Product Strategy Associate - Pricing, Launch & Growth

RBC Bearings; Oxford (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k with company match

Job summary

RBC Bearings Incorporated seeks an Associate Product Manager for the Oxford, CT area. You will manage day-to-day product-line activities under supervision, including pricing, forecasting and customer development.

You will help develop product-line strategy, monitor market trends, and coordinate with sales, engineering and manufacturing to launch new products and grow margins. This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering field.
• Technical sales experience, technical training or mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to influence and lead without formal authority.
• Strategic thinking and analytical skills (pricing, market segmentation).
• Bearing experience or knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent computer skills; AS400/ASI familiarity is a plus.
• Effective team player and leader.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day business processes for the product line under supervision.
• Assist in development, communication and execution of product line strategy.
• Manage pricing activities and product line pricing policies.
• Monitor industry and competitive trends affecting products.
• Develop and track product line management plan and forecast.
• Maintain status of opportunities and next actions.
• Manage new product launch process and product line promotion.
• Interface between customer and RBC sales, engineering, and plant.
• Provide tracking data for the product line – Ops packages.
• Forecast sales for the product line and analyze gaps vs. plan.
• Drive product line margin improvement with plant partners.
• Manage and expand the customer base and build relationships.
• Prioritize projects to meet sales and profit objectives.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Effective communicator

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering

Tools

AS400

ASI

Job description

RBC Bearings Incorporated seeks an Associate Product Manager for the Oxford, CT area. You will manage day-to-day product-line activities under supervision, including pricing, forecasting and customer development.

You will help develop product-line strategy, monitor market trends, and coordinate with sales, engineering and manufacturing to launch new products and grow margins. This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership and data-driven decision making.