Product Manager, Power Products

Agilix Solutions; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilix Solutions is seeking a Power Products Product Manager at our St. Louis, MO headquarters to drive growth and profitability of the power products portfolio.

You will act as the technical liaison between automation vendors and distributors, supporting inside and outside sales teams, OEMs, system integrators, and end users. You will focus on product selection, lifecycle management, training, and market development, ensuring customers receive the right solutions while meeting distributor sales

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of industrial manufacturing experience; electrical distribution preferred.
• Knowledge of automation standards and terminology.
• Working knowledge of electrical concepts, especially motor control.
• Experience converting electrical one-line diagrams to MCC layouts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Be a point of contact for VFDs and MCCs across business units.
• Lead commercial activities to drive migrations and conversions.
• Identify customer needs and propose solutions to close business.
• Provide selection and design advice and product support to customers.
• Understand and promote complementary product lines.
• Support multiple branch locations in the designated sales territory.
• Analyze market conditions, competitive offerings, and growth opportunities.
• Monitor inventory levels for designated products.
• Develop and maintain technical and commercial competencies.
• Translate product opportunities into system sales where appropriate.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Influence others

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree

Tools

Rockwell Automation VFD/MCC

Job description

Agilix Solutions currently has an opening for a Power Products Product Manager at our St. Louis, MO Headquarters. The Power Products Product Manager is responsible for driving growth, profitability, and technical excellence of the product portfolio and serves as the technical liaison between the automation vendors and the distributor.

This role serves as the technical and commercial authority for Variable Frequency Drives and Motor Control Centers products, supporting inside and outside sales teams, OEMs, system integrators, and end users. The position focuses on product selection, availability, lifecycle management, training, and market development, ensuring customers receive the right solutions while meeting distributor sales, margin, and inventory objectives.

This role will report to the Automation Team Leader.

Responsibilities

• Be a point of contact for each business unit: Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s) and Motor Control Centers (MCC’s)
• Lead commercial activities to drive product migrations, conversions, and other sales opportunities.
• Identify customer needs and propose solutions to assist in closing business.
• Provide selection and design advice and product support to customers on assigned products.
• Understand and promote complementary product lines.
• Support multiple branch locations in the designated sales territory.
• Analyze market conditions, competitive offerings, determine market share, and identify growth opportunities.
• Monitor and advise appropriate inventory levels on designated products.
• Achieve and maintain necessary technical and commercial competencies.
• Transform product and service sales opportunities into system sales where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Associates degree in related technical field, or equivalent experience is required.
• At least 3-5 years of industrial manufacturing experience, electrical distribution experience preferred.
• Demonstrate knowledge & understanding of automation standards & terminology.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of electrical concepts specifically around motor control.
• Experience converting electrical one-line diagrams to motor control center line-ups based on customer requirements is preferred.
• Knowledge of Rockwell Automation VFD and MCC products is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills, analytical and problem solving, organizational and written/verbal communication skills with the ability to support both technical and commercial discussions.
• Ability to influence and guide team members when required.

Physical Requirements

• Requires prolonged periods of driving, getting in and out of a vehicle multiple times a day, standing/walking at customer sites, as well as sitting at a desk.
• Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds at times.

Company-Provided Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (Employer contributions for 1 st year only)
• 401(k) (Company match contributions and discretionary annual profit-sharing plan)
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance
• Company Sponsored Short-Term Disability
• Company Sponsored Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Voluntary Benefits

• Legal Services
• Critical Illness
• Life Insurance

About Agilix Solutions

With a robust history dating back nearly 130 years, Agilix Solutions delivers meaningful solutions to our customers in the industrial, commercial, and construction markets. We have longstanding partnerships with top manufacturers of automation, electrical, datacom, power transmission, safety, industrial supply, lighting, and solar solutions.

Agilix Solutions Equal Opportunity / Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Agilix Solutions values the unique contributions and perspectives of our team members. We are committed to a policy of providing equal employment opportunities for training, compensation, transfer, promotion, and other aspects of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.

Every effort is made to ensure that our hiring, salary administration, promotion and transfer are based solely on job requirements, job performance and job-related criteria.

Our policies and practices relating to compensation, benefits, transfer, retention, termination, training, self-development opportunities, as well as social and recreational programs - are administered without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or other basis prohibited by law.

Agilix Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.