Product Manager - Valves Strainers Filters - Flow Control

Hayward Industrial Products, Inc; Clemmons (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hayward Industrial Products, Inc is seeking a Product Manager located in Clemmons, North Carolina. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of product management experience, with a focus on the industrial sector.

This role involves developing business plans, managing product development, and conducting market analyses while also requiring 30%-35% travel for customer engagement and industry events.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of product management experience.
• Experience in the industrial sector, preferably in the flow control industry.
• Strong business acumen and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update product line business plans and portfolio plans.
• Manage the product development pipeline and champion new product development.
• Conduct market and competitive analyses to maximize market position.

Skills

Product management

Project management

Market analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Marketing or Business (MBA preferred)

Job description

Hayward Holdings Inc. is a leading manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update 3‑year product line business plans and 5‑year product portfolio plans aligned with company objectives and direction.
• Manage the product development pipeline, champion new product development, and lead successful market introductions for assigned product lines.
• Conduct market and competitive analyses and develop strategies to maximize Hayward’s position in the market while delivering on sales, profit, and market share goals. Pricing management will be a critical part of the role.
• Represent Hayward to our markets as the expert for assigned product lines, capturing Voice of Customer through research and customer engagement.
• Monitor market changes and marketing needs, competitors’ product technology changes and manufacturing processes to recognize market opportunities for new or expanding products.
• Work with sales, marketing, accounting and engineering to ensure that product strategies are aligned with company objectives.
• Guide the creation of collateral marketing campaigns and website presence to support product line strategy and new product launches, and work with marketing to develop budgets for all product line related activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Marketing or Business (MBA preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of product management experience.
• Experience in the industrial sector, preferably in the flow control industry.
• Experience in new product development and new product introductions.
• Strong project management experience.
• LEAN training or experience.
• History of successful product introductions that met or exceeded company financial objectives.
• Strong business acumen and reporting skills, with knowledge of marketing, engineering, sales and operations functions, and a history of working with cross‑function teams.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate within all levels of the organization, as well as to customers.

Travel Requirements

Position requires 30%-35% travel to Hayward customers, end users, R&D partners, trade shows and industry partners.