Hybrid Senior Product Manager: Engineered Products & NPD

Blackbook Executive; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive salary

Job summary

Blackbook Executive is seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy for physical engineered products in an Australia-based manufacturing group. You will own end-to-end lifecycle from concept to launch, working with engineering, manufacturing and commercial teams to translate customer needs into viable solutions.

You will shape roadmaps, identify market opportunities, manage NPD programs and drive portfolio profitability while collaborating across domestic and international

Qualifications

• Experience leading physical products through full NPD lifecycle.
• Strong collaboration with engineering, manufacturing and sales teams.
• Proven ability to translate market insights into viable products.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Commercial focus on pricing, profitability and portfolio management.
• Experience in engineering-led environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute product strategies, roadmaps and innovation pipelines aligned with commercial objectives.
• Identify market opportunities through customer insights, competitor analysis, industry trends and product performance.
• Lead end-to-end new product development (NPD), from concept and business case through engineering, testing, validation and launch.
• Partner closely with engineering and manufacturing teams to develop technically feasible, commercially viable products.
• Manage multiple NPD and continuous improvement projects, including stage-gate processes, timelines and stakeholder alignment.
• Own product lifecycle management, including portfolio optimisation, pricing, profitability and product enhancements.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to support successful product launches.
• Contribute to improving product development processes, project governance and ways of working.

Skills

NPD lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Commercial acumen

Product strategy

Technical product development

Education

Engineering qualification advantageous

Job description

Blackbook Executive is seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy for physical engineered products in an Australia-based manufacturing group. You will own end-to-end lifecycle from concept to launch, working with engineering, manufacturing and commercial teams to translate customer needs into viable solutions.

You will shape roadmaps, identify market opportunities, manage NPD programs and drive portfolio profitability while collaborating across domestic and international