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Product Line Strategy Manager

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Compensation
$80–90K/yr
Location
WOOD DALE, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Product Line Strategy Manager supports Product Line Managers in marketing and strategically offering key product lines, with a focus on market share growth. The role works with OEM and manufacturing partners, sales teams, Product Line Managers, and Directors to identify opportunities, execute sales initiatives, analyze pricing, maintain sales models, forecast inventory, and support revenue and margin targets. It also includes customer visits and domestic and international travel.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Account Management, nice to haveSales, nice to haveProduct Management, nice to haveBusiness Strategy, nice to haveMicrosoft Office, requiredAviation Industry, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Eight Years Related Experience or Equivalent Combination, nice to have3+ Years Relevant Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Title: Product Line Strategy Manager

Location: United States-Illinois-Wood Dale

Job Number: 19011

The Product Line Strategy Manager will support Product Line Managers in the marketing and strategic offering of key product lines with a focus on market share growth.

What you will be responsible for:

  • Build and maintain a good working relationship with AAR’s OEM partners

  • Work with manufacturing partners and the sales team to receive product feedback and identify opportunities for market share growth

  • Work with Product Line Managers and Directors to identify and execute sales initiatives and manage cross-functional projects

  • Analyze and recommend pricing strategy for key product lines based on market feedback

  • Create and maintain market feedback, opportunities, and sales models in Excel or similar programs

  • Perform inventory forecasting and planning in accordance with a set budget

  • Assist Product Line Directors and Managers with meeting revenue and margin targets, and execute long term agreements with customers

  • Travels alongside Sales Managers to visit key customers and promote products

  • All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

What you will need to be successful in this role:

  • Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university; or eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • 3-5 years’ experience in account management, sales, product management, or business strategy.

  • Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office

  • Willingness to travel both domestic and international.

  • Prior experience in the aviation industry a plus.

The rewards of your career at AAR go far beyond just your salary:

  • Competitive salary and bonus package

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match

  • Generous paid time off program

  • Professional development and career advancement opportunities

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility.

  • The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting.

  • Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment.

AAR provides accommodation in accordance with applicable laws through all stages of the hiring process. If you require accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process, please advise Human Resources.

Compensation:

The anticipated salary range for this position is $80,000 to $90,000 annually . This range reflects the base salary for candidates who meet the requirements of the role, including experience, education, and location. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for a bonus. AAR offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401(k) savings plan with employer match, paid time off and holiday pay, as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,065 open Product Strategy jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–90K/yr
  • Illinois median$135–208K/yr58 salary ranges
  • US median$146–247K/yr1,775 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $85K, is 51% below the Illinois median midpoint ($174K) — in the lowest quarter of Product Strategy salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 60 open Product Strategy jobs in Illinois and 2,065 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Product Strategy postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 1,781 postings).
Education
431 of the 2,065 open Product Strategy jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Sales jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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