Product Manager — Electronic Assembly Materials

Role Summary

The Product Manager owns the strategy, roadmap, and commercial performance of the soldering and sintering materials product range within the electronic assembly portfolio. This role combines market and competitive analysis, new product introduction, lifecycle management, and pricing/profitability ownership. The Product Manager acts as the central point of expertise on the product range, bridging R&D, sales, and customers to ensure the portfolio remains technically competitive, commercially profitable, and aligned with market needs.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy

• Define and maintain the long-term and short-term product roadmap for the soldering and sintering materials range.

• Identify growth opportunities, market gaps, and new product directions in line with business objectives.

• Translate company strategy into concrete product priorities and investment decisions.

Market Strategy

• Monitor industry trends, customer needs, and emerging technologies relevant to electronic assembly materials.

• Analyze competitor products, pricing, and market positioning on an ongoing basis.

• Build and maintain market intelligence to inform product and go-to-market decisions.

NPI / NPD (New Product Introduction / Development)

• Define product specifications and requirements based on customer and market input.

• Drive the stage-gate review and commercialization process from concept to launch.

• Coordinate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure on-time, on-spec product launches.

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• Drive cost reduction and continuous improvement programs across the existing product range.

• Manage the product discontinuation strategy, including phase-out planning and customer communication.

• Maintain up-to-date product documentation (datasheets, specifications, compliance information) throughout the lifecycle.

Pricing & Profitability

• Analyze product margin, profitability, and cost structure across the range.

• Monitor market pricing and competitive positioning to guide pricing strategy and adjustments.

Support commercial teams with pricing guidance, deal support, and profitability trade-off analysis

Technical / Industry Knowledge

• Solid understanding of electronic assembly processes, particularly soldering and/or sintering materials and technologies.

• Familiarity with relevant industry standards and qualification processes (e.g. IPC standards, RoHS/REACH).

• Ability to engage credibly with R&D and technical customers on material performance and application.

Product & Market Management

• Proven experience in product management, product marketing, or a similar strategic commercial role, ideally in specialty chemicals or electronics materials.

• Strong analytical skills for market sizing, competitive analysis, and pricing/margin analysis.

• Experience running or contributing to a stage-gate / NPD process.

• Ability to build and communicate a clear, prioritized product roadmap.

Business & Financial Acumen

• Comfortable working with cost structures, margin analysis, and profitability models.

• Able to build a business case and justify investment or discontinuation decisions with data.

Organizational & Soft Skills

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, working with R&D, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Quality.

• Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical detail into commercial insight and vice versa.

• Structured, data-driven decision-making combined with strategic thinking.

• Ability to manage multiple product initiatives and priorities in parallel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; a business/marketing qualification is a plus.

• 3-5+ years of experience in product management or technical marketing, ideally within electronic assembly, specialty chemicals, or related B2B industrial markets.

• Experience with soldering, sintering, or other electronic assembly materials is a strong advantage.

• Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset given international customer base.