Product Manager - Stationary Industrial Generators

The Product Manager develops and drives product strategy cross functionally. This role is responsible for product life cycle management, and ensures the successful launch of new products, prioritizing strategies based on market analysis and business capabilities. The Product Manager gathers and maintains category research and synthesizes data into facts and trends that validate company direction on product development, driving innovative 3 year product roadmap in collaboration with other business leaders. In this role you'll work with product quality metrics and communicate issues to the appropriate groups, contributing to problem solving and resolution.

Responsibilities

Drives innovation-based three year product roadmap to deliver concept ideation such as Unique Selling Propositions, roadmap of new projects, improvements to existing products and product lines, new product launch timing, phasing out old product timing, channel/customer driven NPI projects, and cost reduction projects; Serves as knowledge expert in product category relative product capability, technical specifications and features, as well as market drivers and the competitive landscape; Develops product category strategy to drive revenue and profitability for assigned product lines, including specific, measurable goals such as percentage of market share, net sales, and product revenue and margin growth; Prioritizes creation of strategies against business needs and market demand; Gathers and maintains category foundational research; Synthesizes data into facts and trends that validate company direction on product development; Build and deliver timely reports and presentations to internal stakeholders and external customers; Utilize formal and informal communication to drive product strategy across the organization; Collaborate across functions and lead indirect teams to move projects through the stage gate development process; Drive activities and execute on strategies to support the sales team and process at key launch events or product milestones; Work collaboratively with the Engineering team to understand critical intellectual property, regulatory standards, and legislation; Other Duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering; 3 years of progressive work experience in Product Management or Engineering; Ability to work in an Agile environment; Able to travel up to 20% of the time domestically and internationally; Demonstrated capability to gather and utilize market analysis to understand the competitive landscape and drive product development decisions; Strong Business Acumen and proven ability to articulate a business case to stakeholders and customers, including relevant product and market information tailored to the audience; Demonstrated technical skills for understanding and driving new product development in a manufacturing and engineering environment; Proven ability to conceive, develop and launch new products using a cross-disciplinary approach; Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong presentation skills; Effective organizational and prioritization skills; Ability to act proactively and identify innovative solutions; Ability to work effectively cross functionally and lead projects; Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; Problem solving, research, and analytical skills; Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Nice to have

Master’s Degree in a related field; Experience working in a technically-driven environment in the manufacturing sector; Past experience within Power Generation Industry

Benefits

Competitive Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k and many more; Free onsite gym Monday through Saturday for Generac employees; Product loan (for up to 4 days) and discount programs; Volunteer Time Off program; Inclusive company that celebrates differences; Fun Days and team culture; Employee volunteer opportunities during storms