Product Manager II

**Location:** Grand Rapids **Department:** Marketing Are you a strategic, results\-driven, product manager? Do you thrive in roles that require a deep technical understanding of your product, while balancing a business acumen that allows your product to succeed in the market? If so, Flexco may be the next stop on your career path. Flexco, a global manufacturer of conveyor system solutions, is seeking a Product Manager II to spearhead some of our Light Duty product offerings. This strategic position will be based out of Grand Rapids and will work cross\-functionally with both marketing and engineering teams. Level 2 Product Manager at Flexco can expect a starting annual compensation of between $110,000\.00 and $135,000\.00, or more, depending on skills, education and experience. **What you will need:** * Bachelor’s degree in marketing or mechanical engineering with strong business acumen required * MBA and/or Certified Product Manager preferred * Willingness for domestic and global travel roughly 30\-40% of the time. * 7\+ years of relevant experience in product management\-related positions **What you will be doing:** * Ensuring the overall product strategy is aligned with corporate/business unit strategies, with clearly identified and prioritized initiatives associated with achieving both short\- and long\-term top and bottom\-line growth objectives. * Possessing a deep understanding of the product line P\&L, consistently identifies areas of opportunity and drives the execution of those opportunities to meet and exceed overall product line profitability targets for assigned product lines. * Ensuring the product development road map is prioritized and communicated clearly to internal stakeholders, ensuring the road map considers the 3 drivers behind the prioritization (business viability, technical feasibility, customer desirability). * Ensuring product launch activities achieve the targeting customer adoption of the product identified in the marketing spec. * Maintaining competitive database that assesses competitive landscape, including market size, competitive share, understanding of the SWOT of the competition, and develop appropriate strategies to optimize your product portfolio, including pricing strategies. * Ensuring product line has appropriate technical, service, and commercial (sales/marketing) support. * Developing technical support materials. * Providing technical troubleshooting assistance to sales/customers. * Engaging with sales and operations planning to ensure manufacturing activity is aligned with market expectations (quality, delivery, cost, capabilities, capacity). * Identifying need, provide subject matter expertise, and coordinate the development of marketing collateral (literature, website updates, social media, etc.) with the Marketing Communications team and external vendors. * Assisting Strategic Account Sales Managers, as well as local and global sales staff, with pursuit and support of new and existing business. This is your opportunity to work in an environment where the culture is focused on putting People First, being Better Together, Customer Centered, Forward Thinking and Committed to Excellence. Flexco has consistently been named to the list of "101 Best \& Brightest Companies To Work For" and is a past winner of Western Michigan's "Best and Brightest in Wellness." Flexco is an equal\-opportunity employer offering a generous compensation and benefits package including: * Medical (including Rx), dental, vision on the first day of employment * 401(k) with up to 8% matching funds * 12 paid holidays per year * 3 floating holidays per year * Up to 10 days of Vacation AND 10 days of personal time * Tuition reimbursement/educational assistance * Life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and more The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.