Senior Product Manager

Milacron Talent Acquisition•Batavia, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Milacron is seeking a Senior Product Manager in Batavia, Ohio, to provide strategic, commercial, and technical leadership for the ROBOSHOT product portfolio and related auxiliary equipment and automation solutions across North, Central, and South America. The role focuses on growth through product strategy, commercial execution, customer solutions, market development, and cross-functional leadership. The Senior Product Manager leads portfolio and market strategy, identifies customer and market opportunities, supports strategic accounts and complex sales opportunities, and serves as a senior technical resource for ROBOSHOT products, injection molding applications, automation, and system integration. The role also oversees auxiliary and automation technology integration, complex order execution, inventory and product planning, sales enablement, and cross-functional initiatives. Travel is approximately 30–40% throughout North America, with limited international travel potentially required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Plastics, Manufacturing, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Significant progressive experience in injection molding, plastics processing, capital equipment, automation, product management, technical sales, applications engineering, or a related industry, with strong knowledge of all-electric injection molding machines.
Demonstrated commercial experience supporting capital-equipment sales, product strategy, pricing, quoting, margin management, or market development.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex customer, product, and cross-functional initiatives within a matrixed organization.
Ability to travel approximately 30–40% throughout North America and other locations as business needs require; limited international travel may be required.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with ROBOSHOT injection molding machines or comparable electric injection molding technology.
Injection molding process, applications engineering, technical sales, or capital-equipment product management experience.
Experience with automation systems and robotics.
Experience with CPQ programs or comparable product configuration and quoting systems.
Experience managing product pricing, inventory, forecasting, portfolio strategy, or product lifecycle activities.
Experience developing new product options or configurations based on customer and market requirements.
Ability to interpret mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and equipment specifications.
Experience representing a product portfolio at customer events, trade shows, conferences, and industry meetings.
Availability to support strategic customer and business needs outside normal business hours when necessary.

Responsibilities

Lead business, product, and market strategy for the ROBOSHOT portfolio and related auxiliary and automation solutions across the Americas, focusing on revenue growth, market penetration, competitive positioning, and portfolio expansion.
Assess customer requirements, market trends, competitive activity, and technology developments to identify opportunities for new models, product enhancements, configurations, options, and commercial strategies.
Provide commercial and technical leadership for strategic accounts and significant opportunities, including customer meetings, technical reviews, commercial presentations, and contract discussions.
Partner with Sales to develop customer solutions balancing technical requirements, pricing, margin, delivery, and business objectives; guide complex quotations, special configurations, non-standard options, and CPQ configuration gaps.
Serve as a senior technical leader and escalation point for ROBOSHOT products, injection molding applications and processes, automation, system integration, machine configurations, specifications, and specialized engineering requirements.
Lead integration of auxiliary and automation technologies, including resin drying and moisture control, material conveying and blending, additive feeding, mold temperature control, central heat-transfer systems, robotics, part handling, downstream automation, and quick mold change products.
Lead complex order execution, inventory and product planning, and continuous improvement from quotation through release and delivery in partnership with Engineering, Sales, Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders.
Drive market development and sales enablement through customer visits, account planning, product positioning, competitive differentiation, technical literature, demonstrations, trade shows, conferences, and industry events.
Align Sales, Engineering, Applications, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Service, Aftermarket, and strategic partners around portfolio priorities; establish scalable processes, resolve issues, and influence results across a matrixed organization.
Lead special projects and initiatives supporting business objectives and Value Capture Growth priorities.