Associate Product Manager
Mequon, WI Marketing
Job Type
Full-time
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. The Associate Product Manager will contribute to market analysis, new product introductions, portfolio management, and cross-functional projects that support business growth and customer success. 


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. 
  • Conduct market, competitive, customer, and channel research to identify growth opportunities. 
  • Develop product requirements, specifications, business cases, and supporting documentation. 
  • Coordinate 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.
  • Ability 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 is a plus.
  • Experience working with physical products is preferred; software-only product experience is not required.
  • Experience conducting market or competitive research.
  • Familiarity with project management tools and product development processes.
  • Interest in building a career in product management.