Manager, Product in Columbia, South Carolina at Shakespeare Company LLC

Position Summary

The Product Manager is responsible for both product planning and marketing for the Polymers & Filaments commercial team. This includes managing the product throughout the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, manufacturing and sales to deliver winning product value propositions. The Product Manager ensures that the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy and goals.

Essential Functions

• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
• Coordinate core positioning and messaging for Polymers & Filaments product families
• Work across functional lines to create and enhance sales collateral of product portfolio
• Assist in setting up new parts in the system by working with cross functional teams to meet customer requirements
• Support feedback from customers on product improvement initiatives and quality
• Assist in developing customer/application/market specific presentations highlighting Shakespeare products.
• Participate in planning process by projecting future growth and necessary product information requirements to support
• Work with cross functional teams on required documentation for products sold to customers (compliance, environmental, etc.)
• Translate customer product needs into detailed requirements and prototypes
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business needs and customer impact
• Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources
• Represent the company by visiting customers when required to solicit feedback on company products and services

Required competencies and skills

• Excellent written, analytical and verbal communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority

Required education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or marketing
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Product Manager, Sales, or Product Marketing Manager for technical Industrial Products
• Demonstrated success defining and launching products

The above statements describe the general nature and level of responsibilities for this position and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position. Company management may assign other relevant, business-related duties.