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Are you ready to revolutionize tape with us?

At tesa, we're not just colleagues; we're collaborators who thrive on pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo. Our mission is to create sustainable adhesive solutions that improve the work, products, and lives of our customers - we're passionate about making a difference!

The International Product Manager is responsible for effectively driving development and market share gains of the Electrical Systems product offerings in North America. This role collaborates closely with research and development, global product management, market development managers, production, supply chain, sales teams, as well as key customer and industry decision makers.

How you'll help the formula:

• Lead new product development by partnering with Sales, Market Development, R&D, Manufacturing, and customer experts, from early idea generation through full ownership of the product development cycle
• Work with cross-functional teams to manage product costs, support material or production changes, improve quality, and ensure smooth new product launches
• Product launch preparation in conjunction with relevant departments to drive market development
• Build relationships with customers to share product expertise/training, understand competition and have a concise understanding of customers' needs and manufacturing processes
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  Analyze and benchmark competitor products and make recommendations on product portfolio changes and pricing positioning
  
  Align with marketing functions to help promote product assortment marketing content, white papers etc.
• Ensure flow of information between BU objectives and regional marketing to effectively drive growth
• Responsible for new item creation process including cost of materials estimation, packaging, sales materials, promotions and participation in marketing and sales events as needed
• Responsible for planning and monitoring PNS/M1 product development in line with the Annual Business Plan, identifying issues as they arise, and working with Sales and Manufacturing to resolve them
• Supporting the OEM specification process by coordinating resources to ensure alignment of product capabilities with OEM requirements
• Other duties as assigned

• Four-year college degree in engineering, marketing, or related field (MBA preferred)
• 5+ years of industrial product management experience
• Agile and/or cross-functional project management experience
• Demonstrated pro-active mindset with natural curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong organizational and communication skills with demonstrated ability to lead without authority
• Successful product development experience launching new products from ideation through commercialization
• Ability to travel (up to 40%) including frequent travel between Novi, Sparta and Grand Rapids facilities as well as internationally
• Ability to speak Spanish (preferred)