Product Manager, Strip

AMETEK, Inc.; Wallingford (CT); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. in Wallingford, CT, is seeking a Product Manager for the Strip business to lead end-to-end commercial strategy, pricing, and new product development, driving profitable growth in the SMP strip portfolio.

You will leverage market insight, technical understanding, and financial rigor to shape the business strategy, manage forecasts, and coordinate cross-functional teams, including training and customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Materials Science, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in product/portfolio management or engineering environments.
• Experience with AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making and cost reduction.
• Ability to travel up to 25% and lead cross-functional matrix teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end commercial strategy for the SMP strip portfolio.
• Drive profitable revenue growth through pricing, market expansion, and new product development.
• Oversee competitive analysis of price, volume, and lead times by customer.
• Perform product analytics including market share and competitive landscape.
• Forecasting and reporting for Wallingford products across planning cycles.
• Develop and meet annual and quarterly sales forecasts.
• Lead all aspects of new product development, including pricing, vetting, and target customers.
• Develop strategic customer accounts and new business opportunities as markets evolve.
• Present products and value propositions to customers and markets.
• Position AMETEK as a differentiated technical leader for the future.

Skills

AI tools usage

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Adaptability

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AI tools

Job description

The Product Manager for the Strip business provides end-to-end commercial leadership for the Specialty Metal Products (SMP) strip portfolio. This role is responsible for driving profitable growth through market expansion, pricing strategy, and new product development. The position plays a critical role in shaping the business strategy by leveraging deep market insight, technical understanding, and financial rigor. This role reports to DVP, Sales & Marketingand projected to be based in Wallingford, CT.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, manage, and win avenues for strategic profitable revenue growth.
• Drive to achieve the budget in terms of both revenue and profitability.
• Oversight of monthly in-depth competitive analysis of sales price, volume, and lead-time comparison by customer.
• Product analytics which include market share and competitive landscape.
• Reporting and forecasting for all Wallingford products cadences ranging from the weekly to monthly through five year business planning cycle.
• Establish and meet annual and quarterly sales forecasts.
• Lead all aspects of new product development, this includes pricing, technology, vetting, target customers and process.
• Develop strategic customer accounts and cultivate new business opportunities, including driving technology changes as market evolves.
• Understands the nature of the of our products, technology, specifications, value added proposition for the customer and markets to effectively present to customers.
• Position the company as the differentiated technical leader in its field and have the foresight to understand where markets, industry and technology are headed in the future.
• Develop and execute a marketing plan to identify, nurture and communicate with our customers and prospects.
• Lead budget setting process with respect to capturing market share for current and new products.
• Manage at least one Customer Service Representative
• Provide product and application training for commercial functions, including sales, customer service, and marketing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, such as Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Prior experience and/or strong aptitude in one or more of the following: Metallurgy, Process or Chemical Engineering, MIM, or specialty metal products.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to useAItools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
• Proven track record of setting aggressive targets and meeting business goals.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with multifunctional matrix teams.
• Willingness and desire to be part of a fast moving, dynamic team.
• Ability to communicate effectively both externally with customers and internally at all levels of management.
• Team player.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 135,000

Salary Maximum: 185,000

Incentive: Yes

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].