Lithography Product Manager — P&L & NPD

Qnity; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Qnity is seeking a Mid-Level Product Manager, Litho, to own the portfolio P&L and drive product excellence across planning and commercial outcomes. You will bridge customer needs from fab floors and labs to the product portfolio, ensuring right quality and margin while guiding market intelligence back to marketing leadership.

The role requires 5+ years in product management or related fields in chemicals or adjacent industries, with proficiency in CRM/Salesforce, SAP ERP, and analytics tools.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field
• MBA preferred; dual technical + business qualification highly valued
• Minimum of 5+ years in product management, applications engineering, or technical marketing in chemicals or adjacent industries
• Deep familiarity with specialty, advanced, or industrial chemicals markets and B2B customer dynamics
• Demonstrated product P&L ownership, pricing strategy, and margin management experience
• Data-driven decision-making and financial analysis capability; Identify assumptions and build business cases
• Ability to read formulation data, interpret lab reports, and credible with R&D and customer engineers
• CRM (Salesforce), ERP (SAP), Power BI or equivalent analytics tools

Responsibilities

• Own gross margin, volume, and revenue targets for the assigned product line on a 12-month rolling basis.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver portfolio profitability improvement.
• Execute the annual commercial plan (pricing, volume mix, customer targets) within the strategic framework set by the SM.
• Manage price realization - implement approved price changes, negotiate deviations with Sales within authorized bands, and track margin waterfall monthly.
• Conduct monthly portfolio health reviews: identify margin erosion, volume shortfalls, and at-risk accounts; elevate with recovery plans.
• Drive portfolio optimization program - flag slow-moving, low-margin items to SM for rationalization decisions; execute approved phase-outs cleanly.
• Lead long-tail product conversion to Make-to-Order (MTO) or MoQ increase - identify SKUs with low, irregular, or unpredictable demand that are candidates for MTO; build the business case; communicate change to customers with adequate notice and manage the transition with Supply Chain and Sales.
• Lead the New Product Launch process: Stage-Gate development through to commercial launch; support local launch plans and post-launch reviews.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Product management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

B.Sc. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field

MBA preferred; dual technical + business qualification highly valued

Tools

Salesforce

ERP (SAP)

Power BI

Job description

Qnity is seeking a Mid-Level Product Manager, Litho, to own the portfolio P&L and drive product excellence across planning and commercial outcomes. You will bridge customer needs from fab floors and labs to the product portfolio, ensuring right quality and margin while guiding market intelligence back to marketing leadership.

The role requires 5+ years in product management or related fields in chemicals or adjacent industries, with proficiency in CRM/Salesforce, SAP ERP, and analytics tools.