Senior Product Manager, Thermal Management

About Us

At Colder Products Company (CPC), we're on a mission to provide innovative solutions that redefine connections. Our commitment to quality and collaboration drives us to create products that make a difference in our customers' lives. Join our passionate team and be part of an organization that values creativity, teamwork, and integrity.

Your Role

Are you ready to make an impact? As a Senior Product Manager,you will play a pivotal role in shaping our organization's success. You will work closely with our dedicated teams to develop effective solutions that align with CPC's strategic goals. This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive in a supportive environment.

Summary: The Senior Product Manager will lead the thermal management market strategy and grow the chosen markets by identifying potential products; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and integrated plans for product introduction. The position will develop marketing strategies and manage the technical and business aspects of newly introduced product lines in order to satisfy our customers' needs and thereby maximize the revenue and profit generated by those product lines.

The Senior Product Manager will oversee the management of the product portfolio. This includes reinforcing and protecting sales performance of thermal products, supporting profitable growth of the business, and managing the lifecycle of thermal products.

Responsibilities:This position carries all the duties and responsibilities of the Product Manager position below; however, the senior position requires the individual have more experience and decision-making competency.

• Develop and manage the market roadmap for thermal management market opportunities.
• Determine customers' needs utilizing market research and customer relationships.
• Assess market competition by comparing CPC product to competitors' products.
• Recommend future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product changes.
• Develop and manage the thermal management product roadmap
• Define product marketing communication objectives.
• Obtain product market share by working with market managers and sales.
• Develop product sales strategies.
• Provide information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts.
• Collaborate with operations on product stocking and inventory needs.
• Facilitate inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Bring new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules.
• Determine product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Promote and train the CPC organization globally on the product attributes and key messages
• Develop relationships with key decision makers and strategic accounts.

People Leadership:

• Manages Thermal Product & Project Managers based in St. Paul.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

Basic 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:

• MBA from an accredited institution
• Experience working with thermal systems and/or components used in thermal systems
• Proven experience developing and implementing effective product development plans and strategies in a B2B setting
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Creative problem solver with 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%

Our Culture

At CPC, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. We foster a culture of respect, collaboration, and high ethical standards, where everyone is empowered to share ideas and grow together.

Growth & Development

We're dedicated to your professional journey. Our team provides mentorship and resources to help you develop your skills and advance your career. Whether you're new to the industry or a seasoned professional, we welcome your unique perspective.

Work/Life Balance

We understand the importance of balancing person and professional commitments. CPC operates on a Monday-Friday schedule, with opportunities for 1st and 2nd shift in production and warehouse roles. In addition, we offer generous paid time off, including company-paid holidays and volunteer time, to help you recharge and give back to your community.

Benefits & Compensation

At CPC, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance, company-paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability, Parental Leave, and wellness offerings including onsite gym.
• Retirement Plan: Generous company match, Profit-Sharing, Automatic Enrollment & Contributions
• Salary: $120,000/year - $160,000/year
  • This range is the pay scale for this role in Minnesota. Individual compensation is based on skills, experience, and qualifications related to this position.
• Bonus Eligibility:Yes

Join Us

• If you're ready to be part of an innovative team that values connection and collaboration, we want to hear from you!

  We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position's responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, a candidate's education/training, the position's location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

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