Senior Product Manager

MilaCron; Batavia Township (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Milacron is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the ROBOSHOT portfolio and related automation solutions from Batavia, OH. You will shape product strategy, drive commercial execution, and partner with Sales, Engineering, and Operations across North, Central, and South America.

The role requires deep technical and market insight into injection molding, capital equipment, and CPQ processes, with travel up to 30-40% and a track record of cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, plastics, manufacturing, business or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in injection molding, plastics processing, capital equipment, automation, or related roles.
• Experience supporting capital-equipment sales, pricing, quoting, and market development.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives within a matrixed organization.
• Willingness to travel 30-40% of the time within North America.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy for the ROBOSHOT portfolio and related automation across the Americas.
• Assess customer needs, market trends, and competition to identify new models and configurations.
• Provide leadership for strategic accounts, including meetings, reviews, and contract discussions.
• Collaborate with Sales on competitive customer solutions, pricing, and CPQ gaps.
• Lead technical direction for ROBOSHOT products, including electro/mechanical specs and automation.
• Advance integration of auxiliary tech and automation across systems and tooling.
• Coordinate order execution, inventory, and product planning from quotation to delivery.
• Drive market development and enablement through visits, demos, and trade shows.
• Align functions around ROBOSHOT priorities and drive scalable processes.

Skills

Injection molding

Plastics processing

Capital equipment

Automation

Product management

Technical sales

Applications engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CPQ software

Job description

Milacron is looking for a Senior Product Managerto join our team in Batavia, OH. In this position, you will be responsible for providing strategic, commercial, and technical leadership for the Milacron ROBOSHOT product portfolio and associated auxiliary equipment and automation solutions across North, Central, and South America, driving growth through product strategy, commercial execution, customer solutions, market development, and cross-functional leadership.

Work You’ll Do:

• Lead business, product, and market strategy for the ROBOSHOT portfolio and associated auxiliary and automation solutions across the Americas, with a focus on revenue growth, market penetration, competitive positioning, and portfolio expansion.
• Assess customer requirements, market trends, competitive activity, and technology developments to identify opportunities for new models, product enhancements, configurations, options, and commercial strategies.
• Provide senior commercial and technical leadership for strategic accounts and significant ROBOSHOT opportunities, including customer meetings, technical reviews, commercial presentations, and contract discussions.
• Partner with Sales to develop competitive customer solutions that balance technical requirements, pricing, margin, delivery, and business objectives, while providing direction on complex quotations, special configurations, non-standard options, and CPQ configuration gaps.
• Serve as a senior technical leader and escalation point for ROBOSHOT products, injection molding applications and processes, automation, system integration, machine configurations, specifications, and specialized engineering requirements.
• Lead integration of auxiliary and automation technologies, including resin drying and moisture control, material conveying and blending, additive feeding, mold temperature control, central heat-transfer systems, robotics, part handling, downstream automation, and quick mold change products.
• Lead complex order execution, inventory and product planning, and continuous improvement from quotation through release and delivery, partnering with Engineering, Sales, Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders.
• Drive market development and sales enablement through strategic customer visits, account planning, product positioning, competitive differentiation, technical literature, demonstrations, trade shows, conferences, and industry events.
• Align Sales, Engineering, Applications, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Service, Aftermarket, and strategic partners around ROBOSHOT priorities, establishing scalable processes, resolving issues, and influencing results across a matrixed organization.
• Lead special projects and initiatives supporting business objectives and Value Capture Growth priorities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Plastics, Manufacturing, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in injection molding, plastics processing, capital equipment, automation, product management, technical sales, applications engineering, or a related industry, with strong knowledge of all-electric injection molding machines.
• Demonstrated commercial experience supporting capital-equipment sales, product strategy, pricing, quoting, margin management, or market development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex customer, product, and cross-functional initiatives within a matrixed organization.
• Ability to travel approximately 30-40% throughout North America and other locations as business needs require. Limited international travel may be required.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Direct experience with ROBOSHOT injection molding machines or comparable electric injection molding technology preferred.
• Injection molding process, applications engineering, technical sales, or capital-equipment product management experience preferred.
• Experience with automation systems and robotics preferred.
• Experience with CPQ programs or comparable product configuration and quoting systems preferred.
• Experience managing product pricing, inventory, forecasting, portfolio strategy, or product lifecycle activities preferred.
• Experience developing new product options or configurations based on customer and market requirements preferred.
• Ability to interpret mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and equipment specifications preferred.
• Experience representing a product portfolio at customer events, trade shows, conferences, and industry meetings preferred.
• Availability to support strategic customer and business needs outside normal business hours when necessary.

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