Product Manager, Wireless Controls

Location: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States; travel to customer sites and other Columbus McKinnon facilities as needed, approximately 20%.

Company

Industrial manufacturer developing motion control equipment and wireless control products for material handling, hydraulic, conveyance, linear motion, monitoring, and diagnostic applications.

What you will do

• Own current and future product roadmaps for radio remote controls and other wireless device product lines.
• Translate customer and market needs into product specifications, requirements, pricing, margins, and strategic plans.
• Coordinate with Sales, NPD, Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, channel partners, and end users to develop and support products.
• Evaluate competitive products, market forces, technologies, product performance, demand, lead times, and profitability.
• Prepare product development proposals, return-on-investment justifications, cost-reduction recommendations, and pricing updates.
• Provide technical expertise, training materials, sales and marketing materials, and product documentation; travel approximately 20% for customer and facility support.

Requirements

• Technical competence in wireless controls.
• 5+ years of experience in Product Management preferred.
• 5+ years of experience applying Material Handling Equipment preferred.
• BS degree in a technical field such as Engineering preferred.
• Analytical skills to review varied data and make recommendations.
• Knowledge of financial reports and analysis, including income statements, product-line P&L reports, and budgets.
• Ability to coordinate multiple company functions and work collaboratively toward product objectives.
• Strategic thinking to develop annual strategies for assigned product lines and support the broader product management team.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with Sales, NPD, Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Application Engineering, and Aftermarket teams.
• Customer-site and facility travel is required as needed, at approximately 20%.
• The role supports strategic product growth, product-line simplification, customer-list simplification, and zero-up profitability analysis.