Product Manager, Prestolite

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership that supports operational excellence and improves customer experience.
• Translate customer needs and market insights into clear priorities for operations, ensuring alignment with the Prestolite business strategy.
• Develop and maintain accurate product forecasts, working closely with sales, marketing, and operations teams.
• Serve as the internal voice of the customer, advocating for their needs and ensuring they are considered in all product-related decisions.
• Gather and analyze customer feedback through various channels to identify areas for improvement and new product opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to enhance and automate customer contacts, improving efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Lead the product strategy and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop the Prestolite Equipment Product Portfolio, focusing on new product growth, simplification, and profitability.
• Define product roadmaps and prioritize product features based on customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape.
• Lead the customer discovery process for identifying new product opportunities to support the development of new product and technology roadmaps - using the New Product Blueprinting toolkit.
• Monitor and analyze product performance metrics, including sales, revenue, and customer feedback, to inform product strategy and improvements.
• Provide program management for the product development toll gate processes, collaborating with engineering, sales, marketing, and operations to bring new products to market on time for the next 3-5 years.
• Maintain a deep understanding of industry, market trends, and competitor activities.
• Liaison between sales, engineering, and operations to coordinate troubleshooting responses to customer problems, product issues, new opportunities, or solution proposals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
• 6-8 years of experience in the lift truck battery charger business or electrical equipment industry is preferred.
• Experience in new product launches, developing product strategy, and driving sales growth of new products.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to inform product decisions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Legal right to work in the U.S. and authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

Nice to Have

• Experience in the lift truck battery charger business or electrical equipment industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
• 6-8 years of experience in relevant industry preferred.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive compensation, holiday pay, and paid time off.
• Great benefits package that includes health, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401(k), plus matching.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health savings account (HSA) with AMETEK contribution, life insurance, disability insurance, and family medical leave.
• Employee referral program.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Employee assistance program.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our business unit and across all other AMETEK business entities.