Product Manager – Industrial Equipment & Automation

Job Description

Are you a product leader energized by turning customer insight into product strategy and profitable growth? As a Product Manager for the Industrial Equipment & Automation (IE&A) division of Miller Electric Mfg LLC (An ITW Company), you will serve as the business owner for an assigned product portfolio. You will own product strategy, roadmap direction, lifecycle management, pricing, margin performance, and commercialization outcomes while leading the marketing responsibilities within the Customer-Back Innovation (CBI) process.

This is an onsite role in either Carol Stream, IL or Appleton, WI.

• Own and execute the strategy, roadmap, positioning, pricing, and lifecycle plan.
• Translate customer needs, market trends, competitive intelligence, and business objectives into portfolio priorities and strategic choices.
• Maintain a portfolio architecture that balances customer value, operational simplicity, and profitable growth.
• Prioritize growth, defend, refresh, simplification, sustaining, and end-of-life initiatives.

• Partner with Segment Managers to evaluate opportunities emerging from Explore and determine portfolio fit and prioritization.
• Lead Product Management and marketing activities from Discover through Deploy, including product-level VOC, value proposition definition, requirements, business case development, and go-to-market planning.
• Ensure Customer Back Innovation projects deliver revenue, margin, adoption, and customer experience commitments.
• Serve as the product contact for sales, product support, and key customers.

• Own product revenue, variable margin, profitability, and overall portfolio performance.
• Drive actions to improve portfolio performance through pricing, cost, quality, positioning, and product rationalization.
• Balance customer value, growth opportunities, operational realities, technical constraints, and financial performance.

• Technical:
  Possess the aptitude to understand product capabilities and customer needs.
• Analytical:
  Demonstrate the ability to analyze current business issues and end-user needs.
• Leadership:
  Successfully lead high-level projects and cross-functional teams from start to completion.
• Relationship-Building:
  Build strong relationships among cross functional teams, sales, and key end-users.
• Presentation:
  Effectively present and facilitate in front of groups or varying technical knowledge.
• Collaborative:
  Act as a team player with a positive attitude, high motivation, and sound decision-making skills.
• Self-Driven:
  Well organized, aggressive self-starter with a willingness to learn and grow.
• Independent:
  Establish plans independently with limited direction or supervision.
• Adaptable:
  Thrive in a fast-paced environment that values an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Communicative:
  Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Business Owner Mindset – Owns portfolio performance and business outcomes.
• Data-Driven – Balances customer value, feasibility, and financial impact.
• Technical Judgment – Engages confidently in technical discussions.
• Disciplined Simplicity – Focuses resources on the highest-value opportunities.
• Influential – Builds alignment and drives cross-functional execution.

• Bachelor's degree required;
  Marketing, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, product development, or related roles in a B2B environment.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives from concept through launch.
• Technical aptitude with industrial equipment, automation, welding, software, or related technologies…