Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. WAI Global is seeking a Product Manager responsible for implementing product strategy and managing the assignment and release of parts for regional vehicle applications. The role involves conducting research, collaborating with various teams, and maintaining market trends to ensure compliance and maximize revenue.
Responsibilities
- Implement product strategy and develop product platforms to ensure maximum application coverage and revenue using available data sources aligned with market needs for quality, pricing, features, and benefits
- Conduct OE part number research and prioritize high-potential applications for product expansion
- Identify sourcing partners and collaborate with sourcing teams to validate sourced parts
- Partner with MDM and item release teams to establish and maintain new part information
- Participate in quality assurance and validation testing for product line parts
- Collaborate with catalog teams to develop product coverage reports and customer communications
- Conduct periodic business reviews and manage key revenue, coverage, and margin KPIs
- Maintain an understanding of prevailing market trends within related product categories
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field required
- 10+ years of combined experience in product management, engineering, or research, ideally within the automotive aftermarket or industrial distribution industries
- Proven expertise in reading engineering drawings and BOM documentation
- Demonstrated success in process improvement, project management, new product releases, and product launches
- Familiarity with automotive aftermarket, parts distribution, or adjacent sectors such as industrial goods or B2B/B2C eCommerce strongly preferred
- Knowledge of product and catalog management tools
- Experience working with data and content across ERP, PIM, ACES/PIES, and TecDoc systems
- Proficiency with product and project management tools, MDM platforms, and data analytics solutions
- Strong experience in data governance, master data clean-up, and ownership frameworks
- Change management experience, particularly transitioning from decentralized to centralized operating models
- Strong work ethic and self-driven mindset
- Comfortable with data-driven decision-making, performance scorecards, and KPI management
- Ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced, matrixed, and remote-first environment
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills across all organizational levels
- Fluent in English
- MBA preferred
- Familiarity with automotive aftermarket, parts distribution, or adjacent sectors such as industrial goods or B2B/B2C eCommerce strongly preferred
- Spanish preferred
Company Overview
WAI Global is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial products for the automotive, agricultural, industrial, and marine industries. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Miramar Beach, Florida, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.waiglobal.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
WAI Global has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024, 2 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.