Global Product Manager - Irrigation

Global Product Manager – Irrigation

Organization Summary

Lindsay Corporation is a global company, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, focused on providing irrigation and infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of a growing population. As one of the world’s leading providers of irrigation and water management, its Zimmatic systems are operating in more than 90 countries. Lindsay Corporation’s infrastructure division offers a wide range of products that aid in roadway maintenance and transportation safety. Since 1955, Lindsay Corporation has been at the forefront of research and development of products and services designed to meet the needs of a constantly evolving world.

Position Description

Lindsay Corporation has an exciting opportunity for a  Global Product Manager - Irrigation to join the global headquarters in Omaha, NE. This role will be part of the global product management team and report to the Vice President of Product, Irrigation. This critical role will have responsibility for our Irrigation business overseeing a broad range of responsibilities with an opportunity to plan and drive the success of the business through product strategy, project execution and customer interaction.

Position Details

This position will be located at Lindsay’s Omaha headquarters location. This is a full-time role that follows a hybrid model in which our core “in-office days” are Monday -Thursday. There are travel expectations for this role – to include local and some international travel, up to 25% in a month.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze Voice of the Customer information for determining new products or features that should be added to our product offering
• Manage internal processes for creating and maintaining product and part level information in the company’s ERP system
• Work with sales and marketing to establish and maintain pricing to achieve company goals. Input pricing to company systems and publish to our channel partners.
• Understand and clearly communicate the Zimmatic product’s technical and commercial requirements and features to stakeholders including channel partners
• Guide and inspire the product development team who is responsible for building new products and maintaining current products
• Develop and maintain 3-5 year product roadmaps for the assigned product lines
• Develop and communicate business cases for future development projects
• Collaborate with other stakeholders such as marketing, sales and channel partners on the creation of positioning and collateral to support market penetration and sales growth

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or a technical degree, advanced degrees in marketing or business administration a bonus
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills. Ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
• Ability to work successfully with diverse groups of stakeholders
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to influence others without direct span of control
• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to establish prioritization
• 2+ years of irrigation industry experience preferred
• 2+ years of technical design or sales preferred
• Experience with collaborative project management techniques to align the organization 

What makes Lindsay unique?

• Committed to sustainable practices to save energy and use fewer resources daily
• Dedicated to innovation to achieve growth through advanced technology
• Locations across the US and internationally
• Teamwork, employee appreciation, stable career path, and growth opportunities

Lindsay Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and maintains a drug free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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