Senior Product Manager

WernerCo.

. Understand end users, customers, channels, applications, and competitive alternatives to identify unmet needs, pain points, and barriers to adoption .

Posted 10/12/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management, including strategic portfolio prioritization, financial modeling, and commercialization. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive product initiatives from concept through launch and optimization.

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Product ManagementFinancial ModelingCross-Functional LeadershipCommercializationPortfolio Management

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Hard Skills

Business Case DevelopmentPricing StrategyMarket Adoption AnalysisProduct Requirements DevelopmentPerformance Analysis

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationEmotional IntelligenceDecision-Making DisciplineFacilitation SkillsLearning Agility

Tools & Technologies

Business Analysis ToolsProject Management ToolsPresentation ToolsRoadmap Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

MBA

Industry Keywords

Durable GoodsAutomotiveCommercial VehicleProduct DevelopmentUpfitting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Understand end users, customers, channels, applications, and competitive alternatives to identify unmet needs, pain points, and barriers to adoption
Turn customer insight and business strategy into a prioritized portfolio roadmap and recommend trade-offs
Lead initiatives from opportunity definition and customer validation through business case, execution, launch, stabilization, and post-launch review
Define scope, requirements, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and success measures; drive timely decisions and issue resolution
Own the strategy, roadmap, positioning, performance, and lifecycle of assigned products and categories
Translate customer needs into product and application requirements and drive corrective action
Define target customers, problems to solve, use cases, value propositions, differentiation, claims, pricing inputs, and commercial requirements
Align cross-functional launch readiness, track adoption and customer experience, and address performance gaps
Own revenue, margin, profitability, pricing, portfolio mix, forecast assumptions, and growth plans
Build and manage business cases and improve results through pricing, cost, assortment, sourcing, channel, inventory, quality, and product rationalization actions
Align Product, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Care, and external partners around priorities and outcomes
Surface resource and execution risks, lead fact-based decisions, and build shared accountability
Maintain accountability for scope, timing, readiness, financial performance, customer experience, service, and market adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Product Management, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience considered
MBA preferred
7+ years of progressive experience in product management, portfolio management, commercialization, business leadership, product development, or a related field within durable goods
Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional teams and driving execution without direct authority
Experience managing a portfolio of simultaneous initiatives with competing resources and priorities
Proven experience taking products or business initiatives from customer need and business case through development, launch, and post-launch optimization
Experience developing financial models, business cases, pricing recommendations, forecasts, and portfolio plans
Experience working closely with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Quality
Experience in automotive, commercial vehicle, upfitting, durable goods, or technically complex product categories preferred
Strategic portfolio prioritization and resource trade-off management
Program and project leadership across complex, cross-functional initiatives
Product requirements development and strong technical-commercial translation skills
Business case, financial model, pricing, and performance analysis capability
Commercialization, launch readiness, and market adoption leadership
Strong written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and executive communication skills
Customer, application, channel, and competitive-market understanding
Risk identification, issue resolution, escalation, and decision-making discipline
High learning agility, sound judgment, emotional intelligence, and the ability to create structure in an ambiguous, fast-changing environment
Proficiency with common business analysis, presentation, roadmap, and project-management tools
Ability to travel 20% ~ 30% domestically and internationally

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work status with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office for collaboration, teamwork, and business needs
20% ~ 30% domestic and international travel
Equal opportunity employment and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion