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Product Manager I

Who we are:

Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and communities are building better together – a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.

With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions.

Who we are looking for:

We are currently looking for a Product Manager I, to be based out of either Harvey, IL or Philadelphia, PA facilities. Reporting to the VP/GM Cable Management & Framing, the Product Manager I’s primary areas of responsibility span product strategy development, new product development, competitor assessment, and marketing/training needs.

Experience in lean manufacturing or business system-based company is a plus.

What you’ll do:

• Serves as subject matter expert for assigned products to support internal teams, sales, distributors, and end users. Engage with stakeholders at all levels, business executives, customers, vendors, and internal teams, to align strategies, and communicate updates.
• Drive innovation by identifying emerging technologies, market trends, competitor positioning, and customer needs, translating them into actionable product strategies. Conduct thorough market and VOC research, analyze industry trends, and identify market opportunities to drive product innovation.
• Work closely with various departments, including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer support to ensure alignment and effective execution of the product roadmap. Oversee the product line(s) lifecycle, from ideation to development, launch, and retirement.
• Manages the product portfolio to optimize product offering, balancing market needs with product offering complexity. Identifies and acts on opportunities to rationalize the product portfolio and reduce SKU count.
• Develop and deliver training materials and collateral support to the marketing team for catalogs, launch kits, sales communications, cut sheets, etc.
• Ensure standard work adherence within product management as well as support functions. Standard work should be built and link accordingly to other ABS tools. Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure and manage a product lines success in alignment with roadmaps and business objectives.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a related field (engineering or marketing) preferably with experience in the electrical product industry. A product engineering background is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience managing all areas of product management including mentoring, marketing, competitive analysis, portfolio management, product roadmaps, strategy development, price management, specifications and standards, new product development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent teamwork skills, self-driven and accountable.
• Proven ability to lead/influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Proven technical background and aptitude.
• Responsive nature with strong sense of urgency to handle matters quickly.
• Detail orientated with the ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Able to travel approximately 25% of the time.
• All associates must embrace and foster and environment that supports our core values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork and Accountability.

Within 3 months, you’ll:

• Complete your new hire “Immersion” setting you up for success in your new role.

• Have developed relationships with the key stakeholders to this role.
• Understand and own stage gate process for new product development as well as other relevant standard work.

• Assist with new product development projects.

Within 6 months, you’ll:

• Collaborate with Sales and marketing to develop channel partners and programs.
• Assist with development of product roadmaps.
• Assist with development and implementation of company-wide go-to-market plans, working with all departments to execute.
• Maintain and share relevant market intelligence.
• Provide thought leadership to innovation teams and product groups.
• Analyze product position in market relative to price, profitability, and market share and develop the core positioning and messaging for the product.
• Work closely with the Product Engineering Team to drive product innovation and improve product margins through proactive VOCs and NPD processes.

Within 12 months, you’ll:

• Lead the product strategy development process for your portfolio while assisting others.
• Help educate and train frontline sales team (inside and outside), national network of sales agents, and select distributors, contractors and OEM’s.
• Become the subject matter expert for your category and be well versed across all others.
• Have built a reputation as someone who is reliable, uses good judgment, hits deadlines, and sets the standard for excellence among the team.
• Fully understand the competition and product categories; maintain ongoing profiles and reporting of competitive strength and weakness.
• Develop and execute action plans to achieve breakthrough results including maintaining and reporting out on action plans, KPI’s, and countermeasures.

Atkore is a six-time Great Place to Work© certified company and a four-time Top Workplaces USA award winner! We’re committed to creating an engaged and aligned workforce driven by a collaborative culture. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors, consistent with our core values.

Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay for this position is $69,920 - $96,140. Placement in the range depends on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs and may change over time. Other compensation may include, but not limited to, overtime, shift differentials, bonuses, commissions, stock, and other incentives.

Benefits available include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Any leave required under federal, state, or local law

Benefits are subject to vesting and eligibility requirements.

Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.