Associate Product Manager

at  LeeBoy Inc

WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE GOING:

LeeBoy is a ST Engineering company that is the world’s leading manufacturer of superior commercial asphalt pavers and road maintenance equipment. Our equipment can be seen on job sites worldwide. Soon to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2024, the company and its brand are stronger today than ever with the highest market share and broadest product offering in the commercial class paving industry. At LeeBoy, our employees are our most valuable competitive advantage. We focus on hiring people with common core values of our company: integrity, innovation, and agility. We embrace a rich tradition of adding and developing talented individuals who are passionate about their professional growth. LeeBoy takes pride in providing the best value, productivity, and reliability for the money, and is dedicated to manufacturing top quality equipment for the road construction professional. ?Our dedication to excellence and our strong track record have earned us a distinctive reputation for quality and trust as a global technology and engineering group.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The Product Manager is a full-time position based in our manufacturing plant in Lincolnton, NC. This position will report directly to the Sr. Product Manager. This role is responsible for helping the Sr. Product Manager, Product Manager, Marketing and Sales Team.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

• Trade show logistics and planning, setup, and teardown of national trade shows.
• Will be an active participant in trade shows.
• Must be willing to travel extensively for national shows.
• Actively participate in in-house training classes and proving grounds events.
• Could be assisting in the creation of training materials, teaching, and giving product walk arounds.
• Create, maintain, and update product price sheets.
• Maintain current pricing for cooperative purchasing programs.
• Maintain and track machine and options costs and margins.
• Work closely with product managers during yearly pricing review meetings.
• Assist territory managers with bid specs and advise product improvements to increase bid competitiveness.
• Assist territory managers with machine related questions and issues to support them in the field.
• Assist marketing team in the creation and maintenance of any specifications, brochures, promotional materials, videos, or other literature to support equipment.
• Trucks
• Assist or lead the distributor truck and patcher chassis stock planning, suitability, and purchase quantities for the year.
• Assist inside sales and engineering with resolving customer supplied chassis suitability issues.
• Includes determining mix of truck manufacturers to best suit our customers.
• Work with local dealers to get truck chassis issues corrected and assist with chassis issues our dealers may encounter.
• Special Options
• Prioritize, cost, and consult engineering on all special options requested by customers.
• Advise of necessary machinery changes to increase competitiveness, lower cost, reduce build times etc.
• May play a role in equipment cost reduction exercises to track and ensure cost reductions are realized.
  Requirements:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Basic knowledge of price sheets, brochures, customer service, and creating/conducting training programs
• Good organizational skills.
• 3-5 years of relevant industry experience in engineering/product management/application support
• Computer skills: MS Office Suite, Power BI, costing, and planning.
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP business software for BOM structure (a plus but not a top priority).
• Math skills (concepts/probability/statistical/analytics).
• Customer Service skills (ability to build relationships).
• Marketing knowledge.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/business management or similar experience (a big plus).
• Must be willing to work onsite at our Lincolnton, NC Manufacturing Facility.
• Must be willing to travel