Product Manager - Beverages

Groupe Seb • Irvine, CA

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

SEB Professional North America, a subsidiary of Groupe SEB and a leader in the professional coffee machine industry, is seeking a Product Manager for its Curtis beverage equipment portfolio. The role contributes to the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of the portfolio by identifying opportunities for new product categories, evolving existing platforms, and turning customer and market insights into products that support profitable growth.

The Product Manager partners with Sales Program Managers, Sales, Marketing Activation, Engineering, Operations, and global R&D teams, particularly engineering teams in China, to deliver customer-focused solutions from concept through launch. The role also works with global suppliers and OEM/ODM manufacturers to meet product requirements, quality expectations, cost targets, and development timelines.

This is a hybrid position in Irvine, California. The salary range is $100,000–$120,000, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in product or program management, product marketing, business development, or technology.
• Fluent spoken and written Mandarin Chinese and English.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools, including developing business cases, profitability models, and full P&L assessments.
• Ability to use quantitative insights, financial metrics, and market intelligence to validate assumptions, prioritize opportunities, and drive profitable growth.
• Skill in creating executive presentations and influencing senior stakeholders with clear, data-driven business narratives.
• Product management experience in commercial foodservice equipment, beverage equipment, commercial appliances, or other hardware-based products.
• Technical fluency and comfort discussing architectural concepts, schedule tradeoffs, and opportunities with technical team members.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and respond quickly to evolving threats and opportunities.
• Strong bias for action and ability to manage multiple priorities and create urgency in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work flexibly across international time zones, including occasional early-morning and late-afternoon meetings with colleagues, suppliers, and R&D teams in Europe and Asia.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new product categories aligned with Curtis' long-term growth strategy, including opportunity assessment, business case development, and product launch support.
• Manage the product lifecycle, including product definition, development, enhancement, cost optimization, portfolio rationalization, and end-of-life decisions.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps and requirements, align business and technical needs, and translate customer insights into prioritized initiatives.
• Develop long-term product and category strategies based on market opportunities, competitive analysis, customer needs, and business objectives.
• Define detailed product requirements and specifications and communicate them across business, engineering, design, and development teams.
• Build knowledge of customer activities through field visits, field observation, market research, and collaboration with Sales Program Managers and Sales teams; identify unmet needs and translate them into product requirements.
• Lead cross-functional development with engineering, sourcing, industrial design, quality, operations, manufacturing, and global R&D teams, particularly engineering teams in China.
• Build collaborative relationships with key partners, align priorities with business goals, communicate and prioritize roadmaps, and gain executive leadership buy-in.
• Monitor and drive product-line performance, including revenue growth, profitability, and competitive positioning.
• Use knowledge of the professional beverage equipment industry, seasonality, and global market dynamics to set product strategy and roadmap priorities.
• Partner with global suppliers and OEM/ODM manufacturers to meet product requirements, quality expectations, cost targets, and development timelines.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with a generous employer contribution.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee discount programs.
• Positive, inclusive work culture that values work-life balance.
• On-site gym.
• Market-aligned pay and incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level