Product Line Manager

Career Opportunity

Silgan Dispensing Systems seeks a proactive and innovative professional to champion product line growth. The role focuses on becoming the leading authority on a product's performance, technical and service features, and value both inside the company and with customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and enhance the profitability of the assigned product line
• Lead the innovation pipeline to develop new product ideas
• Formulate and execute effective product line strategies
• Identify principal customer and brand targets aligned with product capabilities
• Collaborate with Sales Management to foster pipeline development
• Engage customers actively to support sales initiatives and drive project pipelines
• Create unique service and sales programs that differentiate the product
• Utilize deep product knowledge to assist sales in initiating customer-driven projects
• Head product-centric projects, coordinating between internal teams, external providers, and customers
• Conduct comprehensive internal and external training focused on technical and service value propositions
• Perform competitive market analysis relating to pricing, competitor strengths and weaknesses, and positioning
• Propose enhancements to product capabilities to sustain market viability and competitiveness
• Contribute to budgeting processes by providing insights and estimates on product performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from a four-year university
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience
• Interest in technical and industrial products, ideally combining engineering background with marketing or business development experience
• Strong business insight, customer-oriented approach, and ability to balance customer demands with efficient operations
• Financial skills to analyze cost models, market pricing, profit and loss factors, and margin management
• Quick adaptability to market and customer needs with solid product knowledge

Additional Information

This position is available not only in Weener, Germany but also in Suresnes, France and Limerick, Ireland, offering geographical flexibility within the role.