The Director, Product Management and services - Metals plays a critical leadership role in executing the Metals product strategy and managing the day-to-day product management discipline across the portfolio. This role partners closely with the Vice President to translate strategic direction into actionable plans, ensuring strong portfolio performance, lifecycle management, and alignment with customer needs. This role will manage portfolio responsibilities for Wausau and Linetec along with leading service offering across AAM.This Leader will drive product and service offering execution across multiple brands, support pricing and portfolio decisions, and ensure cross-functional alignment with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Marketing to deliver revenue growth and margin improvement.
What this looks like:Key ResponsibilitiesProduct responsibilities for Linetec and Wausau
Lead the development and execution of portfolio strategy through organized customer VOC activity.
Own end-to-end product lifecycle activities, including new product introductions, enhancements, SKU rationalization, positioning, and compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.
Manage and report on product-level performance metrics including volume, margin and cost, in alignment with business goals and identify improvement opportunities.
Lead execution of product launches, ensuring cross-functional alignment and readiness.
Service offering for Apogee Architectural Metals (AAM)
Partner with Sales and Operations to identify, design, and launch new service offerings that support both existing and new products.
Build business cases and lead cross-functional prioritization of service initiatives within the AOP process, ensuring alignment with strategic and financial goals.
Define and execute GTM strategies for service offerings, in coordination with sales and operations teams.
Own pricing strategy and ongoing profitability optimization for service offerings across brands.
Qualifications- Education
- Bachelor's degree required.
- MBA preferred.
- Experience and Skills
- 5+ years of progressive experience in customer facing roles within building products or manufacturing.
- Strong business acumen with ability to connect product decisions to financial outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to understand customer needs and translate customer needs to product or service offering
- Customer-focused mindset with ability to translate insights into action.
Travel - Approximately 25% travel across the U.S. and Canada.
Work ConditionsHybrid schedule with expectation of in-office presence and site engagement. Frequent interaction with manufacturing
Our BenefitsWe care about and invest in our employees. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their well-being and foster professional development. Here is a glimpse of what you can look forward to if you join our team.
- Competitive Benefits Package for employees and their dependents (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability)
- Incentive Plans
- 401(k) with employer contribution and match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
- Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Time)
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
- Training and Career Progression
