Vice President of Portfolio Management

The VP of Portfolio is responsible for strategic ownership, profitability, and growth of specific product lines. Reporting to the Chief Product & Marketing Officer (CPMO), this role serves as the business leader for assigned product lines, making key decisions that impact performance, competitiveness, and customer satisfaction. Success in this role requires a business-builder orientation — someone who is energized by growth opportunities, evolving scope, and cross-functional execution in dynamic markets. The VP ensures alignment with Packaging strategy while driving lifecycle management, commercial strategy integration, operational efficiency, and innovation.  

The VP drives results through strong cross-functional partnership with domain leaders across Commercial, Operations, Product, and Strategy— leading a team of Product Managers and Product Marketing Strategists to ensure coordinated execution, market responsiveness, and business impact.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  

Market Leadership  

• Continuously monitor customer needs, market trends, and competitor activity to guide product line strategy.  

• Leverage insights from the Market Insights team and collaborate with platform-level Commercial leaders to shape strategic direction.  

Product Lifecycle Management  

• Own and guide the full product lifecycle—from concept through development to end-of-life—ensuring business and customer alignment.  

• Partner with Product Managers and cross-functional teams to prioritize roadmaps and development efforts.  

• Anticipate and address evolving needs and value opportunities across the product lifecycle—including parts, upgrades, and enhancements—to deliver long term value to the customer. 

Growth & Profitability  

• Drive revenue growth, margin improvement, and cost efficiency across assigned product lines.

• Maintain accountability for financial performance, with oversight of the full P&L including Product Line Margin and SG&A costs (in alignment with Engineering, Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain).  

Cross-Functional Leadership  

• Align  across engineering, sales, supply chain, and aftermarket support to execute and deliver results. 

• Collaborate closely with domain leaders in Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Operations Officer structures to ensure execution discipline and customer satisfaction.  

• Ensure clear accountability and decision-making across matrixed teams. Proactively manage escalation paths and cross-functional alignment to avoid execution delays.  

Commercial Strategy & Market Positioning  

• Collaborate with Commercial, Sales, and Marketing leaders to optimize go-to-market strategy, pricing models, and sales enablement.  

Strategic Growth Initiatives  

• Identify opportunities for expansion into new markets or technologies and ensure readiness across operations and commercial channels. Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for action are essential as business evolves. 

Data-Driven Decision-Making  

• Build a robust, insight-led approach to product line management by integrating customer feedback, competitive intelligence, and market analytics.  

Operational Execution  

• Partner with operational leaders to ensure excellence in manufacturing, supply chain, delivery, and aftermarket service.  

Strategic Planning & Investment  

• Support long-range planning and investment prioritization in partnership with Product Management and Strategy leaders.  

M&A and Business Development  

• Identify and assess potential M&A targets.   

• Build external relationships and work closely with the Enterprise M&A team and Packaging SLT as needed to evaluate and pursue strategic acquisitions.  

LEADERSHIP & ALIGNMENT  

• Act as a primary driver of product line performance and success, providing strategic and operational leadership across product, commercial, and operational workstreams.  

• Lead Product Managers and Product Marketing Leaders to integrate product vision, commercial strategy, and operational execution. Ensure alignment of go-to-market plans, product roadmaps, and resource investments to drive market share and profitability.  

• Work closely across the packaging leadership team to ensure executional alignment, cross-functional accountability, and delivery of customer and business outcomes.  

• Play a critical leadership role in translating enterprise strategy into actionable plans that advance product competitiveness, market position, and long-term value.  

• Coach, develop and retain high-performing team of Product Managers and Product  Marketing Specialists. Create succession plans and skill development roadmaps to sustain long-term business success.  

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP & IMPACT  

• Align product line execution with the company’s ambition to be a formidable global packaging solutions provider.  

• Fall in love with solving our customers’ problems through market-driven product leadership and execution excellence.  

• Implement solutions that drive market differentiation, profitability, and long-term product sustainability.  

• Develop a people-first culture, fostering teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.  

• Champion seamless integration of product, commercial, and operational functions to maximize value.  

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE  

• 10+ years of progressive responsibility in product management, operations, or business leadership.  

• 5+ years in a senior leadership role with end-to-end accountability for business or product line results.  

• Strong commercial and technical acumen, with industry experience in packaging machinery, automation, or industrial systems.  

• Flexibility to take on evolving responsibilities in response to strategic priorities and business needs  

• Demonstrated ability to scale impact in evolving or high-growth environments; proven comfort navigating ambiguity and building structure in complex, cross-functional, matrixed organizations 

• Track record of strategic thinking, lifecycle management, and operational discipline in dynamic markets.  

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