Director of Product, Market and Competitiveness

STAS is a Quebec leader in the development and integration of industrial solutions for aluminum producers worldwide. Our mission: deliver reliable and integrated technological solutions.

At STAS, we believe in the power of innovation and collaboration to transform the industry. Through our equipment, we accelerate the progress of our clients in the industrial sector so they can improve their efficiency and sustainable impact on society. To fulfill our destiny, we are looking for passionate individuals aligned with our core values:

1. Respect: Every voice matters, and we encourage an environment where everyone feels heard and understood.
2. Creativity: We encourage creativity, bold ideas, and the pursuit of new solutions.
3. Fun: We are a passionate team that respects the balance between work and personal life. You will be surrounded by talented and motivated individuals who share your vision.
4. Family: STAS is a supportive community. We support each other, celebrate successes, and tackle challenges together.
5. Customer Satisfaction: You will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects that have a real impact on society and meet customer needs.

As part of our strategic transformation, we are looking to recruit a PMC Director to take charge of all activities related to the strategic positioning of our product offerings. This leadership role is essential to maintain our competitive advantage, optimize our product mix, and ensure strong alignment between innovation, market, and technological development.

Your mandate

Reporting to the Vice President of Strategy, you will lead the PMC department, composed of product managers and technical experts. Together, your mandate will be to align product strategies with the global aluminum market needs, while ensuring the profitability and differentiation of the STAS offering.

Your main responsibilities:

• Drive the strategic management of the product portfolio: vision, performance, customer alignment.
• Lead the new product development process.
• Oversee strategic monitoring activities on aluminum markets, competitors, technological and regulatory trends.
• Develop a highly performing team of professionals;
• Actively collaborate with other departments to ensure product strategy coherence across the organization.

• Manage the product portfolio.
• Manage the new product development process.
• Provide the organization with market and product knowledge.
• Showcase our expertise within the technical ecosystem of our market.
• Develop and reinforce a CLIENT and BUSINESS culture throughout the organization.

• Contribute to the development of business strategies, benchmark prices, strategic priorities, and competitiveness analyses.
• Take a proactive role beyond simple equipment sales monitoring, in collaboration with the sales department. Energize and mobilize sales teams to drive results related to the entire PMC product catalog.
• Represent STAS in innovation ecosystems and technical networks related to aluminum (research centers, consortia, technical committees).