Head of Product Innovation

We’re excited to announce a new opportunity as a Product Line Manager (PLM)for Savant Labs — to join our team! If you're passionate about sales, product strategy, and turning market insights into impactful results, this is your chance to lead the way. The PLM will drive sales performance, shape product direction, and serve as a key voice for our customers and offerings.

This is a dynamic role for someone who thrives on innovation, market engagement, and cross-functional collaboration. Bonus if you love the science behind the product too — you’ll be a subject matter expert shaping the future of our portfolio.

The Savant Group is a dynamic consortium of internationally recognized companies based in Midland, Michigan, serving the lubrication, transportation, manufacturing, and energy sectors. Our member companies—Savant Labs, Tannas Company, King Refrigeration, the Institute of Materials and Center for Quality Assurance—each offer specialized products or services, working collaboratively to deliver cutting‑edge solutions to customers worldwide.

We’re driven by a shared set of values that guide everything we do: service, integrity, quality, continual learning, collaboration, and hard work. These principles shape our culture and fuel our commitment to innovation, professionalism, and long‑term growth.

Career growth, learning and development

The Product Line Manager (PLM) is a sales and product management role with the responsibility for driving the sales performance and overall success of the company’s product portfolio. The PLM will support Savant Labs by applying a customer‑centric, business‑focused mindset to identify and develop opportunities to their full market potential, while serving as a leader with product sales efforts. The PLM is responsible for defining and optimizing the ideal mix of products, pricing strategies, distribution channels, and promotional initiatives to meet business objectives.

The PLM will engage, develop, enable, and enhance the company’s offerings. The PLM will become the subject matter expert, including technical and market trends and how they affect the product and service roadmap, competitive analysis, developing sales strategies, performing product demonstrations, gathering VOC, and assisting with new product launches. This role requires a willingness to meet and inspire customers while working independently and within a team.

Capture customer needs through market research and customer engagement and visits.

Analyze and interpret customer and market challenges to define clear market requirements that guide product development and strategy.

Gain a deep understanding of the customers’ operations and how the company’s products align with their business objectives.

Create and maintain detailed product requirement documents, business cases, and go‑to‑market launch plans to support product lifecycle success.

Identify and cultivate strategic business development opportunities that complement and complete the product offering.

Conduct monthly revenue reviews to assess product line performance and inform strategic decisions.

Lead the development of consumer‑aligned products that meet both market demands and company financial goals.

Conduct in‑depth analysis of market trends, consumer behavior, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities and drive product innovation.

Be knowledgeable about technical benefits of product offerings and maintain a thorough market understanding, including industry trends, industry business processes, and key competitor capabilities, practices, and business direction to support development of customer use cases.

Partner with marketing to support the development of marketing communications materials for all sales channels and customers, related to product value proposition messaging, new product launches, targeted promotions, and product news.

Engage at all levels within internal teams and direct customers while driving new sales and growing market share.

Provide input and content support for websites, newsletters, and social media initiatives.

Perform cross‑functional ad hoc analysis and lead special projects as requested.

Business and financial management of profit and loss responsibility of product line.

Maintains compliance and documentation with external regulations, change logs, registrations, specifications and change logs.

Performance monitoring and continuous improvement with KPIs, post‑launch reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives across product operations.

BS/BA in Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Business Management or related field experience required.

Exhibits sound planning and time management skills to ensure goals and deadlines are met.

Strong ability to effectively and efficiently use all Microsoft Office applications including but not limited to: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Strong project management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and work through last‑minute changes as necessary.

Ability to communicate and collaborate with all levels of the company to finish projects and/or achieve specific goals.

Travel Requirements:

Position may require up to 50% travel.

Competitive Health Coverage for you and the family

Life, Disability and Accident Coverage for a peace of mind and security

Flexible Work Schedules

401(k) Retirement Plan with a strong company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Apply today to become the Product Line Manager at The Savant Group and start a fulfilling career with a global leader in the lubrication industry.

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