Product Manager

Marmon Holdings, Inc.•Fairview, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SFEG Corp., part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings (backed by Berkshire Hathaway), is seeking an experienced Product Manager. This role involves leading initiatives, making a positive impact, and fostering a culture of empowerment. The Product Manager will be responsible for customer-facing technical initiatives for product lines serving multiple industries including marine, RV, electric motors, lighting, and signs. The role primarily focuses on directly servicing and interacting with a diverse customer base by providing technical product expertise, assisting engineering and customer service as needed. Products include electric drive motors, electric blowers, winches, jacks, transformers, and more. The position requires understanding market trends, identifying new products, creating business cases, and managing customer relationships, serving as the primary connection between Sales and Engineering. Marmon Power Systems offers a collaborative and dynamic work environment where innovative ideas are encouraged, and personal development is supported. Marmon, a global industrial organization with 11 industry groups, 30K employees, and $12 billion in annual revenue, emphasizes an independent mindset and entrepreneurial spirit while benefiting from group expertise. Employees contribute to advancing the everyday world through engineering solutions and have opportunities for growth across 120+ companies.

Requirements

Relevant industry experience
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
Strong technical skills and general understanding of engineering principles
Punctuality and work ethic
Hands-on mechanical aptitude
Ability to travel (up to 25%)

Nice To Haves

Sales experience
Knowledge of the marine industry
Good at working with hands
Experience in medium to high volume manufacturing
Some understanding of jacks, winches, motors, and electronics

Responsibilities

Fundamentally understand product portfolio, product place in the market, and general market needs.
Function as a key technical representative to customers across various product lines.
Display a comprehensive understanding of product offerings and how each product works in order to communicate clearly with both customers and design engineering.
Competitor analysis.
Develop pricing models.
Develop business cases for products.
Travel to customer sites for new sales opportunities as well as servicing exiting customer needs.
Ability to travel and operate independently.
Be the primary point of contact for outside sales representatives.
Research markets and identify new potential product offerings.
Design product concepts based on customer needs or market trends.
Assist customer service as required with technical expertise.
Work collaboratively within an engineering team of mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineers to assist with new products and upkeep existing product lines.
Work with the Director of Product & Engineering and representatives from Sales & Marketing to accurately capture product requirements and translate those requirements into a marketable design concept.
Research and understand applicable design and agency standards as required.
Work within ERP system as required for CRM or other initiatives.
Become familiar with various manufacturing processes that are fundamental to Marmon Power System products including CNC machining, stamping, injection molding, die casting, and more to understand product manufacturing practices.
Clearly communicate and collaborate with various members of the purchasing team to assist in sourcing manufacturing components.
Provide detailed product presentations to customers.
Assist with building and testing prototypes and production representative designs to ensure viability before releasing for production.
Participate in the New Product Development Phase Gate process.
Other duties as required.