Associate Product Manager

Description

Hultafors Group North America is seeking an Associate Product Manager to help drive the development, launch, and lifecycle management of professional-grade industrial tools and equipment used by trade professionals and industrial end users. This role provides an opportunity for an early-career professional to take ownership of defined product initiatives while working closely with experienced product leaders in a global business environment.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to the development and execution of product plans, roadmaps, and portfolio initiatives.
• Lead portions of product development and product launch activities under the guidance of senior product managers.
• Cover conduct market, competitive, customer, and channel research to identify growth opportunities.
• Develop product requirements, specifications, business cases, and supporting documentation.
• Cook up cross-functional activities across engineering, marketing, sales, operations, and supply chain teams.
• Participate in global product initiatives and collaborate with international colleagues to support regional and global product strategies.
• Support the successful launch of new products through training, sales enablement, customer presentations, and commercialization activities.
• Analyze product performance, market trends, and customer feedback and recommend actions to improve results.
• Maintain product documentation, competitive intelligence, and market insights for assigned product categories.

Requirements

• Key Qualifications:
  • Required: Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Product Management, or a related field. 1-3 years of experience in product management, marketing, engineering, sales, market research, or a related business function.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• PREFERRED:
  • Experience or interest in industrial products, professional tools, construction, safety, utility, manufacturing, or other trade-oriented markets.
  • Understanding of the needs of trade professionals, contractors, industrial users, or distribution channels.
  • Experience working with physical products.
  • Experience conducting market or competitive research.
  • Familiarity with project management tools and product development processes.
  • Interest in building a career in product management.