SkyWater is partnering with a fast-growing industrial packaging company located in the Minneapolis area. They have provided top quality packaging and end-of-line automation solutions to various industries for nearly 50 years.
The role of Business Development Manager is an outside sales position traveling throughout northern Ohio. This individual would be supported by a sales & marketing team generating warm leads. My client is targeting a hunter to sell products on value while up selling several given accounts. Selling mainly into agriculture, construction, and mining, any background experience in those industries is a plus!
This is a pivotal role suited for someone excited to pursue new business, develop territories, and engage clients with refined presentation skills. They compensate well through base salary + bonus and offer a strong benefits package.
The Portfolio Director – Refrigeration owns the strategy, roadmap, and execution for a diverse product portfolio serving refrigeration contractors, wholesalers, and OEMs. This role combines deep product management skills with refrigeration market knowledge to deliver innovative, compliant, and high-value solutions.
The leader in this role will drive new product development, optimize the existing portfolio, and ensure product launches succeed through close partnership with Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Sales.
The Portfolio Director – Chemicals is responsible for leading strategy, innovation, and execution across a portfolio of chemical products used in HVACR and adjacent applications. This role blends market insight with product management discipline to shape the multi-year roadmap, drive new product development (NPD), and ensure the portfolio meets customer needs while delivering top-line revenue growth.
The ideal candidate is a strategic product leader who thrives at the intersection of customer insight, technical requirements, and commercial execution.
Overview Our Client, a leading manufacturer in the high-performance materials industry, is seeking a Vice President of Marketing to join one of its fastest growing divisions. The business has recently doubled in size through acquisition—expanding from $100M to $200M in revenue—and has strong growth potential across multiple end markets, including wall décor, museum and conservation, architectural interiors, digital display, and industrial applications.
This position offers the opportunity to shape the strategic direction of a diverse and innovative brand portfolio that is recognized globally for its advanced coatings and superior product performance.
Position Summary Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President of Marketing will develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies that drive profitable growth, strengthen brand positioning, and expand market reach. This leader will oversee product management, marketing operations, CRM and opportunity pipeline advancement, insights and analytics, and strategic new product and packaging initiatives.
The ideal candidate will be experienced in integrating brands following acquisitions and comfortable leading a high-performing team in a fast-paced, evolving environment. The role also includes a key leadership position in an enterprise-wide rebranding initiative, requiring close collaboration with the CEO and executive leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Define and execute the marketing and value proposition strategy to drive business growth and profitability.
Partner with executive leadership to align brand vision and marketing priorities with the overall business strategy.
Develop a deep understanding of target markets, customer needs, and competitive dynamics.
Marketing Department Leadership
Lead, mentor, and build a high-performing marketing organization capable of scaling with business growth.
Foster collaboration and excellence within the marketing team across digital, product, brand, and communications disciplines.
Brand Development
Drive the execution of a company-wide rebranding initiative to enhance brand equity and strengthen market positioning.
Establish best practices for brand management, ensuring consistency across all channels, products, and regions.
Develop a compelling and differentiated value proposition to elevate the company’s market presence.
Market Insights and Portfolio Management
Lead market research and insights to inform strategy and identify new growth opportunities.
Oversee pricing strategy, SKU optimization, and new product introduction (NPI) projects.
Implement and manage a CRM-based opportunity pipeline to drive demand generation and improve campaign effectiveness.
Budget and Agency Management
Optimize agency and vendor relationships to create efficiencies while maintaining high performance.
Manage marketing budgets and ensure strong ROI across all marketing initiatives.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field required; MBA preferred.
Experience & Skills
15+ years of progressive B2B marketing experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
Proven experience in post-acquisition integration and brand consolidation.
Track record of developing and executing successful marketing and growth strategies.
Expertise in CRM (preferably Salesforce) and data-driven marketing.
Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
Personal Attributes
Strategic and innovative thinker with a results-oriented mindset.
Collaborative and influential leader able to engage stakeholders across functions.
Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of how marketing impacts financial performance.
Role Details
Hybrid role: Minimum of 3 days per week in-office; additional on-site presence during onboarding.
Travel: Approximately 50%, primarily between Midwest U.S. locations.
Compensation: $225,000–$255,000 base salary, plus performance incentives and comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits Highlights
Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) with employer contribution and match
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off, holidays, and wellness programs
Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
Location: We are currently prioritizing candidates located in or near Chicago, IL, followed by those in Cincinnati, OH and Minneapolis, MN. This position involves significant travel, which will vary based on the candidate’s home location. At this time, we are only considering applicants based in these regions.
We’re partnering with a leading industrial equipment manufacturer to find a Director of Operations that will drive scalability, operational alignment, and leadership development across three manufacturing sites. This individual will guide a healthy, growing business through its next phase of expanding capacity, introducing new capabilities, and uniting three strong but independent sites under a shared vision
Key Responsibilities
Lead Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Safety functions across sites
Build structure, processes, and metrics that enable scalable growth
Mentor and develop plant managers and functional leaders
Support ERP implementation and promote data-driven decision making
Lead expansion into new product categories via organic growth or acquisition
Drive cost and efficiency initiatives
Foster collaboration and shared culture
Qualifications
10+ years of operations leadership in industrial/fabrication environments
Multi-site or large plant management experience is required
Proven record of scaling operations and leading transformation
Preferred Attributes
Hands-on, approachable leader who teaches and mentors
Confident with executives and credible with the plant floor
Comfortable driving change while maintaining collaborative culture
Excited to build systems and structure, not just maintain them
We are partnering exclusively with a PE-backed, tech enabled mental health organization to help them build out their new accounting team as they continue to grow. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor to define and build process, be creative, and work for a strong Controller and CEO who are supportive, growth-minded, and love to mentor.
We are partnering exclusively with a PE-backed, tech enabled mental health organization to help them build out their new accounting team as they continue to grow. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor to define and build process, be creative, and work for a strong Controller and CEO who are supportive, growth-minded, and love to mentor.
We are partnering with a manufacturer of complex industrial equipment to find a Product Manager that has a strong engineering foundation and proven success owning the full product life cycle.
Drive the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for your assigned product lines, managing all phases from cradle to grave.
Act as the voice of the market and the customer to the engineering teams, translating market needs into clear, technical product specifications. Bring a strong mechanical aptitude to aid in making informed decisions on design, features, and performance
Conduct comprehensive market research, competitor analysis, and customer interviews (including onsite visits) to identify new opportunities and validate product hypotheses
Partner with sales, marketing, and operations to develop and execute successful product launch plans, ensuring the commercial success of new and existing products.
Engage in travel around 25% for customer visits, trade shows, and market research.
Requirements
Mechanical Engineering Degree or related
3 + years of professional experience, with a blend of engineering/technical background and industrial product management
Experience managing complex machinery, durable goods, commercial equipment, or manufacturing systems
Demonstrated experience owning the product lifecycle end-to-end, not just focusing on business case development or downstream activities.
Location & Compensation
This can be a fully remote role, ideally located in Minneapolis area
SkyWater Search has partnered with a well-established insurance brokerage that is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Lines Account Executive to join their team. This role is responsible for managing client relationships, servicing multi-line commercial accounts, and supporting new business while upholding exceptional service standards.
This position is fully-remote, but does have monthly travel to the company office in California for team meetings
I’m partnering with a good client of mine to fill a Senior Manager of Accounting role. It’s open due to an internal promotion, as is customary in this org as their entire accounting org is rotational in nature. We’ve done a ton of work with this CAO, having placed 10 people here in the last couple years. This role will report to someone who we placed earlier this year, and will have a primary M&A focus. This global organization has doubled in size the last decade and continues to grow organically and through acquisition. They are located downtown and offer an extremely flexible schedule.
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