Product Line Manager II

PARKER HANNIFIN CORP; Olive Branch (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Product Manager for a defined product line within the Motion Systems Group. You will lead product strategy, promotions, pricing, and channel decisions, working with engineering, supply chain, sales and production to optimize the full product life cycle and customer satisfaction.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization while delivering on business objectives and market growth.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree required, preferably in Engineering, Engineering Technology or Business.
• Minimum six years of product management experience.
• Minimum four years of managerial/leadership experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with Salesforce and Microsoft Office; SAP experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Drive product line strategy including promotion, pricing, and channel.
• Monitor sales, margins and take actions to improve performance.
• Lead multi-generational roadmap and collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and sales.
• Define customer requirements and ensure compliance with government standards.
• Manage product lifecycle, end-of-life, and POP adoption.
• Develop value propositions and lead new product launches.
• Conduct market research and monitor competitors.
• Attend customer visits, conferences, trade shows as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology/Business

MBA desired

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

Org Marketing Statement

Chelsea Products Division is the market leader in Power Take-Off (PTO) products for the truck and vocational markets. Our products are durable, reliable, and built to last.

Position Summary

The Product Manager directs a focused strategy for a single product line (product, promotion, pricing, and channel) for a portfolio.This role requires strong leadership, drive and ability to guide and influence externally and internally within a matrixed organization. This role actively participate with cross functional teams including engineering, supply chain, sales and production to manage entire product life cycle and maintain customer satisfaction and business objectives. The Product Manager will track key business performance indicators to identify and execute necessary countermeasure to achieving business/market goals to overcome obstacles or changes in market dynamics.

Responsibilities

-Responsible for the product line (product, promotion, pricing, and channel) for a defined portfolio of products to drive sales and margin expansion

• Monitors sales and margin results and tracks and recommends appropriate actions

-Develop and manage the product portfolio strategy

• Lead the multi-generational product roadmap development process in line with Division strategic plans
• Supports Winovation new product development process
• Defining customer requirements/needs and government & regulatory standards
• Support Global Product Platforms

-Ownership of the product life cycle Management of the product portfolio

• Complexity analysis & reduction
• Manage product end-of-life cycle
• Apply POP (Parker Operating Principle)
• Support Simple by Design
• Participates in the development and implementation of appropriate response strategies. - Develops and leads IME strategies (existing product innovations/modifications/extensions).

-Develop product value propositions and be accountable for new product launches

• Investigates market needs for innovative products and works with Engineering to appropriately prioritize product development efforts for the product line.

-Support Customer Segmentation

• Conducts market research through trade associations, internet investigation and corporate services.

-Monitors competitors' position, action and products

-Maintain product literature, catalogs, technical bulletins, etc.

• Manage competitive Cross-Over

-Attend customer visits, sales conferences, trade shows, etc. as required.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree, preferably in Engineering, Engineering Technology or Business discipline; MBA desired
• Minimum Six (6) years product management experience required
• Minimum Four (4) years of managerial / leadership experience managing product
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Applications, Salesforce); SAP experience desired
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities using effective problem solving / resolution skills and a team focus

Closing Statement

In the Motion Systems Group, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. Our products are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges by living our purpose: enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. We believe that our team members are our key assets and that a diverse workforce is a driving force to bring our purpose to life. We foster a culture where every team member feels safe, included, and empowered. We all belong, we all matter, and we all make a difference.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient. With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation. Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future. Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond. By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability. As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.
(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

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Drug Tests

Drug-Free Workplace
In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.