Product Manager - Process Equipment (Upper Midwest/Great Lakes)

Summary: 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain deep technical expertise in vacuum systems, blower technologies, and thermal heating/cooling equipment, including application engineering for process‑industry customers, with full proficiency expected within one year.
• Create and execute strategic and tactical plans to grow revenue and profitability within assigned product segments across an eleven‑state territory in conjunction with the Sales Department.
• Align annual goals and objectives with Inside and Outside Sales teams.
• Monitor pricing and inventory management plans in collaboration with Sales and Materials teams.
• Gather, analyze, and translate customer feedback, industry insights, and competitive intelligence into actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with sales and engineering teams to design integrated systems that combine vacuum, blower, and thermal technologies.
• Provide technical training and support to internal teams and customers; adapt and implement the Anderson Process Training Program (levels 101–104) and develop technical documentation, application guides, and digital resources.
• Organize and facilitate business reviews with key vendors.
• Monitor market trends and emerging technologies to identify new opportunities and vendor relationships.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations to customers and prospects in coordination with the Sales Department.
• Maintain strong relationships with vendor partners and negotiate favorable terms.
• Review and analyze sales performance reports and develop action plans to meet or exceed targets.
• Travel up to 40% to support sales efforts, vendor meetings, and customer site visits.
• Review daily, weekly, and monthly sales activity through CRM software (Epicor/Prophet 21).

Education/Skills/Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or Marketing.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred:

• 10+ years of experience in sales, product management, or application engineering within industrial or technical markets.
• Strong technical expertise in vacuum systems, blowers, heat exchangers, process heaters, chillers, and associated thermal control technologies.

Physical Requirements:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily.  A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with a covered disability to perform the essential functions of the position as long as an undue hardship is not imposed.

                                                                Anderson Process is an Equal Opportunity Employer