Product Innovation Program Manager - Sanford, ME

Our manufacturing client located in Sanford, ME is seeking an experienced Product Innovation Program Manager!  The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of product engineering experience within a manufacturing environment and 5+ years in a leadership role.  Salary range is $100k-$120k.

Benefits of the Product Innovation Program Manager:

• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Retirement

Requirements of the Product Innovation Program Manager:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years product engineering experience within a manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a leadership role
• Project Management Certification
• Knowledge of StageGate process

Responsibilities of the Product Innovation Program Manager:

• Drive future innovative product solutions
• Identify, develop, and commercialize new products from concept to implementation
• Focus on customer solutions to increase sales and reduce costs
• Provide competitive product analysis
• Support strategic brand initiatives
• Develop annual budgets
• Utilize Lean tools and concepts to identify and eliminate waste
• Work closely with customers, sales, marketing, operations, engineering, quality, and finance teams