Industrial Segment Manager, Product Manager

Confidential Careers; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers is seeking an Industrial Segment Manager to own the strategy, development, and growth of packaging solutions serving Appliance, HVAC, Furniture, and related markets. The role is remote with about 40% travel.

You will work at the intersection of customer needs, market trends, product innovation, engineering, manufacturing, and sales, translating insights into actionable strategies and differentiated solutions that drive measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Packaging Science, or a related field; MBA is a plus.
• Experience in packaging, product management, product development, or engineering.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and engineered packaging solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer and market insights into products and strategies.
• Strong project leadership skills and the ability to influence across functions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and customer-facing skills.
• Curious, commercially minded, technically credible, and energized by solving customer problems.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the product strategy for key industrial market segments.
• Identify emerging customer needs, market trends, and competitive opportunities and turn insights into actionable product strategies.
• Lead development and modification of packaging solutions with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing.
• Work directly with customers to understand challenges and develop value-creating solutions.
• Identify opportunities for product differentiation, innovation, and growth.
• Provide technical and product expertise to support the commercial organization and customer engagements.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through launch and ongoing product improvement.
• Monitor competitive activity and industry trends to stay ahead of the market.

Skills

Product leadership

Packaging industry experience

Engineering background

Customer-facing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/Packaging Science

MBA (optional)

Job description

We are a leading packaging solutions company on a search for an Industrial Segment Manager who will own the strategy, development, and growth of packaging solutions serving the Appliance, HVAC, Furniture, and related industrial markets.

This is an opportunity for a commercially minded packaging or product leader to have a real impact—working at the intersection of customer needs, market trends, product innovation, engineering, manufacturing, and sales.

*Position is remote with about 40% travel.*

What you’ll do:

• Own and execute the product strategy for key industrial market segments.
• Identify emerging customer needs, market trends, and competitive opportunities—and turn those insights into actionable product strategies.
• Lead the development and modification of packaging solutions in partnership with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing.
• Work directly with customers to understand their challenges and develop solutions that create measurable value.
• Identify opportunities for product differentiation, innovation, and growth.
• Provide technical and product expertise to support the commercial organization and customer engagements.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through launch and ongoing product improvement.
• Monitor competitive activity and industry trends to keep the business ahead of the market.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Packaging Science, or a related field; MBA is a plus.
• Experience in packaging, product management, product development, or engineering, ideally within Appliance, HVAC, Furniture, or a related industrial market.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and engineered packaging solutions.
• A demonstrated ability to translate customer and market insights into products and strategies.
• Strong project leadership skills and the ability to influence across functions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and customer-facing skills.
• Someone who is curious, commercially minded, technically credible, and energized by solving customer problems.

Why this role?

You won’t simply be managing an existing product portfolio. You’ll have the opportunity to shape where the business goes next—identifying market opportunities, influencing product development, and partnering with customers to bring innovative packaging solutions to market.

If you’re a packaging, product, or engineering leader who enjoys being close to the customer and wants to have a meaningful impact on growth, I’d love to connect.