Product Manager

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for product innovation and customer-focused solutions? Join Park Industries as a Product Manager, where you’ll drive the future of our products by aligning customer needs with business strategy. As a key player in our team, you'll lead the development of our product roadmap, transforming insights into tangible solutions that elevate the stoneworking machinery industry.

Who We Are

Founded in 1953, Park Industries is the largest North American manufacturer of stoneworking machinery, headquartered in the vibrant city of St. Cloud, Minnesota. We’re a family-owned business with a commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction. Under the Schlough family's third-generation leadership, Park Industries remains dedicated to pioneering state-of-the-art solutions with industry-leading service and support.

What You’ll Do

As a Product Manager at Park Industries, you’ll play a critical role in advancing our product development and lifecycle management. Key responsibilities include:

• Voice of Customer: Conduct customer visits, industry research, and competitive analysis to understand market trends, gather requirements, and develop comprehensive business requirement documents for all product releases.
• Product Lifecycle Management: Oversee the entire product lifecycle—from initial planning to updated releases and post-launch support—ensuring product success at each stage.
• Product Interaction Mapping: Create diagrams showcasing product interdependencies, enhancing usability for customers and value for business.
• Internal Alignment: Develop and present product gate documents to secure internal alignment and executive buy-in for new and updated products.
• Market Positioning: Recommend competitive positioning and pricing strategies. Conduct feature, function, and benefit analyses to support successful product launches.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Engineering, and other stakeholders to drive product success, improve market share, and address emerging customer needs.

As a Product Manager at Park Industries, you'll work standard business hours from Monday to Friday, with a hybrid work arrangement that combines travel and remote work flexibility with onsite collaboration at our St. Cloud, MN office.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management, Marketing, or equivalent industry experience (required)
• Minimum of 5 years in product management or a combination of education and experience, ideally within a manufacturing setting (preferred)

Why Join Us

At Park Industries, we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth. As a Product Manager, you’ll be an integral part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team dedicated to reshaping the industry with exceptional products. We offer a competitive benefits package, including health, vision, and dental insurance, a 401k plan, HSA and FSA accounts, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Be at the forefront of innovation in stoneworking machinery. Apply today to lead Park Industries’ product strategy and help us continue to deliver unmatched value to our customers!