Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.
As an Associate Product Manager, you will support the Global Product Manager, Sales, and Distribution teams by managing day‑to‑day product and business execution activities. This role serves as a key interface between commercial teams and internal functions, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of product information, pricing, and operational support. You will handle requests related to product specifications, pricing, lead times, samples, and expedites, and collaborate closely with Sales, Distributors, Project Management, R&D, Quality, and Operations across global regions.
About the job:
Pricing & Business ExecutionExecute region‑specific product line strategies in alignment with global objectives.
Provide timely and accurate pricing support to Sales.
Track and follow up on significant quotes based on defined product line revenue thresholds.
Manage and drive New Business Opportunities (NBOs) at key accounts and priority applications/end markets.
Analyze pricing and margin data to identify improvement opportunities.
Maintain and manage price lists, including country minimums, representative minimums, ITS, and design‑registration programs.
Develop marketing communications (MarCom) strategies for assigned product lines across target markets, customers, and distribution channels.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to create and deliver marketing materials supporting MarCom plans, new product launches, and product introductions.
Participate in new product development meetings as a representative of the Product team, providing market input on pricing, opportunities, and positioning.
Support the Global Product Manager in conducting market analysis and developing business cases for new product initiatives.
Partner with the Director and/or Product Manager to prepare quarterly and annual revenue forecasts.
Collaborate with global Sales and Distribution leadership to manage and optimize channel inventory levels.
Support the Quality organization and Sales teams in addressing quality issues.
Review, edit, and approve quality response documentation prior to customer or distributor release.
Bachelor’s degree required; Marketing, Business Administration, or Electrical Engineering preferred.
Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Highly motivated self‑starter with a strong drive to achieve business objectives.
Proven ability to influence cross‑functional teams without direct authority.
Strong analytical skills and data‑driven mindset.
General understanding of sales processes and product manufacturing within a semiconductor components environment.
Willingness and ability to travel internationally as needed.
2–3 years of relevant experience in roles such as internal sales, customer sales representative, or similar commercial support functions.
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What We Do
Littelfuse is an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 15 countries, and with 17,000 global associates, we partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets—everywhere, every day. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Littelfuse was founded in 1927.
View our broad and deep product portfolio:
https://www.littelfuse.com/
Littelfuse has had a long-standing commitment to ensuring a diversified workforce through equal employment opportunities. Maintaining a diversified workforce is critical to the success of our organization.
Each associate receives equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (with or without sexual conduct), marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, order of protection status, military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, unfavorable discharge from military service, and any other protected class under federal, state or local law
