Product Line Manager (Grand Rapids)

Product Line Manager – Healthcare

Location: Midwest Preferred(Grand Rapids, MI or Hebron, OH)

Compensation: $145,000–$165,000 Base + Annual Incentive

Industry: Healthcare / Flexible Packaging

About the Role

We are seeking a commercially minded Product Line Manager – Healthcare to lead the day-to-day commercial and operational performance of a strategically important healthcare product line.

This is not a traditional product management position. The role combines pricing, profitability, customer management, new product development, project leadership, and strategic execution . You will work closely with Sales, Operations, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Manufacturing to drive growth and improve customer and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day pricing, quoting, costing, and product/customer profitability .
• Analyze costs, manufacturing complexity, waste, materials, and other factors impacting margins.
• Partner with Sales on strategic accounts, proposals, negotiations, contracts, and customer issues.
• Develop and implement pricing strategies, including raw-material cost changes and customer communications.
• Lead customer-driven new product development and commercialization initiatives.
• Build business cases and prioritize new product opportunities.
• Coordinate R&D, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, and customer requirements.
• Lead major customer onboarding and qualification projects.
• Support long-cycle healthcare projects, including material/resin changes and customer qualification requirements.
• Provide input into manufacturing and sourcing decisions based on cost, capacity, and customer requirements.
• Translate the company's multi-year healthcare growth strategy into actionable initiatives.
• Challenge pricing, margin, product mix, and business decisions when the economics do not support the opportunity.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in flexible film / flexible packaging is critical.
• Experience in product management, product-line management, market management, commercial management, or a related function.
• Strong understanding of pricing, costing, margins, and product profitability .
• Technical knowledge of flexible films, resins, material structures, customer specifications, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience working directly with customers and cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong project management and commercialization experience.
• Ability to operate effectively in both strategic and hands-on/tactical environments .
• Strong communication, influencing, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to challenge internal and external stakeholders while maintaining strong relationships.

Preferred Experience

• Healthcare, pharmaceutical, or medical-device packaging experience is highly desirable.
• Candidates with exceptional flexible-packaging experience from other industries, such as food or beverage, may also be considered.
• Experience with customer-specific products, BOMs, qualification processes, and long-cycle product development is a plus.

Location & Travel

• Hebron, OH or Grand Rapids, MI are preferred locations.
• Chicago/Park Ridge and other Midwest locations are also desirable.
• Exceptional candidates in the Central or Eastern U.S. may be considered.
• Remote work is possible, although proximity to a manufacturing plant is strongly preferred.
• Travel is primarily driven by customer needs, trade shows, sales meetings, and plant requirements.

Why Join

• High-visibility role within a strategically important healthcare growth business.
• Significant ownership over pricing, profitability, customer priorities, and product development.
• Opportunity to influence a 3–5 year healthcare growth strategy .
• Work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Opportunity to drive new products, customer growth, and commercialization initiatives.