Product Line and Compliance Manager
About The Position
The Product Line and Compliance Manager owns the lifecycle strategy, commercial viability, and regulatory integrity of manufactured product lines. The role connects commercial demand with manufacturing capabilities and ensures compliance with industry-specific, national, and international regulatory standards. It supports profitability through financial product reviews and business case development while overseeing regulatory compliance. The manager leads product lifecycle activities from research and development through manufacturing scale-up, maturation, and obsolescence. The role develops business cases for new product introductions, conducts financial reviews, defines product positioning, coordinates commercial and manufacturing teams, and manages product transitions from R&D sampling and testing to standard production. The position also oversees product compliance activities, documentation, raw material compliance tracking, certified bills of substances, and third-party laboratory testing. In partnership with Quality, the manager monitors production compliance, investigates defects, participates in formal problem-solving, and tracks regulatory changes that could affect product formulations or manufacturing process aids.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of experience in product management, regulatory compliance, or technical project management within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong proficiency in cost accounting, financial modeling, margin analysis, and business case development.
- Demonstrated experience managing product compliance frameworks, third-party laboratory testing protocols, and manufacturing regulatory documentation.
- Strong cross-functional leadership and excellent communication skills.
- Ability to interface comfortably with commercial sales teams and plant floor operations.
Responsibilities
- Own product lifecycles from initial research and development through manufacturing scaling, maturation, and obsolescence.
- Develop business cases for new product introductions, evaluating market viability, technical feasibility, and manufacturing resource allocation.
- Conduct financial product reviews, analyzing margins, cost structures, raw material surcharges, and volume-based tiered pricing models.
- Define product positioning and value propositions, translating technical and quality achievements into commercial advantages.
- Serve as the primary liaison between commercial sales and manufacturing, aligning market demand with production capacity and constraints.
- Translate commercial requirements into technical specifications for R&D, Quality, and Operations teams.
- Manage cross-functional workflows for transitioning products from R&D sampling and testing into standard manufacturing production.
- Oversee regulatory compliance activities, including compliance with global food-contact regulations, environmental mandates, and state or regional requirements such as Prop 65.
- Manage compliance documentation, track raw material compliance, maintain certified bills of substances, and coordinate mandatory third-party laboratory testing.
- Partner with Quality to monitor production compliance, investigate quality defects, and participate in formal problem-solving workflows such as 8D analysis or Internal Corrective Actions.
- Monitor evolving global regulations and identify risks or compliance impacts to existing product formulations and manufacturing process aids.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
