Product Marketing Manager

Reference #: 3883

The Product Marketing Manager (PMM) is responsible for all activities to ensure the success of assigned product lines or groups in the Americas region. This includes defining a roadmap for product development by identifying opportunities for improvement and recommending new product development as necessary. The role also involves conducting pricing and profitability analysis to ensure competitive positioning and maximizing profit margins. Additionally, the Product Marketing Manager is tasked with developing and executing go-to-market strategies that drive growth and capture market share. Collaborating with marketing to create innovative and exciting product marketing assets to support the salesforce and promote product lines is a key responsibility. This position requires strong leadership skills to effectively manage cross-functional teams. This position is part of the Americas Product Line Management team and reports to the Director, Product Management, Conveyor Belting Americas.

**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**

• Participates in Product Line Team planning sessions, advising other product managers as an active member.
• Assists Regional Sales Managers with revisions and updates to initial targeted Distributors.
• Develops and executes comprehensive go-to-market strategies for product lines.
• Conducts pricing and profitability analysis to drive product success and maximize profitability, maintains market pricing.
• Develops and maintains robust pricing strategies and policies.
• Supports sales force with marketing collateral, product literature, and innovative marketing assets to ensure product success.
• Cooperates with OEMs in developments important for Ammeraal Beltech. Implements Company strategy through Partner Distributor organizations.
• Serves as a primary point of contact between the company and A accounts, bringing Company resources to meet customer needs.
• Designs and administers training to increase the effectiveness of customer service, sales and customers.
• Promotes Ammeraal Beltech technical solutions at targeted OEM and End-User accounts.
• Manages the product lifecycle, classifying standard and non-standard items. Provides input to the global new product development funnel.
• Leads cross-functional teams to drive product management and marketing initiatives.
• Supports production units by advising on product range assortment, customer requirements and needed stock levels.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.
  
  

**Knowledge and Skill Requirements**

• Minimum of 5-7 years experience combined with a college degree.
• Experience in the conveyor belting industry preferred; familiarity or expertise in homogenous belting is a plus.
• Strong computer skills and medium-expert competency in Excel. Experience with CRM and Business Intelligence software a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-managed, team player with a passion for team success.
• Experience interfacing with or selling to industrial distributor or OEM organizations desirable.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Experience in conflict resolution required.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel as needed (approximately 40%).
• Must be able to work in the US.
  
  

**Competencies**

• Drives results and meets deadlines.
• Building relationships.
• Continuous improvement/innovation.
• Influence, negotiation, and impact.
• Planning and organizing.
• Communicates effectively.
• Analyzes and draws conclusions from complex data.
  
  

**Key Behaviors**

• Accountable to others.
• Courage to challenge the status quo.
• Honesty with co-workers and customers.
• Innovative problem solver.
• Engaged team member.
• Adds value to the Company.
• Expects excellence of self and others.
• Overserves top customers.
• Understands, simplifies, and acts to improve processes.
  
  

**Physical Demands**

• The physical demands descr bed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk, or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls. The employee may lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  

**Other Benefits Include**

• Paid training.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Employer-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• 401k with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate education.
• Paid time off.
• AMMEGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.** Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
  
  

AMMEGA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.