Robert Ihrig
Product Management
McDonald,PA
Summary
AIPMM Certified Product Manager with 8+ years driving product strategy and lifecycle management for B2B SaaS and industrial solutions. Expert at turning customer insights into market-driven roadmaps, aligning cross-functional teams, and delivering profitable, impactful products.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certificates
Work History
Service Product Manager
Innomotics, LLC
04.2024 - Current
- Owned aftermarket services roadmap for motors and drives (lifecycle, traditional services, proactive services), delivering $7.4M, 58% margin, 11% growth.
- Built market-driven business cases for service offerings, enabling 2 launches, 7% cost reduction, and 59% profit improvement.
- Led cross-functional delivery across Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations, improving customer retention by 60%.
Product Manager
TROY Group, LLC
02.2023 - 02.2024
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve 100% customer retention and 350% growth for SaaS-based check writing software through successful product planning.
- Implemented strategic pricing models, increasing SaaS software profit margins by 35%.
- Conducted 30 customer interviews to inform market and product enhancements, crafting comprehensive strategy documents encompassing business cases, use cases, technical requirements, and financial projections.
Product Manager
Schroeder Industries, LLC
06.2017 - 02.2023
- Applied VoC insights to enhance fluid conditioning and monitoring products, emphasizing versatility and market relevance.
- Executed prioritized roadmaps for physical and digital product development, incorporating forecasts for innovative concepts aligned with market trends.
- Provided product training to groups of up to 50 people, emphasizing technical aspects and applications of solutions.
Education
MBA - Entrepreneurship
California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA 01.2016 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering Technology
California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA 01.2010 - 12.2013
Skills
Timeline
Service Product Manager
Innomotics, LLC
04.2024 - Current
Product Manager
TROY Group, LLC
02.2023 - 02.2024
CFPHS - Certified Fluid Power Hydraulics Specialist
01-2020
CPM - Certified Product Manager
12-2019
Product Manager
Schroeder Industries, LLC
06.2017 - 02.2023
MBA - Entrepreneurship
California University of Pennsylvania
01.2016 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering Technology
California University of Pennsylvania
01.2010 - 12.2013
Certification
CPM - Certified Product Manager
Languages
Python
Good
SQL
Good