Product Line Manager

Parker Hannifin; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Opportunities for internal career grow

Collaborative work environment

Professional development and training

Job summary

Parker Hannifin seeks a commercially focused and technically capable Product Line Manager to drive growth for Engine and Mobile Filtration Europe. You will manage portfolio strategy, pricing, lifecycle and cross-functional execution to deliver profitable growth.

Based in the UK, the role requires strong product management experience, cross-functional leadership and a track record of delivering revenue improvements in industrial engineering environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management, product marketing, portfolio management, or commercial management within an industrial, engineered products, filtration, automotive, mobile equipment, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience managing a product portfolio across its full life cycle, including strategy, roadmaps, launches, margin improvement and obsolescence management.
• Demonstrated ability to drive revenue growth, margin expansion, pricing strategy, cost-out initiatives and portfolio profitability.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including sales, engineering, operations, supply chain, finance and customer service.
• Previous exposure to European markets, ideally within mobile, engine, off-highway, transportation, hydraulics, filtration or related sectors.
• Ability to translate customer and market insights into product roadmaps, development priorities and launch plans.
• Good understanding of manufacturing, stocking, sourcing and operations strategy to support service and profitability.
• Financial acumen to analyse sales, margins, pricing, cost structures and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive portfolio revenue and margin growth for assigned product lines.
• Develop, maintain and communicate the product and portfolio strategy, ensuring alignment with divisional and global objectives.
• Maintain accurate product literature, catalogues, technical bulletins and related commercial documentation.
• Define and communicate the product value proposition for target markets and customer segments.
• Support strategic market positioning by identifying needs, market gaps, competitive dynamics and growth opportunities.
• Monitor and analyse competitive activity including pricing, product positioning and market coverage.
• Support the development of tools to improve customer understanding and sales effectiveness.
• Manage the full product lifecycle from concept and launch through maturity, rationalisation and end-of-life.
• Support global product platform management and align regional requirements with global strategies.
• Develop and support portfolio pricing strategies with sales, finance and leadership.
• Provide insights and tools to support competitive selling and cross-over guidance.
• Be accountable for new product launch planning and execution within assigned lines.
• Coordinate cross-functional launch activities with engineering, sales, operations, supply chain, marketing and customer service.
• Collaborate with operations and supply chain to define make-to-order / make-to-stock strategies to meet customer needs.
• Address product availability, quality, cost and lifecycle risks with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Product management

Portfolio management

Cross-functional collaboration

Pricing strategy

Revenue growth

Financial acumen

Job description

Responsibilities

Are you ready to shape a brighter future? At Parker, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, including in the clean tech space, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges. We believe that the future belongs to those with vision. That’s why we’re seeking team players who share our purpose of enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Is that you? Working at Parker means belonging to a passionate, dynamic and innovative team, empowered to make a difference.

Responsibilities

Are you ready to shape a brighter future? At Parker, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, including in the clean tech space, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges. We believe that the future belongs to those with vision. That’s why we’re seeking team players who share our purpose of enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Is that you? Working at Parker means belonging to a passionate, dynamic and innovative team, empowered to make a difference.

Job Purpose

Parker Hannifin is seeking a commercially focused and technically capable Product Line Manager to support growth within Engine and Mobile Filtration Europe. The Product Line Manager is responsible for the strategic and operational management of assigned product lines, ensuring the portfolio is positioned for profitable growth through effective product strategy, market positioning, pricing, lifecycle management and cross-functional execution.

Your Responsibilities

• Own and drive portfolio revenue and margin growth for assigned product lines.
• Develop, maintain and communicate the product and portfolio strategy, ensuring alignment with divisional and global business objectives.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date product literature, catalogues, technical bulletins and related commercial documentation.
• Define and communicate the product value proposition for target markets and customer segments.
• Support strategic market positioning by identifying customer needs, market gaps, competitive dynamics and growth opportunities.
• Monitor and analyse competitive activity, including pricing, product positioning, performance claims, technologies and market coverage and customer behaviour that may affect product lifecycle and portfolio strategy.
• Support the development of tools and content that improve customer understanding and sales effectiveness.
• Manage the full product lifecycle, from concept and launch through maturity, rationalisation and end-of-life.
• Support global product platform management, ensuring regional requirements are represented while maintaining alignment with global platform strategies.
• Develop and support portfolio pricing strategies in collaboration with sales, finance, division pricing manager and divisional leadership.
• Provide insight and tools to support competitive selling, including competitive cross-over guidance.
• Be accountable for new product launch planning and execution within assigned product lines.
• Coordinate cross-functional launch activities with engineering, sales, operations, supply chain, marketing communications and customer service.
• Collaborate with operations and supply chain teams to define appropriate make-to-order, make-to-stock and stocking strategies to meet customer requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to address product availability, quality, cost and lifecycle risks.

What We Are Looking For

• Proven experience in product management, product marketing, portfolio management, or commercial management within an industrial, engineered products, filtration, automotive, mobile equipment, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience managing a product portfolio across its full life cycle, including product strategy, roadmap development, product launches, margin improvement, rationalisation and obsolescence management.
• Demonstrated ability to drive revenue growth, margin expansion, pricing strategy, cost-out initiatives and portfolio profitability.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including sales, engineering, operations, supply chain, finance and customer service.
• Previous exposure to European markets, ideally within mobile, engine, off-highway, transportation, hydraulics, filtration, or related sectors.
• Ability to translate customer and market insights into product roadmaps, product development priorities and launch plans.
• Good understanding of manufacturing, stocking, sourcing and operations strategy to support customer service, cost competitiveness and supply chain performance.
• Financial acumen, including the ability to analyse sales, margins, pricing, cost structures, inventory and profitability.

What We Offer

• Solid employer present on the market for over 100 years.
• Career growth and opportunities: we hire from within!
• Collaborative and empowered work environment where team spirit is at the center of our success.
• Company values that encourage trust, respect, collaboration and professional growth.
• Open environment: we are excited to hear your ideas!
• Attractive compensation and benefits packages designed to hire and retain the best talents in the industry.

EMEA Business Descr

Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl (“PHEMEA”), based in Etoy, Switzerland, is the Principal Operating Company for Parker in the EMEA region. It is supported by a network of Parker Manufacturing Divisions and Sales Company Entities. The Filtration Group EMEA is a strategic business Group within PHEMEA. Engine & Mobile Filtration EMEA (EMFE) is a key service provider to PHEMEA.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.