Sr Product Manager

HEICO Corporation•Peachtree City, GA

12d

About The Position

The Senior Product Manager owns, develops, and executes the strategy and roadmap for a specific product line. This role serves as the business’s recognized expert on the product, market, relevant technology, and competition, and leads planning, delivery, and in-life optimization of products within the designated product line. The position manages product-line profitability and commercial success through market analysis, opportunity identification, competitive assessment, and investment pursuits. It works with internal stakeholders, customers, sales representatives, marketing, supply chain, and vendor partners to plan product launches, develop growth and go-to-market plans, support sales, and identify portfolio expansion opportunities. The role also forecasts revenue and profit, reports project and product-line progress, coordinates travel for technical sales and development opportunities, and mentors team members. The role requires strong industry knowledge, business and marketing acumen, analytical and communication skills, organization, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively and independently. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and three years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is required. Marketing or Product Management experience is required; aviation industry and technical sales experience are preferred. The work includes occasional walking and lifting up to 25 pounds, regular sitting and reaching, frequent hand use and talking or hearing, moderate noise levels, and travel to suppliers and/or customers up to 15–20% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Marketing, or a related degree, with three years of related experience or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Marketing or Product Management experience is required.
Very high industry knowledge and a high propensity for mechanical concepts.
Strong business and marketing acumen.
Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with team members.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to manage data and develop insights.
Exceptional speaking, writing, and presentation skills.
Organizational skills and ability to work independently.
Detail-oriented and results-focused.
Strong database, spreadsheet, and PowerPoint skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information effectively and respond to questions.
Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret technical instructions, and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Occasionally walk and lift up to 25 pounds; regularly sit and reach with hands and arms; frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
Travel to suppliers and/or customers up to 15–20% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Project Management or Program Management experience.
Aerospace or Airline experience.
Aviation industry experience.
Technical sales experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and own the product roadmap using input from internal stakeholders, customers, vendor partners, and market research.
Provide strategic and tactical direction for assigned product lines.
Gather feedback from sales, customers, and the market to map product life and replacement cycles.
Coordinate with marketing to plan and carry out product launches and campaigns.
Support sales representatives with proposals, technical documentation, and training.
Manage product-line profitability and commercial success through market analysis, opportunity identification, competitive assessments, and investment pursuits.
Coordinate with sales representatives on opportunity pursuits and development opportunities.
Provide stakeholders with insight into the product and market.
Collaborate with key vendor partners to establish growth and go-to-market launch plans.
Lead investment analysis and provide recommendations to supply chain.
Research product categories to identify portfolio expansion opportunities.
Develop revenue and profit forecasts based on sales input and market analysis.
Report progress and status of projects, product lines, and other assigned tasks.
Coordinate travel with vendor partners and/or sales representatives to assist with technical sales presentations and identify new development opportunities.
Mentor and educate other team members on best practices.