchandising
• Salesforce.com
• Research
• Retail
• People Skills
• Powerpoint
• Surveymonkey
• Strategic Planning
• Public Speaking
• Market Research
• Event Planning
• Quantitative Research
• Spss
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Word
• Sales Management
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Management
• Qualitative Research
• Sap Bw