Founded in 1984, MAT Holdings, Inc. is a privately held $1.9 billion multi-national company with manufacturing operations, distribution centers and sourcing offices worldwide in the automotive, fencing, hardware, and power equipment sectors. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space.  We provide our customers with a full range of services including U.S. and overseas engineering, quality assurance, logistic and distribution support, strategic warehousing, bi-lingual sourcing, product development, and marketing. MAT is a family of companies and products providing employment opportunities with more than 14,000 employees in 12 countries. 

Our brake shoe manufacturing facility in Brantford produces high quality brake shoes as well as new brake kits and lined shoes for medium and heavy duty truck and bus applications.  The business is part of the brake products group of MAT, which is a part of our presence in the commercial vehicle braking segment and complements our existing product offering in our heavy duty portfolio.

Bring your Sr. Product Manager expertise to MAT Holdings, Inc. Our ideal candidate will bring consumer packaged goods experience to a dynamic team of sales and marketing professionals and fulfill a key role in the management of our air compressors, air tools and accessory products. You’ll work closely with our in-house product development, engineering, and manufacturing teams in the design, development, and launch of our innovative tools. Your customers will be home centers, hardware stores, farm co-ops, and industrial distributors under recognized license and house brands (Campbell Hausfeld®, Powermate®, PROFORCE®, Industrial Air®, and Industrial Air Contractor® and others). We are looking for a new team member who will work out of our Jackson, TN manufacturing facility. Relocation assistance available.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage a portfolio of products within domestic and import air compressor, tools and accessory categories.
• Work closely with key marketing, procurement, and engineering resources focused on creating, qualifying and positioning for domestic manufactured products.
• Conduct strategic analysis to effectively communicate annual planning horizons for domestic products.
• Create a strategic plan that will gain market share and build brand recognition.
• Evaluate market trends and competitive analysis to support marketing objectives.
• Utilize presentation skills to provide category reviews and product updates to senior leadership and customers.
• Analyze new product opportunities and review recommendations for management review.
• Work with third-party domestic and international vendors to ensure cost targets and active project management.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives and timely completion of projects.

Competencies:

• Leads and directs the work of other employees and has responsibility for personnel actions including hiring and performance management
• Strong relationship building skills that help to identify ways to solve customers’ problems while generating revenue
• Strong communication skills; working with customers, motivating team members, making presentations
• Strategic thinker, capable of analyzing data and considering optimal solutions
• Great follow-through, committed to service delivery
• Solid computer skills, MS Office and ERP systems
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends at trade shows.
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings and trade shows as required

Education/Experience:

• 10+ years of full-cycle CPG experience, from conception to sale
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Marketing or equivalent experience
• Prior experience sourcing or launching consumer products a plus
• Previous success as a supervisor of others helpful

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.