Our client is a market leader in commercial products, delivering innovative solutions that improve hygiene, safety, and efficiency across industries. With a diverse portfolio serving food processing, healthcare, manufacturing, and janitorial markets, the company is known for its commitment to quality, customer partnership, and continuous improvement.
The organization’s color-coded cleaning tools and sanitation portfolio play a key role in supporting compliance and safety across mission-critical environments — from meat processing plants and confectionery facilities to large-scale commercial kitchens. As the company continues to expand and reorganize its product structure, it is building deeper expertise and leadership within this high-growth segment.
The Senior Product Manager will take ownership of a $25M commercial product portfolio. This individual will lead portfolio strategy, market analysis, and cross-functional execution — defining a multi-year roadmap to elevate the category’s market share and performance. The ideal candidate combines strategic product thinking with hands-on analytical capability and thrives in environments where process, documentation, and structure are being built.
Location: Remote with travel 1–2 weeks per month
Position Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a multi-year product strategy and roadmap for the color-coded and janitorial tool portfolio, aligning with growth and profitability goals.
- Lead lifecycle management across 300+ SKUs, including new product introductions, rationalization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Conduct robust market and competitive analysis to identify gaps, growth opportunities, and product vitality insights.
- Partner closely with Sales to conduct voice-of-customer (VOC) research, visit customer sites, and uncover unmet needs across food processing, sanitation, and hygiene sectors.
- Build data-driven recommendations using market studies, internal warehouse data, and field intelligence to support decision-making.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Marketing to design and commercialize high-impact product solutions.
- Support sales enablement with product training, content, and launch materials to drive adoption.
- Define and maintain product documentation and best practices for project initiation, validation, and commercialization.
- Partner with Marketing to shape trade show participation, category thought leadership, and portfolio storytelling.
- Champion a culture of accountability, rigor, and continuous improvement across all product management processes.
Position Qualifications
Required:
- 8+ years of progressive experience in product management, commercial engineering, or related technical marketing roles.
- Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and Power BI proficiency; able to synthesize complex data into actionable insights.
- Proven success managing multi-SKU portfolios within janitorial, sanitation, or durable goods manufacturing.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and deliver results in matrixed environments.
- Experience conducting VOC research, developing hypotheses, and presenting recommendations to senior leadership.
- Hands-on orientation — comfortable with ambiguity, fieldwork, and product-level detail.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; capable of influencing across functions and levels.
- Technical aptitude for materials, manufacturing, and compliance requirements (HACCP familiarity preferred).
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Preferred:
- Experience in food processing, hygiene, or color-coded safety product categories.
- Exposure to lean or Six Sigma continuous improvement environments.
- Prior experience working with distributors or multi-channel sales organizations.
What They Offer
- Flexible, remote-first setup with regular travel for collaboration and field immersion
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Career advancement opportunities in a growing commercial portfolio
- A customer-focused, entrepreneurial culture that rewards initiative and ownership
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Apply Today
This is a high-impact opportunity to build and scale a critical product line within a market-leading commercial products organization. If you are a hands-on product manager with analytical rigor, strategic curiosity, and a passion for driving growth through insight and collaboration, apply today.