Associate Global Product Manager

Why Work at Banner?

For over 50 years, Banner Engineering has been at the forefront of industrial automation. We offer products and solutions including award-winning sensors, wireless solutions, machine safety, indication and LED lighting. From Fortune 500 leaders to innovative startups, Banner's award-winning products and solutions are helping companies around the world increase efficiency, reduce costs, safeguard equipment, and protect personnel. Our commitment to innovation shows through a continuous, market-driven evolution of products and technology. With engineers employed in nearly every major department, engineering is in our DNA.

Banner is a rapidly growing company that offers many personal development opportunities, an excellent benefits package, and a collaborative team of employees who are passionate about what they do.

Pay and Benefits

Banner Engineering is committed to offering competitive pay and benefits, including, but not limited to:

• 401(k) with match
• Student Loan 401(k) match program
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plans
• HSA (Health Savings Account) with company contribution
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Sales and Profit Sharing Eligibility
• Flexible work hours
• Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance

Base Pay Range: $90,956 - $128,324

*Please note some career sites assign estimated compensation ranges that may not accurately reflect what is offered by Banner Engineering.

Position Summary

In this position you will help support the market success of products in the Networking and Condition Monitoring business unit with new and existing global customers. You’ll support the entire product life cycle by building out the product offering and bringing new solutions to the market. This role requires a strong sense of ownership to take on broad responsibilities with our existing products, as well as new products as we continue to grow.

This position reports to VP of Networking and Condition Monitoring

What You’ll Be Doing

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working individually and collaboratively, staying on top of tasks and making a meaningful impact across teams and projects. Below are some key responsibilities of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Working in close collaboration with personnel from product management, engineering, field sales, marketing, distributors, business development, and end customers
• Organizing a wide variety of product lines and developing materials to better market and promote these offerings to sales personnel and customers
• Supporting the development of product definitions and collaborating with engineering to drive new product development
• Performing competitive and market analysis to support product development and customer opportunities
• Supporting new product launches through collaboration with marketing, BDMs, and sales to ensure key launch milestones and objectives, target customer activity, sales tools, collateral deployment, product availability, market positioning, and applicable conversion programs are implemented successfully
• Assisting the global sales teams in assessing top market opportunities to drive successful sales strategies
• Leading and participating in special projects
• Other duties as assigned

What You Bring to the Table

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, and regular attendance is required. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant field experience.
• Experience in sales, product-specific marketing, business development, or application engineering experience in factory or logistics automation segments
• Experience and good rapport in working with sales and marketing teams, as well as external sales partners
• Ability to support multiple projects at the same time with a high energy work ethic
• Action-oriented, with the ability to drive for results
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and able to create PowerPoint presentations and marketing sales tools and then present these training materials to a sales audience
• Availability for domestic travel on occasion with the potential for international travel

Preferred

• Knowledge of Banner products
• Factory or logistics automation industry experience

What to Expect at Work

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

• Sit for up to 8 hours per day.
• Continuous movement, walking, or standing.
• Exposed to a computer screen for extended periods
• May require repetitive motions such as utilize a computer mouse, keyboard, computer, and other standard office equipment.
• Communicate with others frequently.
• Occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to work on-site in a manufacturing environment and travel to other facilities when needed.
• Ability to travel by car/airplane to customer sites (20% or less)

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Corporate office environment – indoor and climate-controlled
• Frequent interaction with internal departments, cross-functional teams, or external partners, as well as employees across all levels of the organization—including entry-level staff, senior leadership, clients, or vendors.
• Exposure to moderate noise, moving mechanical parts, and temperature changes in production areas.
• PPE may be required in specific areas (e.g., safety glasses, hearing protection)
• Standard hours Monday through Friday; occasional overtime or travel may be required
• Position is normally in office with occasional travel to visit customers, distributors, or attend industry trade shows.

Core Values

Customer Driven, Accountability Focused, Integrity Always, New Solutions – Every Day

If you excel in a dynamic, collaborative environment and are looking for meaningful challenges and opportunities to grow, you’ll find a great fit here. Banner Engineering is a premier employer headquartered in MN, offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development as we rapidly grow in the Industrial Automation industry.

Banner Engineering is an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Affirmative Action (AA)/Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V

This job description reflects management’s assignment of key responsibilities;

it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer


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