Product Manager - Filtration

Filtec Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Product Manager to lead the development and management of innovative water treatment solutions. This role combines technical expertise with commercial acumen, ensuring effective supplier relationships and strategic product lifecycle management. Ideal for those with a background in engineering and a passion for marketing water treatment technologies, this position offers significant career progression opportunities within a dynamic medium-sized company. Join a team where your contributions will have a real impact and help shape the future of water treatment solutions.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Flexible work arrangements (Hybrid WFH)

Qualifications

• Technical experience with mechanical/process/chemical engineering.
• Career background in water treatment or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Manage product strategy and lifecycle for innovative water treatment products.
• Sourcing and supplier management for optimal performance.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Process Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Supplier Management

Product Management

Applications Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Relevant certifications in Product Management

Job description

The technology that we incorporate into our water treatment solutions for both our ‘Engineering Projects Delivery’ as well as ‘Equipment Sales & Service’ are key to providing quality and reliability.

At FILTEC we have a team Product Managers with a technical and commercial remit combining: Applications Engineering, Sourcing and Supplier Management (Similar to Merchandising roles in retail; although specific to Engineering).

This role is about ensuring the development and management of innovative water treatment products. This role is about selecting and managing the technologies and supplier relationships used in our process engineering solutions. Working as a Product Manager is fantastic opportunity for a technical person who is business-orientated.

Ideal for a commercially focused engineer interested strategy rather than sales or project delivery. A role with a remit and responsibility is usually found in larger corporate businesses – however at FILTEC the opportunity to make an impact is greater within our authentic medium sized company.


Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy – Analysis and implementation (e.g. GMROI)
• Product Lifecyle Management – intro, grow, mature
• Sourcing innovative products – identifying and incorporating the best water treatment technologies
• Supplier Management – price & supply performance
• Application Engineering & Technical support – Effective & Efficient key documentation; such as specifications and manuals

Success profile:

• An interest in marketing water treatment equipment
• Technical experience with mechanical/process/chemical engineering (such as Pumps / Valves, Filtration, Dosing, Disinfection / UV or Instrumentation)
• A career background in water treatment – Product Management, Applications Engineering, Technical Sales, Sourcing & Procurement, Merchandising, Commercial / New Product Development or a relevant engineering field.
• Experience with Filtration is Highly Desirable

Benefits:
Career progression (this role is open due to a promotion)
Flexibility (Hybrid WFH)

Next Steps:

Residency / Citizenship of NZ / Australia is a prerequisite to being considered for this role.

You can express your interest by submitting your CV using this link, suitable candidates will be invited to discuss opportunities with FILTEC. Alternatively, reach out to our Head of Talent by emailing [e-mail] for a confidential discussion prior to making an application.