Associate Product Manager, Waterproofing & Residential Building

Saint-Gobain Group; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Medical Insurance

Vision & Dental Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

CertainTeed, a Saint-Gobain brand, is seeking an Associate Product Manager to support waterproofing and residential building envelope products. You will collaborate with marketing, sales, supply chain, and manufacturing to drive strategy, commercialization, and portfolio growth across the product lifecycle.

You will gain hands-on experience in product management, market research, and cross-functional project execution while enabling commercial teams with insights and tools for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical discipline required.
• 1–4 years in product management or related field.
• Ability to partner with marketing, sales, supply chain, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support product strategy, commercialization, and portfolio growth.
• Maintain product information, literature, specs, guides, and sales tools.
• Lead reviews of labels, packaging, and documentation for branding and compliance.
• Assist in market intelligence, portfolio performance, and lifecycle management.
• Support inventory planning and production decisions with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Product management

Strategy

Planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or technical discipline

Tools

Salesforce

MS Office

Job description

Associate Product Manager, Waterproofing & Residential Building

Join a team that’s shaping the future of waterproofing and building envelope solutions. As an Associate Product Manager, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams to support product strategy, commercialization, and portfolio growth while gaining hands‑on experience across product management, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, and commercial operations.

Enable commercial teams to succeed with the right tools, resources, and insights.

Portfolio Excellence & Sales Enablement

• Serve as a steward of product information, maintaining technical literature, specifications, application guides, sales tools, and customer‑facing resources that help drive market confidence and adoption.
• Partner with Marketing and Sales to deliver timely product communications, sales‑support resources, and sample programs that enable customer engagement and growth.
• Lead cross‑functional reviews of labels, packaging, and product documentation, ensuring alignment with branding, quality, regulatory, and EHS requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve how product information is managed, accessed, and communicated across the organization.

Business Operations & Portfolio Stewardship

Gain broad business exposure by helping manage the commercial, operational, and financial drivers behind product success.

• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, Purchasing, and Sales to support inventory planning, product availability, and production‑related decision making.
• Lead recurring reviews of slow‑moving and obsolete inventory, driving visibility, alignment, and action plans that improve portfolio performance.
• Support product transitions, SKU optimization initiatives, and lifecycle management activities that simplify the business and enhance profitability.
• Contribute to cost‑management and margin‑improvement initiatives by partnering with cross‑functional teams to identify opportunities and evaluate solutions.

Market Intelligence, Innovation & Growth

Build expertise in customers, markets, and competitors to drive growth.

• Analyze market trends, competitive products, customer needs, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for differentiation and growth.
• Support product managers in evaluating portfolio performance through financial analysis, lifecycle assessments, and business reviews.
• Participate in customer interviews, jobsite visits, and market research activities that provide firsthand insight into industry challenges and unmet needs.
• Help improve market visibility through enhanced Salesforce tracking, reporting, and business intelligence tools.
• Contribute to strategy development, commercialization efforts, and growth initiatives across key waterproofing, roofing, and building envelope categories.
• Represent the business at trade shows, customer events, educational programs, and industry associations.

Residential Building Envelope & Cross-Business Leadership

Connect Saint‑Gobain businesses to drive innovation and growth

• Serve as the primary liaison between the Commercial Buildings & Infrastructure organization and the Exterior Products Group for residential product initiatives.
• Take ownership of the Residential Below Grade portfolio, partnering with senior leaders to support growth, product development, and commercialization activities.
• Foster collaboration across Building Science, R&D, Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, and other businesses to unlock opportunities and strengthen portfolio performance.
• Lead and coordinate product change initiatives while supporting cross‑functional project teams on high‑impact business priorities.
• Build the skills, experience, and leadership capabilities needed to advance into larger Product Management roles in the organization.

Is this job for you ?

Education: Bachelor's Degree: Business or technical discipline (required); preferred degrees: Commercial construction, product management, marketing, engineering or related field

Required Experience: Product management function 1-4 years

Demonstrated capability in strategy, planning, organizing, integrating and measuring projects/programs, financial, problem‑solving, analytical and computer skills

Preferred Experience: Commercial construction, waterproofing, air barrier, roofing or injection/grouting market experience

A little more about us

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm’s slogan, "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall, and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint‑Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

To make sure nothing is forgotten

What are our perks?

Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:

• Health and Wellbeing – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality.
• 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
• Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want
• Group Legal
• Identity Theft Protection
• Auto and Home Insurance
• Pet Insurance and Discounts
• Back-up Child & Elder Care
• PerkSpot Employee Discount Program

Certain locations require pay information be provided in job postings. Saint‑Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees’ wellbeing and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer potential candidates. Provided is the national pay range for this position which is $81,500 - $126,500 per year. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 10% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position, is $89,650 to $139,150. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.

Legal Statement

Saint‑Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint‑Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at [emailprotected] .