Senior Product Line Manager

Summary

The Senior Product Line Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling assigned product lines throughout their life cycles to optimize profitability and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives. This role drives product sales, new product development, and continuous improvement, with a focus on market analysis, customer engagement, and project execution. The position has a significant impact on the success of critical product lines and overall company profitability.

Key Responsibilities Market Analysis & Strategy Development

- Conduct in-depth analysis of market segments to identify growth opportunities.

- Develop and implement strategic, product, and commercial plans for success.

- Achieve revenue, market share, and gross margin goals through VOC-based business assessment, product roadmaps, and lifecycle management.

Customer Engagement & Retention

- Support and enhance customer relationships and retention through Motion Matters applications.

- Provide hands-on customer interaction to understand true customer needs.

- Develop marketing engagement strategies, showcasing application examples and success stories.

Project Management & Execution

- Oversee weekly project team meetings for feature development, ensuring timely execution of initiatives.

- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables; create detailed project plans and timelines.

- Identify resource needs and communicate them to leadership.

- Balance long-term projects, monthly KPI improvement, and immediate new business opportunities.

Team Coordination & Leadership

- Lead and collaborate with cross-functional project teams.

- Facilitate communication, assign tasks effectively, and provide technical expertise and training.

- Drive change management and continuous improvement initiatives.

Budget Management & Product Costing

- Monitor project budgets, track expenses, and ensure adherence to financial allocations.

- Manage planned versus actual product cost to optimize efficiency.

- Conduct financial analysis (budget, P&L, margin, ROI).

Risk Management

- Identify potential risks, devise mitigation strategies, and proactively address challenges.

Other Duties

- Participate in key sales situations, including competitive analysis and proposal development.

- Negotiate quotations, contracts, and terms in conjunction with Sales and Account Managers.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.

- Minimum 10 years in industrial controls; previous product management experience preferred.

- Strong preference for experience in industrial servo and/or stepper motion in sales, marketing, or engineering.

- Commercial experience in technical industries required; global experience a plus.

- Working knowledge of project management techniques and lean manufacturing concepts preferred.

Competencies

- Leadership, analytical thinking, and exceptional communication skills.

- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to work independently, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks.

- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and advanced Excel skills.

- Data-driven, proactive, and team-oriented.

- Comfortable with change management and fact-based decision-making.

- Technically proficient to troubleshoot product development and customer application issues.

Additional Requirements

Export Control: Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’ (U.S. citizens, nationals, permanent residents, individuals granted asylum or refugee status in the U.S.), or those who can otherwise qualify for a license.

Benefits

- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage

- Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)

- Paid Time Off and Holidays

- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions

- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

- Paid Leaves

- Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

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Notification to Agencies

: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.