Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions, a global leader in Industrial Coating Solutions, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.
Summary of the role
As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.
The Product Line Manager II owns a portfolio of on-market products, driving profitable growth through increased market penetration, pricing and lifecycle management, and the development of derivative offerings. This role bridges Commercial and Operations by translating business objectives into clear product requirements and execution plans. The role also supports products and components across the market and manufacturing lifecycle, partnering cross-functionally to meet cost, quality, delivery, and customer experience expectations.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Owns product support throughout product lifecycle
- Guide market growth opportunities for on market products
- Guide aftermarket opportunities with a focus on leveraging install base
- Coordinates the creation and distribution of product specific training content
- Coordinates the creation and distribution of product specific advisories and communications (i.e., product advisories, product releases, technical bulletins etc.)
- Identifies D&O within the product line and leads cross functional teams to execute
- Supports product forecasting and stocking levels for new products with senior product manager
- Drives and facilitates product changes and releases
- Understands competitive landscape of product line and drives initiatives to maintain market leadership position
- Defines value proposition and work with commercial teams to develop necessary tools for sales efficiency
- Responsible for execution of base price setting - coordinated with pricing team and senior product line manager
- Manages pricing and salability of assigned products and associated spare parts in SAP derivative product development (nVision) initiatives specific to product responsibilities
- Single point of contact for products - Deliver day-to -day product support to commercial organizations worldwide.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a business or engineering related field; 5-7 years of relevant professional experience
- Strong technical skill demonstrating ability to communicate product capabilities, attributes and values
Preferred Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated strength in problem solving and analytics and capable of driving insight to action
- Strong business acumen and the ability to effectively present the organization and its products and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers
- Interpersonal skills to coordinate, negotiate, build consensus and resolve issues
- Strong customer focus and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects
- Combination of strong technical background and business acumen
- Ability to work in highly technical multi-disciplinary settings
- High level of competence with Microsoft Office suite (in particular, advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills) is essential, PowerBI is a plus; SAP experience strongly preferred
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Office environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel Required
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Interested?
If you are interested in being a part of a team and creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, please apply online with your CV.
About Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions
Manufacturers rely on Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions equipment for the precise application and curing of powder coatings, liquid paint, ambient temperature adhesives and sealants, and food and beverage container production. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions is a global team that works to create industrial coating solutions that help our customers improve their manufacturing process, produce better products and become even more competitive. We offer a supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you're just beginning your career or you're a seasoned professional, there's a place for you to belong at Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in business or engineering
- 3-5 years of relevant professional experience
- Strong technical skills for communicating product capabilities
- Strong business acumen; ability to present to managers and clients
- High level competence with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
- SAP experience strongly preferred
What We Do
Nordson is a team of 7,300 global employees thriving in an environment where they are supported and encouraged to be their best. Working side by side, we build meaningful connections with each other and our customers. Together, we deliver products that are solutions, and they’re likely touching your life every day. Have you ever changed a diaper? Opened a box of cereal? Used a smart phone or driven a car? Then we’ve already met. At Nordson, we take pride in being an outstanding corporate citizen and strongly believe in sharing our success with the communities where our employees live and work. Whether you’re working in one of our labs, offices or manufacturing facilities, your efforts will enable our customers to succeed and our company to continuously improve and grow. We engineer, manufacture and market differentiated products and systems used for precision dispensing and processing in a variety of end markets, from packaging to transportation and medical to electronics. Founded in 1954, we operate under the values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy and excellence. Nordson is headquartered in the United States in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 30 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization
