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Business Product Manager - OptiCoat Job in Batavia, Ohio US

Business Product Manager - OptiCoat

Wisconsin Label Corporation - Batavia, OH

Posted: 1/23/2025 - Expires: 4/23/2025

Job ID: 284407057

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Description

Build your Career with an Industry Leader

As the global leader of premium labels, MCC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspire positive consumer experiences. Backed by over a century of printing experience, MCC is focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team, you can truly make a difference.
The OptiCoat Business Managerwill be responsible for developing and implementing business strategies for increasing sales and profits in MCC's OptiCoat product line. The Business Manager will will provide leadership through planning, directing, coordinating, and organizing all aspects of the OptiCoat pressure sensitive product line including new product introduction and growth initiatives, refining the value proposition with the sales team to reflect customer needs, driving cost reductions with the procurement team and working with the planning organization to support needed lead-times and inventory management.

Why work at MCC:

Compensation: Competitive Compensation
Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401(k)
Paid Holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating Holidays

Responsibilities:

Deliver product growth, pricing & profit goals (existing and new products) as well as desired product and customer mix evolution.
Responsible for business case supporting additional capital investment in MCC's Elkton, KY facility.
Develop & implement plans and tactics with other key MCC functional areas noted below to deliver on product goals.

Collaborate with MCC sales, pricing &technical support teams:

Identify & support development and closure/onboarding of new opportunities that support our OptiCoat product strategies
Prioritize & support plant trials and new business onboarding activities
Train sales teams on MCC product value propositions and selling approaches
With the America's pricing team, implement and update pricing strategies that enable our growth and profit growth goals.
Prioritize & support OPTICOAT new business pipeline and create an accurate demand forecast
Implement OPTICOAT sales support plan to deliver on growth & profitability goals

Partner with MCC innovation and marketing teams:

Champion customer feedback/ideation on new OptiCoat product opportunities
Lead development and commercialization of new products
Lead competitive analysis / benchmarking processes for assigned products
Work with outside vendors to evaluate new paper and films, adhesives and liner technologies to potentially expand the OptiCoat product mix.
Support development of value-based selling tools.

Improve operational efficiency and demand planning

Support SIOP and demand planning with visibility to new opportunities/onboarding jobs.
Follow the MCC standard onboarding process for new opportunities, with reliable timelines for planning.
With the operations team, support manufacturing excellence for improved customer service & profitability
Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to improve product quality.

Improve our cost and supply position by supporting the MCC procurement team

Support vendor transition opportunities to improve margin and/ or supply assurance.
Prioritize & support plant and customers trials to accelerate adoption of lower cost alternative materials.
Champion ideas for cost savings that originate from the field.

Qualifications:

8+ years of leadership in product management in a B2B, manufacturing company
Direct experience with pressure sensitive adhesives and laminates is required
Direct experience in developing and managing product growth strategies, including innovation, manufacturing, sourcing and selling implementation tactics.
Project management experience a must.
Leadership Capabilities: Must have proven capability in the following - Team Builder, People Developer, Planning & Execution Facilitator, Relationship Builder, and Business Expert.
Experience working in a fast-paced environment, dealing with conflicting requests, and prioritizing work requests.
Ability to identify opportunities for business value and process improvement, communicate strategies, and champion adoption to achieve desired results
Results oriented and strives for continuous improvement. Demonstrates innovation and searches for what is possible.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required

Other considerations:

Travel: Estimated at 20 %
Can work remotely if able to travel to key operational sites when requested.
Strong Leader and motivator, driver, excellent project management skills
Numbers and data driven, strong analytical ability, detail oriented
Roll-up-the-sleeve attitude towards problem solving.
Strong communicator and team builder

Diversity & Inclusion:

MCC fosters an inclusive culture that respects and embraces our teammates' diverse backgrounds and experiences, so that everyone can achieve their full potential here. We aspire for our company to truly reflect the diversity of our customers and the markets we serve. We are committed to equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of peoples' gender identity/expression, age, language, sexual orientation, ability, race, socioeconomic status, national origin or other characteristics.

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Job Summary

Employment Type:
Full Time Employee
Job type:
Federal Contractor
Skill Based Partner:
No
Education Level:
No school grade completed
Work Days:
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Job Reference Code
82406136
Salary
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Licenses / Certifications:
N/A
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Applied Math: 5
Graphic Literacy: 5

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