Product Manager Turn Technical Expertise into Products That Drive the Industry Forward. Blue Diamond Attachments | Knoxville, TN | Full-Time, On-Site Do you have experience taking industrial or heavy equipment products from concept through commercialization? Are you skilled at evaluating technical specifications, building business cases, and translating customer needs into profitable product solutions? At Blue Diamond Attachments, we're looking for an experienced Product Manager who combines technical expertise, analytical thinking, and commercial judgment to help shape the future of our product portfolio. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor role for someone who understands the product development lifecycle, can confidently collaborate with Engineering and commercial teams, and has the experience to establish structured, repeatable product management processes. You'll have the opportunity to influence product strategy, guide development priorities, and make a measurable impact on the products we bring to market. What You'll Do As our Product Manager, you'll work at the intersection of Engineering, Sales, Operations, and the customers who put our attachments to work every day. You'll have the opportunity to: - Shape Product Strategy: Conduct customer and dealer research, analyze competitors and market trends, and develop product requirements and long-term roadmaps.
- Drive Product Development: Manage the commercial aspects of stage-gate product development, coordinating cross-functional teams from concept through launch and post-launch evaluation.
- Build Business Cases: Develop volume forecasts, pricing strategies, cost and margin analyses, and profitability projections to support product investment decisions.
- Solve Technical Challenges: Collaborate with Engineering and suppliers to evaluate drawings, specifications, BOMs, product performance, and opportunities for improvement.
- Optimize Our Product Portfolio: Evaluate existing products, identify gaps, recommend improvements, and make data-driven decisions about product additions, consolidation, and retirement.
- Manage Supplier Relationships: Coordinate technical and commercial requirements with private-label and contract-manufacturing suppliers to support product quality, cost, and launch readiness.
- Build Better Systems: Establish and improve product management tools, stage-gate processes, documentation standards, and performance measures that support consistent execution.
Required Qualifications - Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience, with 5–7+ years of direct product management or product development experience in compact construction equipment, attachments, off-highway equipment, agricultural equipment, or industrial manufacturing.
- Product Development & Lifecycle Management: Demonstrated experience managing products through development, stage-gate reviews, commercialization, and post-launch evaluation, with direct accountability for product outcomes.
- Technical Product Knowledge: Strong understanding of mechanical equipment and manufacturing processes, including the ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials (BOMs), and mechanical systems.
- Business & Financial Acumen: Proven experience developing product business cases, establishing pricing strategies, analyzing costs and margins, evaluating profitability, and making commercially sound product recommendations.
- Market Research & Product Strategy: Experience gathering customer and dealer feedback, evaluating competitors, identifying market opportunities, and translating findings into product requirements and roadmaps.
- Analytical & Systems Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills for pricing, margin, and forecasting models, along with working knowledge of ERP systems, CRM platforms, and product or project management tools.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to coordinate Engineering, Sales, Operations, Purchasing, and other stakeholders, influence decisions without direct authority, manage competing priorities, and drive projects to completion.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience establishing or formalizing product management processes, stage-gate frameworks, and product development standards.
- Direct experience with compact construction equipment, hydraulic attachments, and mounting systems for skid steers, compact track loaders, excavators, or compact tractors.
- Experience managing private-label or contract-manufacturing suppliers and working with independent dealer networks.
- Experience with Infor SyteLine, Salesforce, engineering change control, and revision management systems.
- Familiarity with PDM/PLM systems, CAD viewers, Power BI, and workflow automation tools.
- Formal product management training or certification, such as Pragmatic Institute, AIPMM CPM, or PDMA NPDP.
What Makes You Successful - You are a technically curious, detail-oriented problem solver who enjoys working through complex challenges and making decisions supported by data.
- You can evaluate the technical and commercial implications of product decisions, challenge assumptions respectfully, and bring structure to complex projects. You are equally comfortable discussing product specifications with engineers, profitability with leadership, and customer requirements with Sales.
- Most importantly, you have direct experience developing and managing products—not simply overseeing manufacturing operations or sales activities.
Why Blue Diamond? - Competitive Pay: On-target earnings between $90,000 - $100,000 DOE.
- Share in the Success: Monthly profit bonuses.
- No Nights, No Weekends: Enjoy a consistent Monday-Friday schedule.
- Generous Benefits: Free employee medical insurance, H.S.A. match up to $1,200/year, plus dental, vision, accident, and critical illness coverage.
- Time to Recharge: Paid holidays and generous PTO to support your work-life balance.
- Career Growth: Opportunities to learn, grow, and advance within a thriving company.
This is a unique opportunity to help establish and shape our product management function—not simply step into an existing process. If you're energized by technical challenges, strategic problem-solving, and building better products through smarter decisions, we'd like to meet you. Apply today and help shape what's next. Blue Diamond Attachments is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Blue Diamond Attachments is a Drug-Free Workplace and E-Verify Employer.
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