Associate Product Manager, FastenMaster Divison

Steel Partners • Elizabeth City, NC

87d

About The Position

The Associate Product Manager supports the product team in delivering value to customers through effective product development, marketing execution, and cross-functional collaboration. This is an entry-level role focused on learning product management fundamentals, understanding product lines, and contributing to key initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• 1-2 years of experience in sales, marketing or product management.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and ability to influence people.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships inside and outside the organization at all levels.
• Strong PC skills including experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Positive attitude, good judgment and excellent time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and accomplish things in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, demonstrating a strong bias for action.
• Able to participate in construction job site visits.
• Able to work flexible hours with some weekends required.
• Ability to travel up to 10 – 15%.

Responsibilities

• Promote Safety as the Number One priority of all OMG employees.
• Support new product development projects within assigned categories.
• Assist in sales training execution and customer support.
• Participate in Voice of Customer (VOC) processes and marketing campaigns.
• Learn and apply OMG’s competitive advantage methodology.
• Present prepared materials to internal teams and customers.
• Begin building product and market knowledge; observe trends and competitor activity.
• Support pricing and profitability efforts.
• Gain familiarity with cost structure (BOM, value streams).
• Assist with channel strategy execution.
• Develop understanding of product life cycle and portfolio positioning.
• Learn to interpret sales data and identify early trends.
• Learn how demand forecasts are created and used in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process.
• Support fill rate performance initiatives through analysis and internal coordination.
• Contribute to product line simplification and SKU rationalization efforts.
• Participate in quality issue monitoring and communication.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees