About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Business Consulting and Services.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

This Associate Product Manager will support lifecycle management for Commercial and Gate Operator product lines for a confidential client in the Business Consulting and Services industry. You’ll contribute to product development, launches, continuous improvements, and day-to-day product support while working with cross-functional teams to deliver customer value.

• Support product lifecycle activities from concept through post-launch
• Assist with product launches, documentation, and introduction plans
• Investigate and help resolve customer support and quality issues
• Track and communicate engineering change orders (ECOs), product information bulletins (PIBs), and other product communications

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Key Responsibilities

• Partner with sales, manufacturing, engineering, and service teams to translate customer needs into product updates and collateral
• Create and maintain technical documentation, sales/field training materials, and product spec sheets
• Conduct market and competitive research to inform product strategy and prioritization
• Assist with new product introductions (NPI) workflows and cross-functional readiness (manufacturing, quality, service)
• Support trade show preparation, customer events, and product demonstrations
• Collaborate on pricing updates and maintenance in business systems (example systems: Oracle, JDE)

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and follow tasks through to completion
• Comfortable using MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) for reporting and collateral
• Willingness to travel moderately for trade shows, supplier visits, or customer events

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Preferred Qualifications

• Internship or prior work experience in product management, product support, or related roles
• Exposure to manufacturing, industrial, or heavy-equipment product environments
• Familiarity with digital tools and AI-enabled workflows to support product decisions
• Experience with ERP or pricing systems such as Oracle or JDE

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Skills & Tools

• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Technical writing and creation of sales/field enablement assets
• Competitive analysis and market research
• Microsoft Office; familiarity with Oracle/JDE is a plus

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Location & Logistics

• Location: Mount Hope, OH (on-site or hybrid as required by the client)
• Employment type: Full-time
• Travel: Moderate travel required for trade shows, customer meetings, and supplier/manufacturing visits

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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