Product Attributes Mgr

M-D Building Products

$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in OEM quoting, product engineering, or a related role
  • Previous experience managing or leading a team
  • Familiarity with product specifications, technical drawings, or drafting standards
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes within the industry

Responsibilities

  • Manage OEM quotes for accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with product capabilities
  • Oversee Item Master Requests, ensuring alignment with customer priorities
  • Handle Engineering Change Requests to maintain timely implementations
  • Review and approve technical drawings and specifications for quoting
  • Maintain product attribute data for accuracy across systems
  • Directly manage engineering and drafting teams, including performance oversight
  • Collaborate with sales to align customer needs with accurate quotes
  • Work with operations to ensure quoted specifications are producible
  • Identify improvements to enhance the efficiency of the quoting process

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible working environment
Full Job Description
Key ResponsibiliƟes:
• Manage all OEM quotes that go through the Louisville facility, ensuring accuracy, timeliness,

and alignment with product capabilities and pricing guidelines
• Manage the Item Master Requests (IMR's) that go through the Louisville facility, ensuring

accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with customer priorities
• Manage the Engineering Change Requests (ECR's) the effect the Louisville facility, ensuring

accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with company priorities
• Oversee the drafting function, including review and approval of technical drawings and

specifications used in the quoting process
• Maintain and manage product attribute data, ensuring specifications are accurate, current, and

consistent across systems
• Directly manage engineers and drafters reporting to this role, including workload assignment,

performance management, and development
• Partner with sales teams to understand customer requirements and translate them into

accurate, competitive OEM quotes
• Work with operations to validate that quoted specifications are producible and consistent with

current processes
• Identify and implement improvements to the quoting process to increase speed, accuracy, and

consistency
• Serve as the subject matter expert on product attributes and specifications for internal

stakeholders and customers

Success Factors:
• Quotes are accurate, timely, and consistently aligned with product capabilities
• IMR's and ECR's are accurate and implemented in a timely manner aligned with customer and

company priorities
• Product attribute data is accurate and well maintained across systems
• Team is well managed, with clear expectations and consistent development
• Strong working relationships across sales, engineering, and operations

Minimum QualificaƟons:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of

education and experience
• 5+ years of experience in OEM quoting, product engineering, or a related manufacturing role
• Prior experience managing or leading a team
• Experience working with product specifications, technical drawings, or drafting standards

Required Skills/AbiliƟes:
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and product specifications within the

industry
• Ability to read and evaluate technical drawings and customer requirements documentation
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with sales,

engineering, and operations
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, particularly around data accuracy
• Proficiency with quoting, ERP (Oracle preferred), or product data management systems

Physical Demands and Work Environment
• Primarily works in an office setting with regular use of a computer
• May require occasional time on the manufacturing floor to review products or specifications
• Some travel may be required

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