Product Manager - Controls

Product Manager - Controls

Here at Spirax Sarco we offer the industry's most extensive range of products with services, coupled with practical industry application expertise. In short, we build solutions that set the benchmark for steam utilization worldwide.

About the Role

Spirax Sarco is seeking a dedicated Product Manager – Control Valves to help craft the future of Steam Thermal Solutions (STS).

Steam Thermal Solutions (Spirax Sarco USA) is one of four businesses within Spirax Group, with global coverage across 67 operating units. Steam Thermal Solutions helps customers control and manage steam within their mission of critical industrial applications, helping to put food safely on the world's tables and keep our hospitals running. Spirax Sarco USA and its sister brand, Gestra USA, operate as their own entities catering to different parts of the steam industry while sharing customers and operational services.

National travel required for client site visits. Applicants must be located less than an hour's commute to a major airport. Ideally applicants are in a commutable distance to HQ in Blythewood, SC or 1 of our 3 hub sites located in Houston, SC/ Chicago, IL/ Bethlehem, PA

Required Education and Experience

• BS degree (Preferred in engineering)

• Experience with control valves (Steam industry is a plus)

• Ability to travel nationally to client sites 50% of the time

• A portfolio demonstrating successful projects is a plus

• Expertise in steam industry products (or related industry) to include specific technical or industry knowledge

• Outstanding project management and interpersonal skills

• Professional and sincere empathy for customers with dedication to understanding their challenges

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills for effective interaction with team members, departments, management, and customers

• Natural curiosity, positivity, and creativity

• Ability to multitask in a high-intensity environment with keen attention to detail

• Excellent organizational & communication skills

• Strong ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote control valves and metering products at customer sites

• Partner with Spirax Sales Engineers and distributors to improve knowledge and grow sales

• Coordinate all activities related to providing tools, field support and inventory position of our steam products

• Apply market research to identify customer needs

• Collaborate with other cross-functional colleagues and our agency partners that span production, business intelligence, data science, marketing, design, and engineering to drive measurable outcomes

• Compare our products to competitors to assess market competition and work with the Business Development Team to launch innovative products

• Provide management with detailed analyses and reports

• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in the steam thermal solutions arena, continuously refining and enhancing our execution capabilities

About Us

With a presence in 165 countries, Spirax Group is the world leader in steam system management. The Company provides a broad range of fluid control products, engineered packages, systems expertise and site services for its diverse range of over 100,000 industrial and institutional customers. Spirax Sarco has strategically located manufacturing plants around the world and employs approximately 4,700 people, of whom around 1,300 are direct sales and service engineers.

Our solutions improve the operating efficiency and safety of the critical industrial processes that sit behind the production of consumables used every day. Our recently launched new-to-world decarbonization* solutions use proprietary technologies to electrify boilers, for the raising of steam, as well as the electrification of other critical industrial process heating applications.

Our company values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you require accommodation during the application process or while performing essential job functions, please contact us.