Product Line Manager

Summary
The Product Line Manager is responsible for leading a cross-functional team that is accountable for bringing new products to market as well as managing existing product lines. This leader will have category P&L responsibility and will have ownership of products within the categories they manage from inception to obsolescence. The Product Line Manager brings a disciplined, business-oriented approach to product planning and category management to achieve business performance objectives. The right candidate will be a product management leader with strategic vision, excellent organizational skills, and experience bringing new successful products to market. Qualified candidates will excel at cross-functional management, internal & external communication, and motivating people to accomplish shared goals in a global organization.

Essential Functions
· Conduct market research to identify industry trends and customer needs.

· Identify new product opportunities and maintain awareness of market developments.

· Lead product development, focusing on innovative beverage dispensing technologies.

· Collaborate with engineers to ensure product design meets usability and durability standards.

· Define product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business goals.

· Prioritize product features based on feedback and market analysis.

· Ensure smooth cross-functional collaboration for product development and launch.

· Focus on product usability, gathering feedback to improve reliability.

· Ensure compliance with food safety and regulatory standards.

· Manage the supply chain and production to meet cost and quality targets.

· Oversee product testing, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.

· Develop competitive pricing strategies balancing cost and profitability.

· Support sales and marketing teams with product training and go-to-market strategies.

· Build strong relationships with customers and distributors for custom solutions.

· Focus on sustainability, integrating eco-friendly technologies and materials

Key Performance Indicators

· Monitor and drive Product Revenue and Profitability

· Support the growth of Market Share

· Support and drive initiatives to increase Product Quality and Reliability

· Drive Innovation and New Product Introductions

· Contribute and drive the health and success of assigned product line(s)

· Support the achievement of project milestones and deadlines

Education and Experience
· A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience

· Product Management Certification (preferred)

· Project Management Professional (PMP) (Preferred)

Experience

· 3-5+ years in product management or a related field.

· Hands-on experience managing product lifecycles, leading cross-functional teams, and driving go-to-market strategies is often more critical than advanced education alone.

· Experience with strategic planning and managing a category P&L.

· Commercial Foodservice and Beverage Dispenser Industry-Specific Experience Preferred.

This job operates in a combination of lab and professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The employee is exposed to outside weather conditions at the manufacturing site. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.