Senior Product Commercialization Analyst

Overview

Waters is seeking a Senior Product Commercialization Analyst to lead the enablement of complex product offerings in SAP. This role is responsible for managing and executing the end-to-end product commercialization process across all phases of the product lifecycle—ensuring products are manufacturable, fully configured, and ready for sale within competitive market timelines.

The ideal candidate is a strategic and analytical thinker with strong understanding of the product lifecycle management and SAP skills. They will be adept at translating product launch strategies into product commercialization plans, leading cross-functional collaboration with global teams, and driving successful product launches and sales initiatives.

This role is Hybrid working from Milford, MA office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).

Responsibilities

• Represent product commercialization throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Assess cross-functional impacts of commercialization requests and coordinate effort estimates.
• Lead commercialization projects, ensuring scope, schedule, and quality standards are met.
• Serve as a key liaison between Product Management, Product Development, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and IT to ensure cross-functional alignment and seamless execution.
• Create and maintain product part numbers and Bills of Material (BOMs) to support manufacturability and salability in SAP ERP systems.
• Initiate and manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and commercialization workflows to support timely product readiness for quoting, ordering, and fulfillment.
• Collaborate on scalable product configurations with SAP CPQ and Variant Configuration leads.
• Ensure all commercialization activities are compliant with Quality standards and integrated with Order-to-Cash processes.
• Support onboarding and training of internal stakeholders on commercialization processes, tools, and best practices.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product commercialization, SAP material master data management, quality assurance, or related roles in manufacturing, technology, or life sciences industries.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems, particularly SAP ECC or S/4HANA.
• Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) concepts and tools.
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and a process-driven approach.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Project management experience is a plus.