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A Brief Summary of This Position:
The Product Manager is responsible for setting the strategic direction and managing the growth, profitability, and lifecycle of their product portfolio within Valmont's Lighting & Transportation (L&T) business. This role serves as the primary voice of the customer and the market, translating customer needs, market insights, and competitive intelligence into clear product strategies and execution plans.
The Product Manager provides overall coordination and leadership of the product line, including product stewardship, market and competitive analysis, and the development of strategic responses to emerging market opportunities. This role balances long-term portfolio strategy with disciplined tactical execution to ensure products are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with customer and financial expectations. In addition to product portfolio planning, the Product Manager leads cross-functional product and project teams to drive new product development and continuous improvement initiatives. The role works closely with Sales, Engineering, and Operations to develop new products and manage enhancements to the existing products. A deep understanding of customer needs and applications, as well as strong knowledge of competitive offerings, is essential, as the Product Manager is regarded as the internal expert their products and market dynamics.
Essential Functions:
Provide strategic and tactical leadership to ensure the growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction of their product line
Own product line stewardship, including product strategic framework, roadmap development, and lifecycle management
Define market requirements for both existing and new products based on customer, agent, and end-user insights
Collect and analyze market data, including infrastructure and transportation trends, customer expectations, and regulatory considerations
Develop multi-year product plans and roadmaps aligned with L&T strategy
Lead cross-functional product development teams to deliver new products and enhancements on time and within budget
Partner with Engineering and Operations to ensure product designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, and scalable
Maintain deep knowledge of competitive offerings and deliver actionable competitive analysis to sales and leadership
Recommend product line extensions, rationalization, or eliminations to optimize portfolio performance
Support pricing strategy by monitoring costs, margins, and market positioning in collaboration with Sales and Finance
Assist with S&OP to support operations planning
Collaborate with Marketing on product positioning, value propositions, and launch readiness
Support product launches by ensuring sales tools, training, and communications are developed and delivered on time
Provide product management support for international markets, ensuring global alignment and awareness of portfolio decisions
Monitor quality, warranty, and reliability trends and work with cross-functional teams to develop corrective actions
Other Important Details about the Role:
Responsible for one- to three-year strategic and tactical planning for the product line
Acts as the internal subject matter expert for their products, applications, and market dynamics
Works closely with agents, customers, and internal stakeholders to ensure product solutions meet market needs
Travel up to 20% domestically, including overnight stays, to support industry trade shows, key customer engagements, Valmont facility visits, and vendor site visits.
This position reports to the Product Management Director
No direct reports initially; potential for future team leadership as the product line grows
Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):
Preferred Bachelors with 6+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or 10+ years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience in product management, including product planning, development, and launch
Experience defining product requirements through market research and customer engagement
Proven ability to create and execute business plans and deliver financial results
Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence without direct authority
Experience working closely with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Operations
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Strategic thinker with strong attention to detail and execution discipline
Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%
Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:
Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or Engineering-related discipline)
Product management experience with hard goods, infrastructure, or lighting products
Experience working with agent-based or two-step distribution models
Knowledge of the lighting and transportation market
International product management experience
Familiarity with emerging lighting technologies, controls, and smart infrastructure trends
Working Environment and Physical Efforts:
Work is typically performed within an office environment with some work being done in the offsite sales meetings, and out in the field. While visiting the manufacturing areas of the plant, use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is required at all times. The work environment can be demanding at times especially during the busy sales season or prior to new product launches. Domestic travel represents up to 20% of the work schedule and includes transportation by vehicle and by air.
This position requires movement around the office and fields as well as the ability to drive a vehicle to and from the various work sites including the occasional transportation of other team members. This position may require lifting, carrying, bending, kneeling, pivoting, reaching, standing, climbing stairs, handling, gripping, grasping and visually inspecting equipment parts. Overall the physical effort level is considered light. Heavy equipment can be moved with a dolly or the aid of a hoist. Movement of heavy equipment is rare.
Benefits
Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family's overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:
Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
401k retirement plan with company match
Paid time off
Employer paid life insurance
Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
Work Life Support
Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more
Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.
Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology.
Valmont serves two primary markets - agriculture and infrastructure - and seven diverse product lines: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries.
That's what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world.
That's the value we add.
