Product Manager

Responsibilities Implement global product strategies and develop product roadmaps in alignment with the Global Product Manager Provide strategic direction and take ownership of cross-functional initiatives Create strategic cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Operations, Engineering Conduct Voice of Customer (VOC) and Customer product meetings Bring new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; support return‑on‑investment analysis; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing Collaborate with R&D project manager and engineering leaders, ensuring deliverables completion and removing barriers Support product commercialization of the portfolio globally Drive product globalization activities, including supply chain and manufacturing localization to support the global business Introduce and market new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production Forecast, refine and track product financials for the region and take actions to align them with the product budget Serve as key information source for marketing, product development, and other decision makers in the organization Provide information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analysis Assess product market data: call on customers with field sales and evaluate sales call results Assess competitive landscape Use strategic market knowledge tools Support product pricing, review production volume and sales costs Collaborate with Marketing on defining and creating all needed product literature and documentation including web site content and social media campaigns Periodically visit (with Regional Sales) customer sites to establish and maintain relationships with key customer contacts, thereby maintaining a deep technical intimacy with all aspects of the product and its application Assist in all necessary training in the local region, subregion: customers, engineering, repair centers, sales force, field service, etc. Coordinate with the Educational Services Group as required Provide tactical sales support as necessary Other duties as assigned Requirements Strong customer-driven approach Emotionally intelligent leader and collaborator with ability to influence team members at all levels of the organization, solve complex problems, and resolve conflicts Innovative mindset, with eagerness to cultivate "outside-the-box" thinking across the team Great prioritization skills and sense of urgency, as well as good time management with ability to effectively work with people in different time zones Clear communicator and strategy thinker. Able to get to the "so what" points while keeping the audience engaged Ability to adapt to different market segments (Power, Chemical, O&G, Energy Transition, etc.) Technical expertise on Valves and Actuators is a plus Former experience in a Ball Valves or Plug Valve company is a plus #J-18808-Ljbffr