Senior Product Manager

About Us

At CPC (Colder Products Company), we connect fluid lines—and people, ideas, and possibilities. For nearly 50 years, we’ve engineered cutting-edge fluid connection technologies that power industries from biopharmaceutical, thermal management (liquid cooling of electronics), medical, industrial, and chemical handling markets. Headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul, we employ over 700 people across 14 countries and foster a culture that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement.

About the Role

As our next Senior Product Manager - Medical, you’ll shape our organization’s success by driving market and product strategies. This role offers career growth, learning opportunities, and a collaborative environment where your expertise and ideas are valued.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage market and product roadmaps for identified Medical market opportunities.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for assigned Medical markets, influencing leadership internally and externally.
• Drive growth, profitability, and lifecycle management of assigned product lines.
• Determine customer and market needs using market research and voice of customer insights.
• Bring new products to market by defining product requirements, analyzing development programs, and creating business plans with ROI analysis, timelines, and demand forecasts.
• Define product marketing communication objectives and collaborate with marketing, sales, and compliance to create collateral and sales enablement tools.
• Develop sales strategies for new and existing products.
• Prepare short-term and long-term product sales forecasts for management.
• Set product lead times to support growth and optimize business, collaborating with operations and supply chain on inventory strategy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on product quality, cost, and availability.
• Assess product market share with commercial partners and develop competitive strategies through detailed competitor analysis.
• Train and deliver customer and market messaging as needed.
• Determine product pricing using value-based strategies, considering market and competitive intelligence.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge through workshops, publications, networking, and professional societies.
• Promote and train the global CPC organization on market, value proposition, and key messages.
• Develop relationships with key decision-makers and strategic accounts.
• Mentor and coach team members.

Supervisory Responsibilities

May manage a team of product managers, product owners, and/or project managers as business growth requires.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 7+ years of product marketing experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience defining and launching new products to market.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering or similar technical degree.
• MBA from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of experience marketing component products to medical OEMs.
• 5+ years of engineering or product management experience for a medical OEM.
• Proven experience developing and implementing product development plans and strategies in a B2B setting.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and creative problem-solving with a global perspective.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with fluid handling products/markets.
• Experience working with and understanding distribution channel dynamics.

Travel

Up to 15%.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Our Culture

At CPC, our people are the driving force behind our success. We’ve built a culture rooted in respect, collaboration, and integrity, where every voice matters and innovation thrives. Recognized as a Top Workplace 6 times in the past 7 years, we genuinely care about our employees’ growth, well-being, and success. This is a community where you’ll feel valued, empowered, and inspired to do your best work every day.

Growth & Development

We invest in your skills and career through:

• Mentorship, hands-on training, and career development opportunities.
• Tuition Assistance to support continued education, plus scholarship programs for children of eligible employees.
• A Co-Op and intern program in partnership with universities for hands-on industry experience.
• Recognition programs that celebrate your contributions, from loyalty awards to peer-to-peer recognition.

Work/Life Balance

We offer flexibility and support to help you recharge and give back, including:

• Multiple paid-time off programs: vacation, sick time, company-paid holidays, bereavement leave, and paid volunteer time.
• Paid Parental Leave to focus on what matters most.
• Wellness support, including access to in-person and online advisors for mental, financial, and overall well-being.

Benefits & Compensation

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting day one for you and your family.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions for eligible plans.
• Company-paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Onsite gym and wellness programs.

Financial Benefits

• 401k plan with automatic employer contributions starting on day one, plus profit-sharing.
• Referral bonuses for connecting talented friends and family to CPC job openings.

Pay

Pay Range: $130,000.00 - $152,000.00 annually for this role in Minnesota. Individual compensation is based on skills, experience, and qualifications related to the position.

Bonus Eligibility: Yes.

Schedule

This position is onsite and located in Arden Hills, Minnesota.