Product Manager - Electrical

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.