Aftermarket Product Manager

Textron•Piney Flats, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Aftermarket Product Manager is responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary team through the entire life cycle of aftermarket aircraft products at Aeronautical Accessories from concept to retirement. This role coordinates cross-functional teams to ensure technical, regulatory, and market alignment. Key responsibilities include strategic planning, business case development, market analysis, and lifecycle management to deliver certified, customer-focused solutions that drive growth in the aviation aftermarket.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/production engineering, aerospace engineering, business administration, or other related major.
10+ years of experience with product development, engineering, business development/aftermarket sales, production, industrial/production engineering, and/or project management.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, project management and continuous improvement software/tools.
In-depth knowledge of aftermarket products.
Ability to identify and anticipate market opportunities and needs for customers.
A proactive individual with a strong drive for results and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams to execute improvement projects.
Project management skills and skilled in communicating effectively with team members and supervisors, and to prepare and present reports to senior management.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with FAA regulations, rotorcraft products and/or aviation industry experience preferred.
Lean Six Sigma/Operational Excellence Certification preferred.
PMI Certification in traditional or agile project management preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the development project for new aftermarket aircraft products from initial concept into launch and sustainment.
Facilitate New Product Development recurring meetings at a frequency determined by the business environment.
Prepare business cases, including coordination of non-recurring efforts (engineering and production), sales market data, and estimated manufacturing cost. The inputs will be provided by the functional department representatives
Maintain new product concepts through the approval process until Engineering initiates an active project.
Collaborate with engineering design, marketing, sales, finance, production support, manufacturing and regulatory teams to ensure smooth and coordinated product development and introduction.
Participate in design and production reviews as well as coordinate with Sales and Marketing to ensure that technical market analysis identifying trends, customer needs, competitive products, product roadmaps & IR&D priorities.
In collaboration with the stakeholders, develop a statement of work that defines the customer and regulatory requirements.
Develop short- & long-term product strategies, including lifecycle management (new, sustaining, and end-of-life).
Analyze product performance, including volume, margin, and pricing.
Manage/monitor potential obsolescence issues that could impact customers and identify product gaps and opportunities for new solutions.
Travel 10-25% of the time.
Other duties as assigned.