Product Manager

nVent • Anoka, MN

6d • $105,000 - $195,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, you will lead the strategy, profitability, and long-term growth of the Hoffman North American Commercial product portfolio. You will serve as the business leader for your product categories, partnering with customers, channel partners, sales, engineering, marketing, and operations to identify growth opportunities, bring new products to market, and optimize portfolio performance throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a comparable area of study.
• 7+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, category management, program management, or a related commercial leadership role.
• Demonstrated success leading product strategy, commercialization, pricing, and portfolio performance.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with distribution channels, direct sales organizations, or manufacturers' representatives preferred.
• Exposure to industrial automation, electrical contractor, utility, or related industrial markets preferred.
• MBA Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement product strategies and roadmaps that support growth, profitability, and market leadership.
• Use customer insights, market research, competitive intelligence, and financial performance data to guide investment and portfolio decisions.
• Find opportunities for portfolio expansion, rationalization, and new product development.
• Lead cross-functional teams to align priorities and deliver business results.
• Drive revenue and margin growth by developing effective pricing, positioning, channel, and go-to-market strategies.
• Partner with distributors, manufacturers' representatives, sales teams, contractors, designers, and end users to identify market opportunities and improve customer adoption.
• Build business cases and strategic recommendations that strengthen portfolio performance and market position.
• Lead new product introductions from concept through commercialization.
• Own launch planning, sales enablement, channel readiness, product positioning, and commercialization activities.
• Lead the full product lifecycle, including development, growth, maturity, rationalization, and obsolescence.
• Track performance metrics and implement initiatives that improve revenue, profitability, customer experience, quality, and delivery.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs, new technologies, and competitive activity.
• Find opportunities across key growth markets including industrial automation, utilities, clean energy sectors, and data center facilities.
• Evaluate partnership, acquisition, and private-label opportunities that support portfolio growth.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

What This Job Offers

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