Industrial PPE Product Line Manager

Summary

MSA - The Safety Company is a purpose-driven organization dedicated to innovation and technology in safety solutions. They are seeking a Product Line Manager to lead the Industrial NPD team, focusing on executing global Fall Protection strategies and managing product life cycles to enhance customer safety and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Drive the execution of the global Fall Protection strategies
• Serve as a leader and/or team member on new product development teams
• Gather and document robust voice of the customer (VOC) as a critical input to new product development
• Contribute to the new business models that support reoccurring revenue streams
• Work with customer-focused teams on planning and development of all marketing collateral, content and demand creation programs
• Strategically price products to maximize sales and profitability
• Drive global growth of fall protection with support for International regions
• Forecast both revenue and unit plans for Operations and Management
• Work with the Operations team to support continuous production
• Manage product recalls and field upgrades
• Play an active role in all product quality issues including monitoring and resolution
• Manage the product life cycle process
• Track and report product line performance metrics
• Provide analysis of the competitive landscape and market trends that impact the product line
• Provide strategic input to regional and global steering teams
• Assist with the development of the annual product portfolio and long term business strategy for the product groups
• Using appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team; facilitating the completion of team goals

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business Administration or related discipline
• No experience necessary for Marketing Specialist I
• 2 years of experience for Marketing Specialist II
• 4 years of experience in marketing, sales, or engineering of technical products for Assistant Product Line Manager
• 5 years of experience in marketing, sales, or engineering of technical products for Product Line Manager I
• 7 years of experience in marketing, sales, or engineering of technical products for Product Line Manager II
• MBA or graduate degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of experience
• Strategic thinking skills
• Mechanically minded and comfortable working with hands
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong presentation, customer service, business and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret and act on complex data
• Execution and results focused
• Superb relationship building skills
• A demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Domestic/international travel up to 25%

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business Administration or related discipline
• No experience necessary for Marketing Specialist I
• 2 years of experience for Marketing Specialist II
• 4 years of experience in marketing, sales, or engineering of technical products for Assistant Product Line Manager
• 5 years of experience in marketing, sales, or engineering of technical products for Product Line Manager I
• 7 years of experience in marketing, sales, or engineering of technical products for Product Line Manager II
• MBA or graduate degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of experience
• Strategic thinking skills
• Mechanically minded and comfortable working with hands
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong presentation, customer service, business and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret and act on complex data
• Execution and results focused
• Superb relationship building skills
• A demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Domestic/international travel up to 25%