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We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

The Senior Product Manager – Engines leads the end-to-end product lifecycle, ensuring successful launches and strategic growth of the engine product category. This role drives an innovative three-year product roadmap through market analysis, category research, and cross-functional collaboration. The incumbent synthesizes data into actionable insights that validate product development direction, prioritizes initiatives based on business capabilities, and monitors product quality metrics to address issues and support resolution.

Major Responsibilities

+ Develops product category strategy to drive revenue and profitability for assigned product lines, including specific, measurable goals such as percentage of market share, net sales, product revenue and margin growth.

+ Prioritizes creation of strategies against business needs and market demand.

+ Gathers and maintains category foundational research. This includes industry- and end customer-focused research

+ Synthesizes data into facts and trends that validate company direction on product development.

+ Serves as knowledge expert in product category relative product capability, technical specifications and features, as well as market drivers and the competitive landscape.

+ Drives innovation-based three-year product roadmap to deliver concept ideation such as Unique Selling Propositions, roadmap of new projects, improvements to existing products and product lines, new product launch timing, phasing out old product timing, channel/customer driven NPI (New Product Introduction) projects, and cost reduction projects.

+ Build and deliver timely reports and presentation to internal stakeholders and external customers, including relevant metrics and information related to the product line or category.

+ Utilize formal and informal communication to drive product strategy across the organization, gaining buy-in from broad stakeholder base in a matrix environment.

+ Collaborate across functions and lead indirect teams to move projects through the stage gate development process.

+ Drive activities and execute strategies to support the sales team and process at key launch events or product milestones.

+ Work collaboratively with the Engineering team to understand critical intellectual property, regulatory standards, legislation in order to update product category strategy as needed.

+ Build and articulate a business case relative to product category management

+ Understand, identify and analyze industry trends, market analysis and competition

+ Demonstrate Mechanical aptitude

+ Demonstrate communication skills relative to product strategy

Minimum Job Requirements

Education:

+ Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience in Business, Engineering, or related field.

Work Experience:

+ 3+ years in product management, engineering, or technical sales; exposure to diesel or gaseous reciprocating engine technology.\

+ Practical exposure to diesel or gaseous reciprocating engine technology, including suppliers and applications.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

+ Demonstrated capability to gather and utilize market analysis to understand the competitive landscape and drive product development decisions.

+ Proven ability to articulate a business case to stakeholders and customers, including relevant product and market information tailored to the audience.

+ Demonstrated technical skills for understanding and driving new product development in a manufacturing and engineering environment;

+ Proven ability to conceive, develop and launch new products using a cross-disciplinary approach;

+ Prior work in a commercial and industrial business-to-business focused company

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite;

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Strong presentation skills;

+ Effective organizational and prioritization skills;

+ Ability to act proactively and identify innovative solutions;

+ Ability to read, understand, articulate to multiple audiences, and action upon technical information

+ Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage ambiguity with a penchant for action.

Preferred Job Requirements

Education:

+ MBA or Master’s Degree in a related field

Work Experience:

+ Background in power generation and engine-driven equipment.

+ Hands-on experience with compression or spark-ignited engine technologies, ideally in power generation applications.

+ Skilled in data-driven decision-making and analytics.

+ Knowledge of customer-focused product development practices.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

_Office Environment (Includes field sales):_

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel. _(If travel percentage is required beyond occasional or is a regular part of the job, include “Up to x% travel and valid Driver’s License required.”)_

**Physical Demands** : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

_“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”_

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.