Product Manager, Forming & Dryer Fabrics

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Product Manager- Paper Machine Clothing (PMC) to help drive the sales strategy, roadmap development, and overall commercial success of a portfolio of industrial textiles, including forming fabrics, dryer fabrics, filtration media, and conveyor products.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Sales, Operations, R&D, and Supply Chain teams to deliver differentiated product solutions that enhance customer productivity, improve quality, and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Serve as a key voice in transforming customer needs into actionable product direction and lead initiatives that shape our competitive position in the market.
• Manage the full product life cycle—from concept through launch and eventual phase-out.
• Use market insights, customer feedback, and data-driven decision-making to define segment strategies, build compelling business cases, lead cross-functional new product development processes, and optimize the performance and profitability of the product portfolio.
• Champion the creation of sales tools, value calculations, pricing frameworks, training materials, and marketing messages that support product differentiation, field adoption, and commercial success.

Requirements

• A strong background in engineering or technical product management with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Textile, or Paper Science Engineering; or commensurate experience in the paper industry.
• A minimum of 5–10 years of experience in industrial textiles, papermaking fabrics, filtration media, technical textiles, or related engineered products.
• Experience supporting customer trials and analyzing performance data, strong financial acumen related to pricing and margin analysis, and proficiency in MS Office and analytical tools.

Qualifications

• Commensurate experience in the paper industry.

Skills

• Strong financial acumen related to pricing and margin analysis.
• Proficiency in MS Office and analytical tools.

Benefits

• Competitive wage and benefits package including a 401k with company match as well as a company-funded pension plan.

Pay

• Details TBA.

Schedule

• Details TBA.

Additional Information

To be included in the recruiting process, please apply directly with us online. Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon a background check and pre-employment physical and drug screen.