Product Manager

at  Minerals Technologies

Overview:
Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.
MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions.
Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.
Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.
MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

JOB SUMMARY:

The purpose of this position is to manage the commercialization of Pet Care North America new items, displays, and update existing private label items. To accelerate MTI Pet Care product innovation speed to market, while meeting customer product development timelines.
Location: Mississauga (Port Credit), ON, CAN or Hoffman Estates, IL, U.S.
Compensation: $90k-$110k base with 10% IC
Responsibilities:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years project or product management experience
• Experience working with packaging suppliers
• Experience leading innovation and renovation projects is preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead, work independently and in groups
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Ability to learn and develop quickly through personal initiative
• Organized, enthusiastic and self-motivated

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Is required to have a complete understanding of MS Office and meet the technical requirements of their respective department.
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• End-to-end ownership of projects – from post R&D product development hand off, to project design and onto finished shippable products/launch date.
• Develop, lead, manage, and track project activities with a cross-functional team to meet launch dates.
• Responsible for ensuring project schedule targets and financial targets are achieved.
• Manage the planning and implementation of projects. Drive support by conveying priorities, directing work, and ensuring issues are resolved to meet project deliverables and timelines.
• Train cross-functional team on how to work with the NPPD Stage-GateProcess.
• Lead by influencing cross-functional team to track and monitor efforts with project timelines and deliverables to ensure the launch at the planned date.