Product Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a relatively large supply chain organization is preferred.
• Passion for leading and developing people.
• Experience directly managing complex categories.
• Strong negotiation skills including experience negotiating multi-million dollar contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and adapt to a high growth environment.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for new product launches, including supplier selection, cost modeling, and capacity planning.
• Develop strategies that optimize speed to market, total value, and long-term scalability.
• Promote early supplier involvement to improve design for manufacturability (DFM), cost, and quality.
• Drive alignment across Engineering, Category, and Operations to ensure clear priorities, ownership, and timely decisions.
• Translate business and product requirements into effective material and supplier strategies.
• Establish and handle strategic supplier partnerships, shifting from transactional sourcing to proactive collaboration.
• Lead complex negotiations balancing cost, capacity, risk, and long-term partnership value.
• Oversee supplier performance, accountability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage NPD sourcing timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure on-time and on-budget execution.
• Identify and mitigate risks through proactive planning and supplier engagement.
• Lead supplier lean initiatives and risk management for critical programs.
• Leverage analytics to monitor performance, identify risks, and guide cost and schedule decisions.
• Build industry knowledge through supplier engagement, site visits, and market analysis.
• Integrate supplier and industry innovation into sourcing strategies to drive competitive advantage.
• Lead and develop a high-performing NPD Supply team through clear role definition, coaching, and empowerment.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and professional growth.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Critical illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Company match for 401(k) and employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Caregiver leave
• Personal leave
• Parental leave
• Back-up care services
• Paid time off
• Paid volunteer time
• Well-being program
• Legal protection
• Identity theft protection