Manufacturing Product Manager

A growing manufacturing organization is seeking a Manufacturing Product Manager to oversee product strategy, development, and lifecycle management. This individual will serve as the connection between customers, sales, engineering, manufacturing, and leadership to ensure the product portfolio meets market needs, supports business growth, and achieves financial objectives.

The ideal candidate combines strong business and analytical skills with an understanding of manufacturing processes, product development, pricing, and profitability. This person will evaluate market opportunities, identify gaps in the product portfolio, support new product development (NPD), and manage products from concept through launch and end-of-life.

• Product Strategy & Market Analysis: Research market trends, customer needs, competitive products, and industry developments to identify opportunities for growth.
• Product Portfolio Management: Manage the product portfolio and lifecycle, including product launches, updates, performance tracking, and phase-outs.
• Pricing & Profitability: Analyze product pricing, margins, costs, and profitability to support strategic business decisions and financial goals.
• New Product Development: Partner with engineering, manufacturing, sales, and leadership to identify opportunities, define product requirements, develop business cases, and support products from concept through commercialization.
• Product Line Development: Identify gaps in the existing product offering and recommend new products, features, or improvements based on customer demand and market opportunities.
• Quoting & Cost Analysis: Support product quotes, cost evaluations, pricing recommendations, and profitability assessments in partnership with sales and manufacturing teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, operations, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and supply chain to ensure products are commercially viable and operationally feasible.
• Product Performance: Track sales, margins, market share, product costs, and other key performance indicators to evaluate product success and recommend improvements.
• Stakeholder Communication: Present product recommendations, business cases, market insights, and financial performance to company leadership.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluate existing products and processes to improve competitiveness, customer satisfaction, cost efficiency, and overall portfolio performance.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in product management, product development, product marketing, or a related role within a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of product pricing, cost structures, gross margins, profitability, and financial performance.
• Experience analyzing market trends, customer requirements, competitive positioning, and product opportunities.
• Exposure to new product development, product launches, and product lifecycle management.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, sales, and leadership teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other business reporting tools.
• Ability to balance strategic product planning with hands-on execution in a manufacturing environment.