Company Description
Join our vertically integrated team at MAT Holdings, Inc., a leading global manufacturer with a 40-year history. We're proud to provide employment opportunities for more than 14,000 employees across 12 countries. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois, we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space.
You will find our products in home improvement centers, big box retailers, hardware stores and automotive chains. They're in the cars you drive, the trailers you tow, and the heavy-duty machinery you operate.
MAT can maintain consistent expertise and solutions across the entire supply chain. We’re experts in engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, logistics and distribution, marketing, design, and customer service — we don't just make it happen, we ensure it happens with excellence.
We’re more than manufacturing, we’re MAT.
Benefits
- MAT Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries offer a complete benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance after 60 days of employment
- Paid Time Off (PTO), including paid vacation, sick days, and paid holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan + Company Match
- Career Advancement Program, training and development
- Wellness Programs, including fitness reimbursements and mental health support
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Voluntary Life / AD&D , Employer Provided Life/AD&D
- and More
Job Description
The Product Manager will manage our pancake compressors and combo kit portfolio, which are branded under MAT brands (Campbell Hausfeld®, Powermate®, Proforce®, Industrial Air®), licensed brands (DEWALT®, Craftsman®, Porter Cable®), and private labels and sold at home centers, hardware storesl distributors across North America.
This is a dynamic position reporting to the VP of Marketing. The ideal Product Manager candidate needs to be motivated, organized, and a self-starter. This position will be required to be on-site in our Manufacturing Facility in Jackson, TN.
Principle Responsibilities
- Work closely with key Marketing, Engineering, and Operations resources focused on creating, qualifying, and positioning products
- Develop, communicate, and manage the strategic category plan to ensure competitive costs, high quality, and timely project completion.
- Be adept in launching products from conception to production.
- Evaluate market trends and competitive analysis to support marketing objectives
- Conduct research to better understand end-user needs and determine product acceptance
- Support product line reviews, key account meetings, trade shows, customer visits, & internal training
Qualifications
Competencies
- Effective communicator and strong project management skills
- Proven team player, customer-oriented (both internal and external)
- Able to interface with all levels of management and across functional groups
- Great problem solving skills
- Ability to write clearly and to conduct research analysis
- Must be willing to be on-site in our Manufacturing Facilities located in Jackson, TN
- Ability to travel (approximately 25%
Education/Experience
- 3+ years of experience in product management launching products from conception to production.
- Require a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Solid computer skills: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel & Word).
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Find us at www.matholdingsinc.com
What We Do
MAT Holdings is a diversified, privately-held family company with a portfolio of companies that manufacture, market, and distribute quality products and trusted brands to the hardware and fencing, automotive, and power equipment industries. MAT Holdings Inc. was formed in 1984 as Midwest Air Technologies Inc. with its current headquarters located in Long Grove, IL. Today, the company has grown to include six subsidiary companies within the U.S. and twelve worldwide and employs roughly 13,000 people.
The company’s core businesses include the production, sales and service of products in the automotive, fencing and hardware and power equipment sectors. Customers include home improvement centers, mass and specialty retailers, hardware and farm co-ops, wholesale distributors, warehouse clubs, OEMs, OE suppliers and others.
MAT has operations on three continents including 2.1 million sq. ft. of strategically positioned warehousing and manufacturing space throughout the U.S.
