Product Management Senior Analyst

Milacron Talent Acquisition•Batavia, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Milacron is seeking a Product Manager - Extrusion to join its team in Batavia, Ohio. The role owns the extrusion product portfolio and drives product strategy using market and customer input, from development and launch through sales enablement and post-launch performance. The portfolio includes single-screw and twin-screw platforms, digital controls, and downstream equipment. The position works cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, sales, finance, and operations to set product priorities and investments. It develops business cases, return-on-investment models, pricing strategies, and capital justifications; gathers customer and market feedback; conducts competitive analysis; supports strategic customer opportunities and industry events; manages product lifecycle decisions and sales tools; contributes to demand planning; and trains the sales organization on products and positioning. Travel is approximately 30%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, marketing, business, or a related field.
At least 5 years of product management, product marketing, or business development experience in extrusion equipment or a closely related industrial/capital equipment market.
Experience managing a product roadmap and lifecycle from strategy and business case through launch and post-launch performance.
Working knowledge of extrusion technology, including single-screw and/or twin-screw platforms, downstream equipment, die heads, or digital controls.
Strong analytical skills, including experience developing business cases, pricing models, and competitive analyses.
Strong cross-functional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
Ability to travel approximately 30%.

Nice To Haves

Experience with HDPE pipe/profile extrusion or PVC downstream equipment.
Experience with SIOP or demand planning in a manufacturing environment.
Experience developing customer-facing technical sales and marketing materials.
MBA.

Responsibilities

Own and prioritize the Extrusion Product Roadmap across single-screw and twin-screw platforms, digital controls, and downstream equipment.
Lead product initiatives from concept and business case through launch and post-launch performance.
Partner with engineering, manufacturing, sales, finance, and operations to align product priorities and investments.
Build business cases, return-on-investment models, pricing strategies, and capital justifications.
Gather customer and market feedback and translate it into product requirements and roadmap priorities.
Conduct competitive analysis covering market position, pricing, product offerings, and manufacturing footprint.
Support strategic customer opportunities, equipment partnerships, customer visits, and industry events.
Manage product lifecycle decisions, product configurations, sales tools, and quoting support.
Participate in demand planning and align product strategy with manufacturing capacity.
Train the sales organization on new products, options, and product positioning.