Product Manager

CoorsTek, Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

CoorsTek, Inc. in Worcester, MA is seeking a Product Manager to drive the portfolio lifecycle, pricing strategy, and margin growth across global product lines. You will collaborate with commercial leaders and Account Managers to maximize revenue and profitability while ensuring customer commitments.

You will lead cross-functional teams, review business cases, and monitor metrics like volume, margins, and cash flow. Relevant P&L experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• Engineering, Process, Design, or Manufacturing background strongly preferred.
• In-depth technical product knowledge and strong analytical skills.
• Experience with cross-functional global teams is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the project of launching any new product or material within the assigned product line(s).
• Influence cross-functional global teams and understand the competitive landscape.
• Review business cases including production capability, capex, materials, and market needs.
• Track product line health against metrics like volume growth, profit margin, cash flow, asset utilization, and working capital.
• Drive engagement with customers alongside Account Managers.
• Act as liaison with supply chain and manage assets, allocation, and S&OP.
• Work with operations to influence product life cycle and profitability.
• Identify and review any single point of failure that could create revenue risk.
• Set internal pricing floors and targets with commercial leaders.
• Explore opportunities related to capacity and margin maximization.
• Train and guide new sales representatives on product.
• Accountable to every commercial leader where product is sold.

Skills

Technical product knowledge

Strong analytical skills

Cross-cultural collaboration

Detail-oriented

Silicon Carbide experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Engineering/Process/Design/Manufacturing background preferred

Job description

It’s exciting to work for a company that makes the world measurably better.

We’re committed to bringing safety, quality, and customer focus to the business of advanced ceramics manufacturing.

Job Title

Product Manager

Responsible for maximizing assigned Global product line’s existing and future portfolio, customer commitment, revenue, gross margin, and managing the product life cycle. The Product Manger collaborates and aligns with commercial leaders on setting and executing against the global product strategy, pricing collaboration, product modifications for margin management, and achieving targeted margin growth. Success is defined by both top line and margin improvements on assigned product lines with existing and new customers. The Product Manager has global responsibility for defined product line portfolios.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage the project of launching any new product or material within the assigned product line(s).

• Understand the importance of influencing matrixed cross functional global teams and understand the competitive landscape.

• Business case review, including production capability assessment, capital expense requirements, material capabilities, and market needs.

• Track product line health against key metrics including volume growth, profit margin, operating cash flow, asset utilization, and working capital management.

• Drive engagement interacting with customers alongside the assigned Account Managers.

• Act as a liaison with supply chain and has responsibility of asset management including product allocation/prioritization, S&OP, TSS, etc.

• Work with operations to influence the life cycle of the product and product profitability.

• Identify and review any single point of failure that could create revenue risk to the product line.

• Set internal pricing floors and targets for account managers, in collaboration with commercial leaders.

• Understand potential opportunities as it relates to capacity and maximizing margins.

• Train and guide new sales representatives on product.

• Accountable to every commercial leader where product(s) are sold.

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• Engineering, Process, Design, or Manufacturing background strongly preferred

Experience:

• Minimum two years relevant commercial experience as well as operational experience

• Previous P&L responsibility is preferred

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• In depth technical product knowledge as well as strong analytical skills.

• Must be able to work with a diverse variety of people from different cultures and backgrounds.

• Perform detail-oriented tasks utilizing high language and math skills.

• Silicon Carbide industry experience preferred.

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Target Hiring Range

Annual Salary: USD 108,192.00 - USD 142,814.00

Actual compensation is commensurate with experience, skills and education. CoorsTek strives to give all qualified applicants equal opportunity and to make selection decisions on job related factors. Do not provide any information on the application which will indicate your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

If you like working for a company that makes a real difference in the world, you’ll enjoy your career with us!