Strategic Consumer Products Manager - Upstream Growth

MRA-The Management Association; McHenry (IL); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits plan

401K with match

Money Purchase Plan

16-week Paid Parental Leave

Generous PTO package, plus 14 paidholi

A great place to work!

Job summary

Medela LLC is seeking a Product Manager, Consumer Products-Upstream to drive portfolio growth and lifecycle initiatives in a hybrid McHenry, IL setting. You will manage a defined consumer portfolio, lead launches, and partner with Marketing, Sales, R&D, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations to achieve business objectives.

The role emphasizes balancing strategy and execution, analyzing market trends, and delivering measurable impact in the consumer market with strong analytical and communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• 4+ years of experience in Product Management, Portfolio Management, or Category Management.
• Experience in Consumer Products, Consumer Healthcare, or FMCG preferred.
• Proven success leading portfolio extension, product launches, and geographic or channel expansions.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a defined consumer product portfolio, including assortment, profitability, and lifecycle strategy.
• Work on product specifications, testing, making sure products are performing to specifications that you need.
• Analyze market trends, customer insights, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities.
• Lead product launches, portfolio expansions, rationalizations, and end-of-life activities.
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, and pricing strategies.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, R&D, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations to achieve business objectives.
• Use your analytical skills to triangulate data. You will gather data from numerous sources, connect the dots and build a whole picture.
• Support commercial teams with product knowledge, tools, and market insights.
• Monitor key business metrics including revenue, margin, market share, and portfolio performance.
• Build business cases and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Product management

Portfolio management

Category management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Medela LLC is seeking a Product Manager, Consumer Products-Upstream to drive portfolio growth and lifecycle initiatives in a hybrid McHenry, IL setting. You will manage a defined consumer portfolio, lead launches, and partner with Marketing, Sales, R&D, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations to achieve business objectives.

The role emphasizes balancing strategy and execution, analyzing market trends, and delivering measurable impact in the consumer market with strong analytical and communication