Product Manager
Pelican•Torrance, CA
•$105,000 - $130,000•Onsite
About The Position
Pelican is seeking a strategic and customer-focused Product Manager to lead the vision, development, and lifecycle of our roto-molded Government and Commercial product portfolio. In this highly visible role, you'll identify market opportunities, define product strategy, and partner across the business to bring innovative products from concept to launch. As the business owner for your portfolio, you'll combine customer insights, market intelligence, and financial analysis to develop products that drive growth, strengthen Pelican's market position, and deliver exceptional value to customers around the world.
Requirements
- Five to eight years of progressive experience in product management, product development, engineering, commercial leadership, or an adjacent discipline.
- Demonstrated experience bringing physical products from customer insight and concept through development, manufacturing, and commercial launch.
- Experience developing product roadmaps, market requirements, financial business cases, pricing recommendations, and commercialization plans.
- Strong financial acumen, including revenue, margin, cost, pricing, investment, and return analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional programs and influence without direct authority.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and executive-communication skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel to customers, industry events, suppliers, and other Pelican facilities.
Responsibilities
- Own the product strategy and roadmap for Pelican's Government and Commercial roto-molded product portfolio
- Identify new market opportunities, product innovations, and portfolio expansion strategies that drive profitable growth
- Develop business cases, pricing strategies, and investment recommendations for new products, product enhancements, and manufacturing capabilities
- Monitor portfolio performance and drive revenue, margin, market share, and profitability improvements
- Become the voice of the customer by developing deep market knowledge through customer visits, field research, industry events, and competitive analysis
- Translate customer challenges into innovative product concepts and scalable commercial solutions
- Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, competitive activity, and government procurement requirements to identify future growth opportunities
- Partner with Sales and Business Development to support strategic customer opportunities and expand market presence
- Lead new product development from concept through commercialization, ensuring products meet customer, business, and operational objectives
- Define product requirements and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to deliver high-quality, manufacturable solutions
- Balance customer needs, product performance, cost, manufacturability, quality, and schedule throughout the development process
- Guide products through Pelican's stage-gate development process while managing risks and ensuring successful launches
- Develop go-to-market strategies including positioning, pricing, launch planning, sales enablement, and demand generation
- Partner with Marketing and Sales to deliver successful product launches and accelerate customer adoption
- Monitor launch performance and implement corrective actions to improve revenue, profitability, quality, and customer satisfaction
- Manage products throughout their lifecycle, including product enhancements, SKU rationalization, cost reduction initiatives, and end-of-life planning
- Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Quality, Contracts, and Leadership to execute business strategy
- Drive cross-functional alignment to improve forecasting, inventory management, manufacturing efficiency, and customer satisfaction
- Maintain product documentation, business cases, market requirements, and product roadmaps
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Benefits
- Competitive paid time off plans
- Holiday pay
- Extra vacation purchase opportunities
- 401k plan – with immediate match
- Pet insurance
- Health Savings Account Contribution
- Wellness Discount Program
- Global Mental Wellness Program
- Quarterly Employee Celebration Days
- Peer to Peer Recognition Program
- Service Recognition Program
- Amazing employee discount program on Pelican Products, Pelican branded apparel and gear
- Employee referral program
- Onsite Gym
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
