Product Manager - Electrical

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Product Category Manager - Electrical, the Product Manager for Electrical Products is responsible for coordinating the product management activities for the electrical market. This will be achieved by maintaining HellermannTyton's IATF16949/ISO9001 Quality and ISO14001 EMS certifications by supporting all corporate policies, procedures, work instructions and required documentation.

Essential Functions:

• Manage new product development activities using the Product Roadmap to optimize product launches.
• Identify product opportunities and actively manage the entire product life cycle for assigned product categories.
• Provide technical support and ensure the products have the required technical approvals.
• Communicate customer requirements and needs for new product developments to design engineering and prioritize all new product development activities to maximize sales growth.
• Actively participate in developing industry specifications. 
• Lead cross-functional teams consisting of various operational units to determine critical inputs for the calculation of product manufacturing costs and required capital investments.
• Proactively generate innovative and creative solutions to improve margins.
• Calculate return on investments (ROI) for new product developments and author business cases for justification on the capital expenditures required for new product developments.
• Determine new product pricing via the combination of investigative work into market level pricing and optimizing corporate profit margin targets.
• Key contributor to product and market deliverables required for effective product launches and market branding.
• Develop and deliver product training to internal teams and customers.
• Manage product line price lists.

Other Functions

• Forecast product requirements and provide inventory levels needed to achieve corporate customer service and inventory goals.
• Attend industry trade shows.
• Visit customers to evaluate market needs.

Success in This Role Includes:

• Understanding of marketing, engineering, and manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of IATF16949 quality systems, and ISO14001 environmental system.
• Ability to lead internal product development teams.
• Time management of key projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer oriented focus.

Qualifications (skills, knowledge, experience)

• Bachelor's Degree required. Marketing or engineering preferred.
• 2 to 4+ years product management experience or related industry experience required.
• Related experience within a manufacturing environment is highly preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Experience initiating and managing projects.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Domestic travel (up to 20%) required.

#LI-CK1 #LI-Hybrid