Product Manager, Energy Spare Parts at PDS in Charlotte, NC

Drive Growth. Solve Complex Challenges. Shape the Future of Energy.

Location: Charlotte, NC | Payrate: $52/hour | Schedule: 1st shift, Monday – Friday; 8am to 4:30 pm

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with an industry leader in process technologies, services, and automation to find an experienced Product Manager, Energy Spare Parts who can combine technical expertise, customer focus, and commercial insight to drive growth.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a strategic product portfolio, build customer relationships, influence sales strategy, and help deliver the right spare parts solutions—quickly, accurately, and efficiently.

Your Impact

As Product Manager, Energy Spare Parts, you’ll be the product expert and a key link between customers, sales, engineering, production, supply chain, and business leadership. You’ll manage assigned products and technologies while supporting the development and execution of sales and business strategies.

Your ability to embrace a “speed to serve” mindset will be critical. You’ll help customers keep their operations running by providing technically sound solutions, responsive service, competitive pricing, and dependable execution.

What You’ll Do

Product Promotion & Sales

• Deliver exceptional customer service to spare parts customers.

• Develop new customer relationships, pursue sales leads, and qualify opportunities to achieve sales targets.

• Assess customer needs and recommend appropriate products and services.

• Prepare firm price estimates, including scope, schedule, and deliverables.

• Negotiate pricing and delivery schedules within established authority and close sales orders.

• Share customer feedback, competitive intelligence, and sales leads with the appropriate internal teams.

• Support the development of sales strategies and business plans.

Product Management

• Serve as the subject-matter expert for assigned products, including costs, profitability, features, benefits, and competitive market pricing.

• Understand product risks, limitations, and opportunities while collaborating with production, engineering, and outsourcing partners.

• Own corrective actions and continuous improvements that strengthen the product offering.

• Understand customer requirements and how products are positioned across different market segments.

• Support the creation of marketing materials, standard proposals, and pricing tools.

• Educate internal and contract sales teams on product features, capabilities, and value.

• Monitor customer and competitor activity to identify emerging market trends and opportunities.

• Manage the product supply chain and provide recommendations on raw-material inventory levels to improve responsiveness and future sales execution.

• Track financial performance and partner with Sales leadership on monthly reporting, including hit rate, gross margin, bookings, and quality costs.

Safety, Ethics & Collaboration

• Lead by example in promoting a safe workplace and identifying and addressing potential hazards.

• Demonstrate integrity and professionalism, particularly when handling confidential or sensitive matters.

• Foster open, constructive, and honest communication.

• Operate in alignment with company values and support organizational decisions.

• Communicate important information promptly to the appropriate stakeholders.

• Use company resources responsibly and effectively.

• Maintain required safety and business training while actively pursuing professional development.

• Participate in staff meetings, industry conferences, user groups, and other relevant events.

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, technical degree, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• Engineering education is preferred.

• 5+ years of industry experience in the power and/or waste-to-energy industries.

• Demonstrated experience working directly with customers and other external stakeholders.

• Experience with boilers and associated equipment, particularly recovery boilers.

• Strong technical sales, product management, and commercial skills.

• Ability to develop accurate pricing and firm estimates while balancing customer requirements, profitability, risk, and delivery.

• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results against deadlines.

• A customer-first mindset with a strong sense of urgency and responsiveness.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Pulp & Paper, Power, or Energy industries.

• Experience managing industrial spare parts or engineered products.

• Knowledge of supply-chain management, inventory planning, and product profitability.

• Experience developing sales strategies, marketing materials, and business plans.

• Familiarity with competitive market analysis and technical product positioning.

• Experience collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, sales, and external suppliers.

• Strong understanding of commercial metrics such as bookings, gross margin, hit rate, and quality costs.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Bring your technical expertise, customer focus, and entrepreneurial mindset to a role where your decisions can accelerate growth, strengthen customer relationships, and improve how critical spare parts reach the field.

Apply today through PDS Tech Commercial and take the next step in your career as Product Manager, Energy Spare Parts.

Pay Details: $52.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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