Senior Product Manager - Industrial & Trade Products
ManpowerGroup
Are you an experienced Product Manager who wants to step out of the corporate machine and into a position where you can build, shape, and lead? Join a high-growth, premium product manufacturer backed by a billion-dollar European parent company — but operating in North America with the agility of a startup.
We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to own a diverse portfolio of global brands in hand tools, hearing protection, lighting, and access equipment. This is a role where go-to-market strategy, product lifecycle management, and brand positioning converge.
**Why This Role is Different:**
+ Shape strategy across multiple categories, not just maintain them
+ Be part of a fast-scaling division with 10–20% YoY growth goals
+ High autonomy, high impact — you’re not just another cog
+ Global exposure in a collaborative, multicultural environment
+ Enjoy the flexibility and culture of a startup, with the security of a well-funded global parent
**Primary Responsibilities/Deliverables:**
+ **Manage Product Portfolio:** Oversee multiple global brands, including lifecycle planning, pricing, positioning, and market fit.
+ **Product Development:** Provide market input and set priorities for new products. Provide ideas to facilitate product enhancement and cost/margin improvement. Work with Engineering to manage NPD Phase Gate Process.
+ **Lead Go-to-Market Execution:** Support product launches, relaunches, and promotional efforts in collaboration with Sales and Marketing.
+ **Engage with Market:** Gather insights from distributors and end users to inform product decisions and strategy.
+ **Drive Cross-Functional Alignment:** Partner with global product teams, sales, and operations to ensure market readiness and alignment.
+ **Deliver Strategic Roadmap:** Within 6–12 months, build and present a roadmap for each brand, including growth opportunities and optimization areas.
+ **Improve Processes:** Contribute to evolving PM tools, templates, and workflows; balance structure with flexibility.
**You’ll Work With:**
+ North American Sales & Marketing
+ Engineering & Product Development
+ European Global Product Managers
+ Distributors, Channel Partners & End Users
**Requirements/Desired Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, engineering, or related field required, MBA preferred
+ 5+ years in product management within tools, equipment, or industrial durable goods. Familiarity with consumer goods and building materials markets as well as knowledge of professional trades (contractors, electricians, etc.) is strongly preferred.
+ High degree of business acumen and results driven.
+ Collaborative working style with an ability to work within a team in a hands-on capacity to achieve individual, team and organizational goals.
+ Comfortable operating in early-stage, scrappy environments.
+ Bonus: Prior experience with global collaboration and brands.
+ Ability to travel up to 25-40% (mix of domestic and international). Ongoing U.S. travel for trade shows, distributor events, and market research.
**Apply Now If You’re Ready To...**
+ Lead with vision
+ Operate with agility
+ Make a lasting impact
+ Join a company on the ground floor of North American growth
**About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:** **Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells**
_ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands –_ **_Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells_** _–_ creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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