Global Product Line Manager , Engine Metals

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Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

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Gates Corporation has an exciting opportunity for a Global Product Line Manager (GPLM) - Engine Metals to help drive the global strategy and financial performance of the Engine Metals product portfolio. This position can sit in either Rochester Hills, MI or Denver, CO. This role serves as a critical contributor to product line planning, execution, and commercialization, supporting profitable growth across regions while ensuring strong alignment between global strategy and regional needs.

The Global Product Line Manager - Engine Metals supports the development and execution of the global Engine Metals strategy. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, GPLM for Engine Metals and Water Pumps, this role owns defined portions of the portfolio and leads key strategic, financial, and commercialization initiatives that enable growth, margin expansion, and improved portfolio health.

The GPLM partners closely with Regional Product Line Management, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Technical Development to ensure effective execution of product line priorities globally.

• Support the development, maintenance, and execution of the global Engine Metals product line strategy and roadmap in alignment with the Multi Generational Product Plan (MGPP).
• Own defined segments, platforms, or initiatives within the Engine Metals portfolio, ensuring consistency in positioning, coverage, and value proposition across regions.
• Translate global strategy into actionable initiatives, tools, and plans for regional teams.
• Help drive achievement of global revenue, margin, and profitability targets for the Engine Metals product line.
• Support pricing strategy development, portfolio cost management, and productivity initiatives that improve product line financial health.
• Develop, present, own, and action the global product line strategies—including defining the product roadmap, key global strategic initiatives, cost‑out initiatives, and overall growth plans for the product line. Define the growth elements to the Long Range Financial Forecast (LRFF) to ensure the required capacity and investments are made in the right locations to enable the targeted growth.
• Maintain deep knowledge of the Engine Metals market, including applications, customer needs, competitive landscapes, and technology trends.
• Maintain competitor benchmarking and portfolio analyses to identify growth opportunities and portfolio gaps.
• Support portfolio rationalization, coverage expansion, and cost‑out initiatives to improve competitiveness.
• Support scoping, business case development, and prioritization of new product development initiatives.
• Lead or colead product commercialization efforts, including value propositions, positioning, launch materials, and sales enablement tools.
• Work with regional teams to track launch effectiveness and adoption KPIs.
• Act as a key liaison between global strategy and regional execution teams.
• Provide insights, data, tools, and training materials to support regional product managers and commercial teams.
• Assist with evaluation of inorganic growth opportunities, including market assessments, portfolio overlap analysis, and synergy identification.

• High level of interpersonal and leadership skills; must be able to influence across multiple levels within the company and locations, including establishing global partnerships.
• Leads through influence, with and without authority.
• Strong technical acumen combined with commercial savviness.
• Strategic mindset and strong business intuition.
• Global work experience and perspective is a strength.
• Ability to…