New Product Innovation (NPI) Market Development Manager

Role: Lead Voice of Market initiatives in the Abrasive Systems Division to identify and validate new growth opportunities through market, customer, competitive, and tech insights. Responsibilities: engage with customers and industry partners, define and prioritize market spaces using trend analysis and AI-supported tools, develop validated opportunity hypotheses, and craft compelling narratives to influence NPI gating and resource allocation. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; 7+ years in marketing, business development, product management, or related fields within private, public, or military sectors. Preferred: Master’s degree, experience in customer engagement and market insights, AI analytics, and knowledge of abrasives or industrial markets. HighValue: focus on NPI, growth strategy, customer insights, and AI tools; global on-site role with up to 30% travel; based in Maplewood, MN; supporting environment for innovation.