Product Manager, Healthcare

STANDARD TEXTILE; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Textile in Cincinnati is seeking a Healthcare Product Manager to guide new product development from concept to launch. You will work with R&D, Merchandising, Marketing, Sourcing and Sales to defend core lines, grow sales in existing accounts, and expand into new markets.

The role requires strong Excel and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on product specifications, pricing, and lifecycle management to deliver value for customers and the business.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with Product, Business/Marketing Strategy, Project Management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Salesforce and Power BI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owns execution of product development projects from customer request to launch.
• Facilitate new product launches and manage end-of-life inventory for major programs.
• Coordinate launches, sampling, price guides, training and marketing materials.
• In-depth knowledge of specifications, positioning, margins and supply chain factors.
• Initiate new product development and communicate needs to teams and suppliers.
• Contribute to pricing strategy, SKU rationalization and roadmaps.
• Participate in customer interviews to identify unmet needs.

Skills

Product management

Business/Marketing Strategy

Project Management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Salesforce

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Standard Textile, we’re dedicated to providing comfort and care across generations. Guided by our values, we focus on solutions that serve our customers, support our associates, and strengthen our communities. Since 1940, we’ve remained committed to creating better textiles—delivered seamlessly by experts who care.

The Healthcare Product Manager will be responsible for facilitating new product development, understanding the capabilities of competitors & suppliers, and providing objective insights and recommendations for customers and sales teams. They will support the needs of the business by working with cross-functional teams, specifically R&D, Merchandising, Marketing, Sourcing and Sales, to develop products that will help the business defend core product lines, grow sales with new customers and/or markets, and expand presence within existing accounts/markets.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Product Management Owns execution of product development projects from customer request to launch.
• Facilitate new product launches and manage end-of-life inventory recommendations for major programs.
• Coordinate new product launches, including new product sampling to external sales team, price guides, product training and marketing materials.
• In-depth knowledge of technical product specifications, product positioning, margin analysis and supply chain factors (MOQs, FOB vs. LDP costing, lead times, inventory turns, outbound freight, etc.).
• Initiate new product development, clearly communicating product needs to cross-functional team and suppliers.
• Contributes to pricing strategy, SKU rationalization and product roadmap.
• Participate in sales consultant and customer interviews to identify unmet product needs.
• Competitive research & benchmarking.
• Custom Product Project Management Evaluates all non-stock product requests and oversees projects from inception to completion including sampling, testing, and organizing for final presentation of products.
• Provide timely follow-up to sales forces by answering product questions.
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure that all incoming customer/sales requests are reviewed and resolved or passed to the appropriate group.
• Overall setup of new item numbers and review and approval of product specifications.
• Continuously manage and maintain product components to ensure accuracy.

Qualifications include:

• 3+ years experience with Product, Business/Marketing Strategy, Project Management preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Salesforce and Power BI preferred.
• Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and enthusiastic about new ideas.

Standard Textile has earned a title of US Best Managed Company for the sixth year running, an honor awarded by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, celebrating the exceptional achievements of American private companies and their management teams.

Standard Textile is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Standard Textile supports a Drug-Free Workplace.

Any offer of employment for this position will be contingent upon the candidate passing a post-offer, pre-employment drug screen* and satisfactory background investigation. *Candidates selected for employment in Ohio will also be subject to a nicotine screening included in pre-hire requirements. In order to pass the nicotine screening, you must be completely free of the use of any nicotine containing products.

Founded in 1940, Standard Textile has developed a culture of innovation, quality, and service. With more than 150 patents, our products are engineered to deliver durability, longevity, and value. A vertically integrated company, we’re the leading global provider of total solutions in the institutional textiles and apparel markets. Leveraging textile design, manufacturing, and laundry expertise, and our global infrastructure, we serve customers in the healthcare, hospitality, interiors, workwear, and consumer markets worldwide.

We have been inspiring care, comfort, and change in our communities for more than 85 years. While our business is creating innovative textiles, it’s our purpose that guides the solutions we offer and drives how we treat our customers, our associates, and the impact we make in our communities. We hold ourselves to a higher standard. A higher standard for why we exist, for how we create, and for what’s next.

Standard Textile has been selected as US Best Managed Company for a fourth consecutive year! Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams.