Description

Your New Company

Location: Nisku, AB or Regina, SK

Our client is a leading manufacturer and distributor serving the agriculture, construction, forestry, transportation, and industrial equipment sectors. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Product Planner to help identify new market opportunities and drive product strategy across multiple business units.

Your New Role

Reporting to the leadership team, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and commercializing new products and product enhancements. Acting as the Voice of the Customer, you will leverage market research, competitive analysis, customer insights, and industry trends to support business growth and product innovation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and evaluate new product and market opportunities.
  • Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer assessments.
  • Build business cases and strategic recommendations for leadership.
  • Collaborate with engineering, sales, marketing, and operations teams to define product requirements.
  • Gather and translate customer feedback into product strategies.
  • Support product launches, pricing strategies, and market positioning.
  • Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive activity.
  • Attend customer visits, industry events, and trade shows.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

  • 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Planning, Business Development, Market Analysis, or Commercialization.
  • Experience within truck products, trailer products, heavy equipment, vocational vehicles, or industrial manufacturing environments.
  • Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, commercialization, market penetration strategies, and revenue growth initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to bridge technical, commercial, sales, and strategic business functions.
  • Experience working with products such as hydro-excavators, vacuum tanks, rail conversion equipment, road/highway maintenance equipment, utility trailers, heavy haul trailers, grain trailers, or dump trailers is considered a strong asset.
  • Background in Business Development, Sales Development, Market Research, Engineering Design, Product Management, or Product Planning.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify market opportunities and develop actionable growth strategies.
  • Strong analytical and statistical capabilities with experience interpreting market, sales, and customer data to drive business decisions.

What You’ll Get in Return

This is an opportunity to join a growing organization where you can play a key role in shaping product strategy, innovation, and long-term business growth. You’ll have the opportunity to influence the direction of existing product lines while identifying and commercializing new products and market opportunities across multiple business units.

Relocation assistance will be provided for qualified candidates

What You Need to Do Now

If you’re interested in this opportunity, apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion.