Product Manager, Interconnect

WIREMASTERS INC; Columbia (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

WireMasters Inc. is seeking a Product Manager for Connectors to own growth, pricing, and lifecycle management of the connector portfolio. You will collaborate across engineering, sales, marketing, and supply chain to drive profitable growth and market development.

Responsibilities include developing strategies, optimizing pricing and inventory, and building strategic supplier relationships while ensuring data accuracy and leveraging AI-driven improvements. Up to 25% travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, analytics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, product-line or category management, supplier management, technical sales, pricing, or commercial management in technically complex markets.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, Excel, and business systems (ERP/CRM/BI) to make commercial decisions and interpret technical product information.
• Experience applying AI, workflow automation, analytics, or digital technologies to deliver measurable process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute product-line strategies and roadmaps for profitable growth.
• Establish and manage pricing strategies using cost, market, quote, and sales data.
• Develop inventory plans to improve product availability and working-capital performance.
• Build strategic supplier relationships and joint business plans.
• Equip Sales with product expertise, training, tools, and opportunity support.
• Define target markets, product positioning, and market development programs with Marketing and suppliers.
• Ensure product data, configurations, lifecycle information, and system records are accurate and accessible.
• Apply AI, workflow automation, analytics, and other technologies to improve efficiency.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate risks, ensuring on-schedule delivery.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.
• Support WireMasters core values: Service, Gratitude, Excellence, Quality, Integrity, Family.

Skills

Product strategy

Pricing models

Inventory management

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decisions

ERP experience

CRM experience

Industry knowledge (wires/connectors)

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

ERP systems

CRM platforms

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Remote - Columbia, TN 38401

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage: Occasional

Job Shift: Day

Basic Function: The Product Manager - Connectors owns the profitable growth, market development, and operational performance of assigned connector manufacturers and product families. Acting as the business owner for the portfolio, this position combines supplier capabilities, market intelligence, technical product knowledge, pricing, inventory, sales opportunities, and cross-functional execution to improve revenue, margin, market position, product availability, inventory productivity, supplier performance, and customer value.

Responsibilities

• Product-Line Strategy and Profitable Growth: Develop and execute product-line strategies and roadmaps that convert market, customer, competitive, and supplier insight into profitable growth, new product and value-added opportunities, market expansion, and effective lifecycle management.
• Pricing, Margin, and Commercial Performance: Establish and manage pricing strategies using cost, market, quote, and sales data to improve competitiveness, price realization, profitability, and quote conversion.
• Inventory Strategy, Availability, and Working-Capital Performance: Develop inventory plans that improve product availability and customer responsiveness while balancing inventory turns, working-capital productivity, supply risk, and excess or obsolete inventory.
• Supplier Strategy and Relationship Management: Build strategic supplier relationships and joint business plans that strengthen growth, pricing, availability, authorizations, technical support, and overall supplier performance.
• Sales Enablement and Customer Development: Equip Sales and internal teams with product expertise, training, tools, and opportunity support while translating customer feedback into portfolio, pricing, inventory, and process improvements.
• Marketing and Market Development: Define target markets, product positioning, technical content, and campaign objectives, partnering with Marketing and suppliers to execute effective product launches and market-development programs.
• Product Information, Systems, and Technical Content: Ensure product data, technical documentation, configurations, lifecycle information, and system records are accurate, complete, compliant, and commercially useful.
• Operational Excellence and Workflow Automation: Apply artificial intelligence, workflow automation, analytics, and other emerging technologies to simplify work, improve accuracy and scalability, and deliver measurable gains in efficiency, cycle time, and throughput.
• Cross-Functional Leadership and Execution: Lead cross-functional initiatives through influence by converting strategy and analysis into clear action plans, communicating risks, maintaining accountability, and delivering results on schedule.
• Travel may be required – up to 25% travel.
• Support WireMasters Core Values; Service, Gratitude, Excellence, Quality, Integrity, Family.

This list is not to be considered comprehensive, and WireMasters Management retains the right to modify the contents of this document at any time. Other duties may be assigned by WireMasters Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, analytics, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 5 or more years of experience in product management, product-line or category management, supplier management, technical sales, pricing, or commercial management within aerospace, defense, electronic components, interconnect, industrial distribution, manufacturing, or another technically complex market.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, Microsoft Excel, and business systems such as ERP, CRM, business-intelligence, or project-management platforms to make sound commercial, pricing, inventory, supplier, and market-development decisions and to interpret technical product information.
• Demonstrated success applying artificial intelligence, workflow automation, analytics, or related digital technologies to deliver measurable process improvements, together with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of product management experience, with a focus on electrical components or related industries.
• Proven experience in the aerospace, defense, or space markets, with an understanding of their unique requirements and standards.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Expertise in product strategy, pricing models, inventory management, and promotional activities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to influence cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers.
• Technical knowledge of wires, cables, connectors, and harness protection products.
• Familiarity with industry standards and regulations, such as MIL-SPEC, AS9100, and NASA requirements.
• Proficiency in project management tools, ERP systems, and CRM platforms.