Highlights
Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 + 10% Bonus We're partnering with a leading industrial manufacturer to identify a Product Manager who will help drive the strategy, growth, and development of a portfolio of fluid handling, fittings, and flow control products. This role is ideal for someone who combines technical aptitude with strong business acumen and enjoys working closely with customers, engineering teams, sales, and operations to bring products to market and grow existing product lines.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Crawfordsville, IN |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Product Manager - Fluid Handling & Flow Control
Location: Crawfordsville, IN (Onsite)
Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 + 10% Bonus
Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 + 10% Bonus
We're partnering with a leading industrial manufacturer to identify a Product Manager who will help drive the strategy, growth, and development of a portfolio of fluid handling, fittings, and flow control products.
This role is ideal for someone who combines technical aptitude with strong business acumen and enjoys working closely with customers, engineering teams, sales, and operations to bring products to market and grow existing product lines.
What You'll Do
- Support product strategy, roadmap development, and growth initiatives
- Gather voice-of-customer feedback from OEMs, distributors, and end users
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities
- Partner with engineering teams on new product development and product enhancements
- Develop business cases and support product launches
- Assist with product positioning, pricing, sales support, and training initiatives
- Track product performance, sales trends, market adoption, and profitability
- Identify opportunities for portfolio optimization and long-term growth
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Operations
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in Product Management or a related role within manufacturing
- Experience with engineered products, industrial equipment, fluid handling systems, fittings, valves, flow control products, agricultural equipment, or similar technologies
- Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills
- Ability to balance customer needs with business objectives
- Experience working in a cross-functional manufacturing environment
Preferred Backgrounds
We are especially interested in candidates who have experience in:
- Product Management
- Application Engineering
- Industrial Sales
- Business Development
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Handling Systems
- Valves & Fittings
- Agricultural Equipment
- Industrial Manufacturing
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Competitive compensation package with bonus potential
- High-visibility role with direct impact on product strategy and growth
- Opportunity to influence new product development and innovation
- Customer-facing role with exposure to OEMs, distributors, and key industry partners
- Stable and growing manufacturing organization
Additional Information
- Fully onsite in Crawfordsville, Indiana
- Up to 25% travel for customer visits, trade shows, market research, and product launches
- Relocation assistance may be considered for exceptional candidates with directly relevant industry experience
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Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law.
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.