Product Development Manager

Location: Novi, MI - Onsite 5 days Job Summary: The Product Development Manager is responsible for leading the technical function of new business development, focusing on interpreting market trends and VOC, new product introduction, existing product penetration at new and current customers, championing new product development initiatives and liaising with technical teams at new and existing customers. This role must drive revenue growth through new product introductions and market penetration.  This role will help establish and maintain a solid position as our customers’ preferred solution-provider in the design, development, and production of thermal and acoustic products, while focusing on growth in core applications and generating new opportunities in the transportation industry.    Duties and Responsibilities: Develop and sustain technical expertise on materials and associated products, and related applications to provide product recommendations. Maintain comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all Company products and their applications, manufacturing processes and applicable safety & health concerns. In addition, maintain working knowledge of competitive product information.  •    Act as the technical lead for opportunities related to new applications or new products.  Interpret technical specifications and product requirements and translate into comprehensive technical-commercial proposals. •    Define the go-to market strategy and value proposition for new products focusing on product introduction presentations, technical data, and application guides while identifying and ranking target customers. •    Champion, drive, and participate in the development of next generation products from ideation through industrialization balancing technical performance with commercial attractiveness.   •    Analyze product portfolio margins, penetration of the product portfolio across all customers, prepare market studies or in-depth analyses for new products and new applications. •    Participate in the technical development of new products, incremental improvements, and the research and implementation of new & advanced manufacturing processes to produce new products. •    Assist with new product launches and marketing campaigns. •    Provide technical support to the applications and sales groups for technical-commercial activities required to maintain and grow business on assigned accounts, including development/validation of proposed solutions, assistance at customer presentations, participation in technical reviews, interpretation/co-development of customer Statement of Requirements, submission of detailed technical proposals and reports, and other activities required by the sales and engineering staff. •    Establish a business development direction and vision with global sales and engineering with the business segment’s long-t...