Product Manager
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
11000-125000
Job Description
My client is creating a new Engineering Team.  The Product Manager will be integral to managing product lifecycle.  Coordinating between engineering production, quality, and Supply Chain in a customer-facing role.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic and Technical Coordination
•  Execute the strategy for product family, ensuring alignment between Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain.
•  Act as the liaison between technical design and operational execution, ensuring new releases and design changes are production-ready.
•  Evaluate and prioritize product improvement opportunities to enhance reliability, reduce cost, and simplify manufacturing processes.
•  Collaborate with Engineering to integrate design changes, validate technical feasibility, and manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs).
Production and Planning
•  Collaborate with the Production Manager and Group Leaders to forecast workload, capacity needs, and upcoming build priorities.
•  Work closely with Customer Service and Sales to plan product scheduling and lead times, ensuring customer expectations align with production capability and material readiness.
•  Support troubleshooting of product-related issues, coordinating between production, test, and engineering teams to identify root causes and corrective actions.
 
Cross-Functional Leadership
•  Facilitate coordination between departments to ensure smooth product flow from design through shipment.
•  Serve as the primary communication link for EPIC product-related decisions and escalations.
•  Provide data-driven insights to leadership regarding cost, delivery, and product performance metrics.
•  Support internal communication, ensuring the team remains aligned with overall company goals and schedules.

Qualifications:
Experience & Education
•  BS degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, or a related technical discipline.
•  Minimum 5–10 years of experience in product management, manufacturing, or engineering leadership.
•  Understanding of electrical systems, wiring integration, and enclosure design within industrial manufacturing environments.
•  Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple priorities.
•  Experience with ERP/MRP systems (Made2Manage a plus).
• Proficiency in reading engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation.:
Why is This a Great Opportunity
Creating a new Engineering team to focus on products to house their systems.  Basically Sheet metal enclosure with electrical and electronic systems inside. These are all new roles.
In all cases, the engineers need to want to be out on the plant floor helping to solve assembly or quality problems that happen with custom made to order assembly.
Key contributor helping to create new products in addition to improving existing products.    Will be part of meetings with leadership, including President,  to understand company goals, prioritizing projects, KPIs, and discussing customer needs….this is a collaborative environment where there are no walls between departments – everyone is in it together (production, operations, engineering) to get the work done.
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