Associate Product Manager

Victaulic is a global leader in mechanical pipe joining innovations, dedicated to developing cutting-edge products that address complex infrastructure challenges. The Associate Product Manager will manage product lifecycle value, analyze product performance, and support new product launches and optimization initiatives to ensure competitiveness and profitability.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Product Line Profitability across the portfolio using financial modeling and market analysis to identify improvement opportunities and underperforming products
• Lead Product Line Optimization initiatives to enhance product performance, add features and/or sizes, extensions of offering with catalog prefabrications, improve margins, or expand market applications based on market feedback and financial analysis
• Execute Product Line Consolidation projects to streamline offerings, reduce SKU complexity, improve operational efficiency, managing customer communications and product transitions
• Support On-going Product Commercialization activities with marketing and sales teams including product impact videos, trade shows, and training
• Manage Product Line Obsolescence programs for mature or declining products, ensuring smooth customer transitions, inventory management, last-time-buy programs, and alternative product recommendations
• Assist with market analysis and market research for business case development
• Coordinate Alpha/Beta Testing programs by managing test site logistics, collecting customer feedback, and documenting performance data
• Assist on major product development initiatives, providing analytical support, developing commercialization strategies, pricing evaluations and coordinating cross-functional activities
• Develop and deliver Training materials and programs for internal teams and external stakeholders on product features, benefits, and competitive positioning
• Conduct comprehensive Post 12 Month Launch reviews analyzing sales, margins, market share, customer satisfaction, and competitive response to assess product success
• Monitor individual Product Profitability using data analytics to track margins, identify cost drivers, and recommend pricing or cost adjustments

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Finance, Sales or related field
• 3-5 years of experience in project management, product marketing, market management or business analysis
• Strong analytical capabilities with advanced Excel proficiency including financial modeling and data analysis
• Solid understanding of product development processes and cross-functional collaboration
• Experience with financial analysis including P&L statements and margin analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated project coordination experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Strategic Influence and Communication - Develops clear and specific rationales tailored to different internal groups and external customers. Predicts others' concerns and objections and develops specific influence strategies to overcome them, strong executive communication
• Global Thinker - Makes decisions sensitive to the varied markets and organizations served. Harmonizes objectives to minimize waste and redundancy
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities
• Domestic and International Travel Requirements: 15%
• Familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems
• Experience with data visualization tools
• Prior experience managing product transitions or portfolio optimization
• Understanding of B2B sales channels and industrial distribution