Associate Product Manager

Essential Functions

• Lead and manage cross‑functional product development projects, ensuring clear communication, timely execution, and accurate project documentation.
• Serve as the central point of contact between Innovation, Commercial, Manufacturing, and Procurement to keep projects aligned and progressing toward launch.
• Coordinate new product development from concept through commercialization, ensuring customer and commercial specifications are clearly defined, communicated, and achieved.
• Utilize project management tools such as Team Guru to develop and maintain timelines, monitor key milestones, document action items, and identify risks that could impact launch timing.
• Maintain clear line of sight for Manufacturing and Procurement so material, component, and part requirements are identified early and ordered in time to support successful commercialization.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Finance, and Marketing teams to ensure alignment and successful execution of new product launches.
• Review the cost and price structure of existing and future products to support profitability and strategic pricing decisions.
• Identify, recommend, and help execute gross margin improvement initiatives in coordination with Sourcing, Manufacturing, Finance, and Commercial leadership.
• Partner with Inside Sales and Commercial leadership to develop and refine pricing models for new and existing products.
• Assist in gathering and analyzing customer feedback, market input, and competitive intelligence to support product strategy, positioning, and go‑to‑market initiatives.
• Monitor field performance, warranty trends, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for product improvement, cost reduction, or market expansion.
• Own the creation, review, and continuous improvement of technical marketing materials that support product launches, sales efforts, channel communication, and broader market education.
• Develop and review white papers, case studies, application guides, training materials, technical summaries, product datasheets, presentations, and related collateral to ensure technical accuracy and commercial relevance.
• Translate technical product features, specifications, and application knowledge into clear customer‑facing value propositions, product messaging, and sales enablement materials.
• Work closely with Applications Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to develop and review technical marketing materials including white papers, case studies, application guides, training content, and product data sheets.
• Support the Marketing Manager by providing accurate technical content for routing, launch support, and broader product promotion activities.
• Deliver product training to internal stakeholders, sales teams, and channel partners on product functionality, applications, and value propositions.

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, marketing, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in product management, product development, project management, technical marketing, or a related cross‑functional role in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of product specifications, technical documentation, and the ability to translate customer requirements into actionable project needs.
• Demonstrated aptitude for project management and cross‑functional team coordination.
• Experience with or willingness to learn project tracking tools such as Team Guru or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to perform cost analysis, margin analysis, and pricing reviews using tools such as Microsoft Excel.
• Strong technical writing, editing, and content review skills, with the ability to create materials for both technical and commercial audiences.
• Clear, confident communicator, comfortable leading meetings, speaking to groups, and facilitating discussions across departments.
• Highly detail‑oriented, with a commitment to thorough documentation, action tracking, and polished technical and commercial presentation materials.
• Familiarity with industrial products, rotating equipment, fluid handling systems, or manufacturing‑driven product development is preferred.
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