Associate Product Manager

Nucor • Lewisville, TX

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About The Position

Nucor Insulated Panel Group is seeking an Associate Product Manager to support its product management team and maximize the profitability of its product portfolio. The role identifies product opportunities, determines customer requirements, develops business cases, and coordinates cross-functional collaboration across product development, launch, management, and retirement. The Associate Product Manager leads lower-complexity projects and portfolio maintenance activities and provides subject matter expertise to other departments.

The position supports execution of the product roadmap through market and competitive research, customer feedback analysis, product requirement definition, and business case development for product development and improvement projects. It collaborates with product development, product management, marketing, and sales teams on feasibility, cost trade-offs, positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategies, product documentation, training, and adoption. The role also monitors trends, technologies, and regulations in the commercial construction industry and is expected to uphold Nucor’s safety policies and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in Product Management, Business, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience leading or working as part of a cross-departmental project team.
• Ability to forecast future sales and develop financial business cases to justify project investment.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate technical terms into product features and customer value propositions.
• Ability to build strong cross-departmental relationships and lead through influence.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
• Ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 years of experience working in Product Management.
• Experience in the commercial construction industry.
• MBA.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of the product roadmap by leading lower-complexity projects.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer feedback analysis to identify product opportunities and drive innovation.
• Develop business cases for lower-complexity new product development or product improvement projects to support capital investment and expense requirements.
• Help define product requirements based on market needs and collaborate with the product development team on feasibility and cost trade-offs.
• Support the product development lifecycle from concept to launch, championing assigned projects and guiding cross-functional teammates.
• Collaborate with product managers and marketing teams to develop product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies.
• Review product documentation to ensure product information is accurate.
• Support sales teams with technical expertise, training, and product knowledge to drive product adoption and revenue growth.
• Stay up to date with trends, technologies, and regulations in the commercial construction industry.
• Initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level