Associate Product Manager

Nilfisk•Brooklyn Park, MN

1d•$74,700 - $93,350•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for an independent and ambitious, commercially focused Associate Product Manager to join the Nilfisk Americas Product Management Team. In this role, you will contribute to the development and execution of GTM strategy, bring new solutions to market and influence future innovation within Nilfisk’s Vacuum, Extractor and Digital Portfolio Solutions. Shaping the Future of Nilfisk As Associate Product Manager, you will be an integral part of Nilfisk’s strategic journey from a product-oriented manufacturing company to a customer-driven global organization, where investments in new technologies and the intelligent use of data will enable us to better meet our customers’ demands. You will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of commercial disciplines – e.g. go-to market strategies, proposition development, product launches, innovation portfolio roadmap and various strategic initiatives with the assigned business segments.

Requirements

2+ years of Product Management, Product Marketing or related experience
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineering or Business required
Demonstrated experience helping execute successful new product launches
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including strong active listening skills
Demonstrated skills to analyze, interpret and draw meaningful and accurate conclusions from data
Proven ability to conduct Voice of the Customer and define customer needs
An analytical and structured approach to problem solving
A high level of drive; motivated by seeing the implementation and results of your work.
Ability to manage tasks simultaneously while maintaining focus and a positive attitude
Ability to balance working hands-on to execute and deliver on your own projects as well as being able to think long-term to establish the future strategies and plans for growth

Nice To Haves

MBA is preferred

Responsibilities

Work with global product managers to develop business cases for new products & services
Assist in ensuring America market launch readiness on new products and services
Support sales and field marketing initiatives to grow the business
Work directly with users/customers, distributors, industry experts and sales management to understand market and customer needs
Provide daily/ongoing support of R&D, operations, procurement and quality initiatives
Develop a process to document and share product knowledge and customer application best practices across various segments
Support product managers to maximize overall product line performance including revenue growth, margin improvement, cost reduction, quality and delivery.
Monitor and assess competitive products and programs, then subsequently develop and implement proactive strategies to strengthen the product line’s competitive edge
Manage multiple stakeholders both internally and towards direct and indirect customers which requires great stakeholder management skills.