Director of Product Management & Innovation

Buckhorn, a Myers Industries Company (NYSE: MYE), an industry-leading manufacturer offering an extensive selection of reusable bulk boxes, hand-held containers and pallets designed to protect products, improve workflow, lower operating costs and increase profitability. Buckhorn provides superior custom capabilities that fit your precise applications.

Job Overview:

The Director, Product Management and Innovation is responsible for leading Buckhorn’s product strategy, innovation roadmap, and portfolio management for reusable packaging and material handling solutions. This role identifies market needs, translates customer and channel insights into product opportunities, and drives cross-functional execution from concept through commercialization. By aligning Buckhorn’s capabilities, customer-driven innovation, and end-market requirements, the position strengthens the portfolio, accelerates profitable growth, and advances Buckhorn’s leadership in reusable packaging systems across industrial, automotive, food, agriculture, and distribution applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

◦ Lead Buckhorn’s product management strategy across reusable packaging and material handling solutions, including portfolio prioritization, lifecycle management, and roadmap development. ◦ Assess market trends, customer needs, application requirements, and competitive offerings to identify high-value innovation and product enhancement opportunities. ◦ Define strategic product priorities that align with Buckhorn’s growth objectives, manufacturing capabilities, and target end markets. ◦ Own portfolio performance by evaluating product profitability, market penetration, customer adoption, and opportunities for rationalization or expansion.

◦ Drive Buckhorn’s innovation pipeline by converting customer insights, market intelligence, and emerging industry needs into actionable product concepts and development priorities. ◦ Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Technical teams to guide new product development from concept, validation, and testing through launch and commercialization. ◦ Champion customer-driven innovation that improves product performance, supply chain efficiency, sustainability, and application-specific value.

◦ Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Commercial leaders to develop positioning, value propositions, launch plans, and pricing strategies for new and existing products. ◦ Support product launches, portfolio communication, and market adoption strategies that improve growth, margin, and customer retention. ◦ Translate technical product capabilities into compelling commercial strategies for Buckhorn’s core and adjacent end markets.

◦ Serve as the strategic link across Product Development, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams to align priorities, timelines, and execution. ◦ Lead decision-making related to product feasibility, investment, product changes, cost optimization, and launch readiness. ◦ Guide cross-functional teams through stage-gate or similar product development processes to ensure disciplined execution and business impact.

◦ Engage with customers, distributors, OEMs, and internal stakeholders to gather insights that shape product strategy, application development, and innovation priorities. ◦ Monitor industry trends, sustainability drivers, regulatory considerations, and competitive developments relevant to reusable packaging and material handling systems. ◦ Use customer feedback, voice-of-customer data, and market analysis to continuously strengthen Buckhorn’s product portfolio and differentiation.

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Education and Experience