Product Manager

Neil Clark / HireSmart
Category: Management
Location: , , Bloomington, MN
E-mail: resumes@hiresmart.com
Phone: Position Filled
Title: Product Manager
Salary: $90,000 - $100,000
Website:
Fax: 480.503.2946
Client is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead new products through the development and introduction phases and, once launched, to manage products through their lifecycle. The core of the product line is a patented liner-based containment and dispensing system for ultra-pure liquids used in the Flat Panel Display, Semiconductor and BioPharma markets. The value provided is decreased contamination, enhanced process yields and efficiency, and reduced cost.

Primary Responsibilities: New Product Introduction (NPI) - -Clearly define market-based product specifications required to address and meet market specification definition; -Champion new product development teams consisting of development engineers, supply chain and manufacturing personnel within specified timeline and budget parameters; -Partner with finance to manage pricing to meet company financial goals; -Develop advertising and promotion plans; -Direct marketing communications group to develop promotional materials; -Train the sales force, enabling them to sell the product; -Communicate within company educating all employees of new product offerings Current Products - -Define product positioning and selling strategy; -Deliver well defined product plans which define opportunities for revenue growth and/or margin improvement; -Coordinate needs for product improvements with engineering, manage change through the system and communicate to the market; -Determine product service levels; -Coordinate the efforts for operational efficiency/purchasing strategy to improve margins; Education/Experience:

-Business, Marketing or technical degree with MBA highly preferred; -Five plus years of increasing responsibility in product management, and/or market development; -Ability to travel 30-40% primarily in Asia (Northern); -Prior international experience a plus; -Six Sigma experience a plus;

-Proven business-to-business product management and new product introduction experience preferably with technical product lines; -Success working in a collaborative team environment; -Demonstrated ability to translate the voice of the customer into defined product requirements; -Sense of ownership, driving for completion and results; -Excellent facilitator skills for conducting effective meetings; -Superior judgment and analytical skills with the capacity for rendering objective business decisions; -Ability to communicate effectively at all levels

On a broad sense client is looking for people with sound product mgmt of a technical product in a B2B world. On a more narrow scope, they would have our industry experience (Flat Panel, Semiconductor, ... BioPharma is more of an emerging market for us).

The ideal candidate has worked for these companies: Rudolph, Entegris, FSI International, BOC Edwards (these are industry related within the Twin Cities)

Additional Info:

Benefits  Full Bonus Eligible - Yes Relocation Assistance Available - Yes Interview Travel Reimbursed  Yes