Product Manager, Consumer Products

MRA Recruiting Services; McHenry (IL); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits plan

401K with match

Money Purchase Plan

16-week Paid Parental Leave

Generous PTO package, plus 14 paid質問

Job summary

Medela LLC is seeking a strategic Product Manager, Consumer to own a defined portfolio, drive growth, and lead lifecycle initiatives for consumer products. You will collaborate with global teams to bring innovative products to market and balance strategy with execution.

The role requires a strong analytical mindset, experience in product launches, and a track record of delivering measurable business results in consumer markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 4+ years of experience in Product Management, Portfolio Management, or Category Management.
• Experience in Consumer Products, Consumer Healthcare, or FMCG preferred.
• Proven success leading portfolio extension, product launches, and geographic or channel expansions.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a defined consumer product portfolio, including assortment, profitability, and lifecycle strategy.
• Work on product specifications, testing, ensuring products meet specifications.
• Analyze market trends, customer insights, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities.
• Lead product launches, portfolio expansions, rationalizations, and end-of-life activities.
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, and pricing strategies.
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, R&D, Finance, Supply Chain and Operations to achieve business objectives.
• Gather data from various sources, triangulate findings, and build a complete business picture.
• Support commercial teams with product knowledge, tools, and market insights.
• Monitor revenue, margin, market share, and portfolio performance.
• Build business cases and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Product Management

Portfolio Management

Category Management

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

MEDELA LLC

Product Manager, Consumer

Hybrid Role: 3 days on-site at our McHenry, IL location.

Candidate needs to be within commuting distance to McHenry, IL.

Salary Starting at $115K plus bonus

Medela LLC is seeking a Product Manager, Consumer Products

We are seeking a strategic and commercially minded upstream marketing Product Manager, Consumer to manage a key segment of our consumer product portfolio. In this role, you will drive portfolio growth, lead product lifecycle initiatives, and collaborate across global teams to bring innovative products to market.

This is an exciting upstream Product Manager opportunity for a product management professional who enjoys balancing strategy and execution while making a measurable impact on business performance in the consumer market.

What We Offer our Product Manager, Consumer Products-Upstream

• Comprehensive benefits plan
• 401K with match
• Money Purchase Plan
• 16-week Paid Parental Leave
• Generous PTO package, plus 14 paid holidays
• A great place to work!

What You'll Do as our Product Manager, Consumer Products-Upstream

• Own and manage a defined consumer product portfolio, including assortment, profitability, and lifecycle strategy.
• Work on product specifications, testing, making sure products are performing to specifications that you need.
• Analyze market trends, customer insights, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities.
• Lead product launches, portfolio expansions, rationalizations, and end-of-life activities.
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, and pricing strategies.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, R&D, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations to achieve business objectives.
• Use your analytical skills to triangulate data. You will gather data from numerous sources, connect the dots and build a whole picture.
• Support commercial teams with product knowledge, tools, and market insights.
• Monitor key business metrics including revenue, margin, market share, and portfolio performance.
• Build business cases and present recommendations to senior leadership.

What We're Looking For: Product Manager, Consumer Products-Upstream

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• 4+ years of experience in Product Management, Portfolio Management, or Category Management.
• Experience in Consumer Products, Consumer Healthcare, or FMCG preferred.
• Proven success leading portfolio extension, product launches, and geographic or channel expansions
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience working within global or regional organizations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.

What Makes You Successful: Product Manager, Consumer Products-Upstream

• Commercially focused with a strong understanding of growth and profitability drivers.
• Skilled at influencing and collaborating across cross-functional teams.
• Able to translate strategy into action and deliver measurable business results.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong consumer product management experience.

Why Join Medela LLC?

• Make a direct impact on the growth and success of a leading consumer product portfolio.
• Collaborate with talented teams across multiple functions and regions.
• Help shape innovation pipelines and product strategy.
• Gain visibility with senior leadership while advancing your career in a dynamic global organization.

Our employees are empowered to serve this purpose in a family-owned company that is growing rapidly around the world. We value intensive exchanges, diverse perspectives, and unbureaucratic decisions. You will have the opportunity to develop at an international level, and witness the direct impact your work has on our company's success.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, protected veteran status, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDs status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity (transgender status), weight, height or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance.