Product Line Manager – Custom Cable Assemblies

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Gather, cleanse, and evaluate product line performance metrics, covering sales, margins, pricing, forecasts, backlog, and inventory.

• Recognize risks and opportunities for growth, and formulate recommendations to enhance profitability, pricing strategies, inventory efficiency, and customer service.

• Develop and uphold forecasting models to optimize demand planning and inventory alignment.

• Track commodity markets, such as copper, and assist in pricing adjustments and metals escalation initiatives.

• Conduct quarterly reviews of customer pricing to ensure that price lists align with approved commercial agreements and margin goals.

• Create dashboards and analytical tools utilizing Oracle, S2K, Excel, and various business intelligence platforms.

• Facilitate cross-functional initiatives related to pricing, cost reduction, inventory optimization, reporting enhancements, and new product launches.

• Collaborate with Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Customer Service, and Strategic Account Managers.

• Present insights on business performance, trends, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

• Assist in managing new customer projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of three years of experience in product management, supply chain, demand planning, commercial analysis, pricing, inventory management, or a similar analytical role.

• Professional background in manufacturing or industrial distribution.

• Experience in analyzing sales, inventory, pricing, forecasting, margin, or other operational and commercial data.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced features like multi-sheet workbooks, pivot tables, lookups, dashboards, and data-validation tools.

• Skilled in extracting, reconciling, validating, and interpreting data from ERP, business intelligence, or related systems.

• Strong analytical judgment with meticulous attention to detail.

• Excellent organizational and project coordination abilities, capable of managing multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present analysis and recommendations to leadership.

• Capacity to influence tasks, coordinate priorities, and provide functional guidance without formal reporting authority.

• Ability to work remotely from the Eastern or Central Time Zone and align work hours with relevant teams and stakeholders.

• Willingness to travel approximately quarterly, primarily to GCG facilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience (preferred qualification).

• Familiarity with electrical products like wire, cable, custom cable assemblies, wire harnesses, or similar components (preferred).

• Experience with commodity-based pricing or metals escalation and de-escalation practices, especially concerning copper (preferred).

• Background in supporting multiple manufacturing or operational facilities (preferred).

• Knowledge of enterprise ERP systems, preferably Oracle, for data extraction (preferred).

• Experience in building or validating business intelligence dashboards and reporting tools (preferred).

• Practical experience in coordinating project timelines, deliverables, action items, and cross-functional stakeholders (preferred).

• Involvement in customer pricing, forecasting, contract, or business performance dialogues (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $100,000 to $115,000.

• Annual bonus based on company and individual performance.

• Comprehensive health coverage with multiple plan options (CDHP and PPO).

• Company-paid life and disability insurance.

• 401(k) with company match.

• Supplemental insurance options.

• Generous time off including PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and compassionate care leave.

• Wellness and support programs including EAP, wellness incentives, and telehealth services.

• Dental and vision plans.

• FSAs/HSAs with company contributions.

• Pet insurance.

• Legal services.

• Identity theft protection.

• A people-first culture that recognizes employees as our most valuable asset.