Product Manager

Qnity Electronics, Inc.; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Qnity Electronics, Inc. in Marlborough, MA is seeking a Product Manager to own the product line P&L, drive commercialization, and set the standard for product excellence across business planning and customer outcomes.

This high-visibility role connects customers on the fab floor or formulation lab with the company's portfolio, ensuring the right product at the right quality, while feeding market intelligence to sharpen the long-term strategy.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years in product management, applications engineering, or technical marketing in chemicals or adjacent industries.
• MBA preferred; dual technical + business qualification highly valued.
• Deep familiarity with specialty chemicals markets and B2B customer dynamics.
• Demonstrated product P&L ownership, pricing strategy, and margin management.

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.
• Coordinate supply readiness and ensure manufacturing capacity supports launches and continuity.
• Manage product transitions and changes, ensuring clear customer communication and approvals.

Skills

P&L ownership

Pricing strategy

Margin management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

B.Sc. in Chemistry

MBA preferred

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

Power BI

Job description

ROLEAT A GLANCE

Planning Horizon

24-month operational plan; input to SegmentManager's 3–5 yr strategy

P&L Ownership

Full gross margin accountability for assigned product line(s)

Location

Marlborough, Massachusetts; Up to20% travel required-customer sites, fab visits, trade conferencesboth domestic and international

Key Interfaces

Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Engineering, Quality, R&D, Procurement;LocalRegulatory

POSITION SUMMARY

The Product Manager(PM)isowner andthe operational engine of theassignedproduct line-accountable for portfolio P&L performance and is expected to set the standard for product excellence acrossbusiness planning andcommercial outcomes.

This role isa high-visibility, cross-functional roleandthe critical bridge between the customer's fab floor or formulation lab and the company's product portfolio.

The PM owns the 'now': ensuring the right product is availableatthe rightquality, positioned correctly, and delivering planned margin-while feeding market intelligence back to the Segment MarketingManager(SM)to continuously sharpen the long-term strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Line P&L & Commercial Execution

Coreaccountability–Thisiswhatthe PM is ultimately measured on.

• Own gross margin, volume, and revenue targets for the assigned product line on a12-monthrolling basis.
• Manage product line profit analysis andlead cross-functional teams to deliverportfolio profitabilityimprovement
• Execute the annual commercial plan (pricing, volume mix, customer targets) within the strategic framework set by theSM.
• Manage pricerealization-implement approved price changes, negotiate deviations with Sales withinauthorizedbands, and track margin waterfall monthly.
• Conduct monthly portfolio health reviews: identify margin erosion, volume shortfalls, and at-risk accounts; escape with recovery plans.
• Driveportfolio optimization program-flag slow-moving, low-margin items to SM forrationalizationdecisions; execute approved phase-outs cleanly.
• Lead long-tail product conversion to Make-to-Order (MTO)orMoQincrease-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.

Product Lifecycle Management (Current Portfolio)

PMmanagesin-life products; SMdecides the lifecycle investment trajectory.

• Maintain full product knowledge across specifications, applications, regulatory status, supply chain constraints, and competitive positioning.
• Track product performance KPIs-yield, quality complaints, delivery reliability, customer satisfaction-and coordinate corrective action with operations and QA.
• Manage product transitions&change notifications: formulation updates,process &specification changes,supplier qualification changes-ensuring customers are communicated with and approvals are secured.
• Manage packaging changes, and raw material substitutions with minimal customer disruption.
• Determine and prioritize business needs forContinuous improvement/Product consolidation/Product rationalization and obsolescence

New Product Launch Execution

PM executes NewProductDevelop(NPD)projects initiated and resourced by SM; owns delivery and commercial uptake.

• Manageand support SM onassigned NPD projects through Stage-Gatephases (development completiontocommercial launchtopost-launch review);
• Support SM onthelocal commerciallaunchplan: target accounts, trial schedule, launch pricing, volume ramp forecast, and first-year revenue target.
• Coordinate supply readiness with operations: ensure raw material qualification, scale-up batches, QC release protocols, and packaging availability are in place ahead of commercial shipment.
• Develop and maintain product launch collateral: technical data sheets, application notes, competitive battle cards, and sales training materials.
• Track post-launch performance against Year 1targets:present 90-day and 6-month reviewto SM andLitho leadership team.

Demand Planning, Quality& Supply Coordination

• Provide and validate product-line forecasts (revenue, volume, market share) to support:

- Demand and supply planning

- Manufacturing footprint optimization

- Resource/investment decisions impacting supply, working capital, and CAPEX

• Coordinate supply constraints and allocation decisions with Supply Chain and SM; communicate customer impact promptly.
• Ensure manufacturing sites have sufficient capacity and capability to meet short- and mid-term customer needs (volume and product mix)
• Act as the primary interface with account teams and customers during supply continuity events and quality excursions
• Ensure quality priorities align with product strategy, including BCP and second-source considerations.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Education (Minimum)

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

Education (Preferred)

MBA preferred; dualtechnical + business qualification highly valued

WorkExperience

Minimum of 5+ years in product management, applications engineering, or technical marketing in chemicals or adjacent industries

Industry Knowledge

Deep familiarity with specialty, advanced, or industrial chemicals markets and B2B customer dynamics

Commercial Skills

DemonstratedproductP&L ownership, pricing strategy, and margin management experience

Data-driven decision-making and financial analysis capability; Identify assumptions and build business cases

Technical Depth

Ability to read formulation data, interpret lab reports, andcredible with R&D and customer engineers

CRM (Salesforce), ERP (SAP), Power BI or equivalent analytics tools