Associate Product Manager

RBC Bearings; Oxford (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k with company match

Job summary

RBC Bearings Incorporated seeks an Associate Product Manager for the Oxford, CT area. You will manage day-to-day product-line activities under supervision, including pricing, forecasting and customer development.

You will help develop product-line strategy, monitor market trends, and coordinate with sales, engineering and manufacturing to launch new products and grow margins. This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering field.
• Technical sales experience, technical training or mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to influence and lead without formal authority.
• Strategic thinking and analytical skills (pricing, market segmentation).
• Bearing experience or knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent computer skills; AS400/ASI familiarity is a plus.
• Effective team player and leader.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day business processes for the product line under supervision.
• Assist in development, communication and execution of product line strategy.
• Manage pricing activities and product line pricing policies.
• Monitor industry and competitive trends affecting products.
• Develop and track product line management plan and forecast.
• Maintain status of opportunities and next actions.
• Manage new product launch process and product line promotion.
• Interface between customer and RBC sales, engineering, and plant.
• Provide tracking data for the product line – Ops packages.
• Forecast sales for the product line and analyze gaps vs. plan.
• Drive product line margin improvement with plant partners.
• Manage and expand the customer base and build relationships.
• Prioritize projects to meet sales and profit objectives.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Effective communicator

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering

Tools

AS400

ASI

Job description

RBC Bearings Incorporated (NYSE: RBC) is a leading international manufacturer of highly engineered precision bearings, components and essential systems for the industrial, defense and aerospace industries. Founded in 1919, the Company is primarily focused on producing highly technical and/or regulated bearing products and components requiring sophisticated design, testing and manufacturing capabilities for the diversified industrial, aerospace and defense markets. We currently have 60 facilities, of which 43 are manufacturing facilities in ten countries and our market capitalization is approximately $14.5 billion.

JOB TITLE/LOCATION

Associate Product Manager – Oxford, CT

Job Summary

The Associate Product Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day business processes of their respective product line(s) under the supervision of a Product Manager or Industry Manager. These day-to-day responsibilities include pricing, customer and product pareto analysis, forecasting, margin analysis, planning and the development of new customers and products.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting all initiatives in the RBC Division’s product lines to achieve year-over-year sales growth.
• Assist in the development, communication and execution of product line strategy.
• Manage pricing activities of the product line. This includes as needed the development and execution of strategies and policies related to the product line.
• Monitor and track industry and competitive trends impacting assigned products.
• Develop and track product line management plan and forecast.
• Maintain accurate status of all major opportunities, including activity history and next actions required.
• Manage the new product launch process.
• Promotion of product line both internally and externally.
• Act as the interface between the customer & RBC sales, engineering, and the plant.
• Provides the tracking data associated with the product line – Ops packages.
• Sales forecasting for the product line, gap analysis, top 20 analysis and actual product line performance compared to plan.
• Responsible on a shared basis with the plants for driving product line margin improvement.
• Manage and structure the customer base through either rationalization or expansion.
• Develop strong relationships with customers.
• Select and prioritize projects to meet sales and profit objectives.
• Other duties as assigned as supervisor.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering related field.

Requirements

• Technical sales experience, technical training or mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to influence and lead without formal authority.
• Strategic thinking and analytical skills (e.g., pricing, market segmentation).
• Bearing experience or knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent computer skills; familiarity with AS400 and ASI is a plus
• Effective team player and leader.
• Strong communication skills across all functional areas and with customers.
• Results-driven with a strong focus on achieving targets.

Benefits

• We offer competitive compensation and excellent benefits including Medical, Dental, and company matched 401k plan.

RBC Bearings is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.