Principal Product Line Manager Job
Employer: Nordson Corporation
SpiderID: 13933924
Location: Duluth, Georgia
Posted: 1/27/2025
Wage: Negotiable
Priority Review Date: 2/26/2025
Job Code / NOC / SOC: REQ43531
Category: Engineering
Job Description:
Strategic Leadership
* Develop and own the product line strategy to achieve revenue growth, market relevance, and profitability.
* Conduct market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and customer research to identify trends, opportunities, and gaps.
* Build and maintain a clear product roadmap aligned with the company’s overall strategic goals.
Product Innovation
* Lead Voice of Customer (VOC) activities to uncover unmet customer needs and market opportunities.
* Validate concepts to create differentiated value propositions and robust business cases.
* Collaborate with engineering and operations to prioritize and drive new product development, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with market needs.
* Own new product vitality metrics, ensuring consistent contribution to revenue from innovative offerings.
Product Lifecycle Management
* Manage the entire product lifecycle, from development and launch to end-of-life, ensuring smooth transitions and continued market relevance.
* Collaborate with global sales and marketing teams to execute successful product launches and promotions.
* Oversee inventory management, and phase-out processes to optimize supply chain efficiency.
Portfolio Simplification and Optimization
* Analyze the product portfolio to identify opportunities for simplification by retiring or consolidating low-performing products.
* Focus resources on high-impact products and key customer segments to maximize efficiency and value.
Customer Focus and Support
* Support customer engagement efforts to drive adoption, satisfaction, and loyalty.
* Act as the subject matter expert and primary contact for product-related inquiries.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Partner with Business Development Managers to prioritize focus segments and build a robust product innovation funnel.
* Serve as the bridge between sales, marketing, engineering, and operations to ensure alignment and execution of product strategies.
* Provide product-specific training, tools, and support to the global commercial organization.
* Develop and own the product line strategy to achieve revenue growth, market relevance, and profitability.
* Conduct market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and customer research to identify trends, opportunities, and gaps.
* Build and maintain a clear product roadmap aligned with the company’s overall strategic goals.
Product Innovation
* Lead Voice of Customer (VOC) activities to uncover unmet customer needs and market opportunities.
* Validate concepts to create differentiated value propositions and robust business cases.
* Collaborate with engineering and operations to prioritize and drive new product development, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with market needs.
* Own new product vitality metrics, ensuring consistent contribution to revenue from innovative offerings.
Product Lifecycle Management
* Manage the entire product lifecycle, from development and launch to end-of-life, ensuring smooth transitions and continued market relevance.
* Collaborate with global sales and marketing teams to execute successful product launches and promotions.
* Oversee inventory management, and phase-out processes to optimize supply chain efficiency.
Portfolio Simplification and Optimization
* Analyze the product portfolio to identify opportunities for simplification by retiring or consolidating low-performing products.
* Focus resources on high-impact products and key customer segments to maximize efficiency and value.
Customer Focus and Support
* Support customer engagement efforts to drive adoption, satisfaction, and loyalty.
* Act as the subject matter expert and primary contact for product-related inquiries.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Partner with Business Development Managers to prioritize focus segments and build a robust product innovation funnel.
* Serve as the bridge between sales, marketing, engineering, and operations to ensure alignment and execution of product strategies.
* Provide product-specific training, tools, and support to the global commercial organization.
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Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
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