Head of Projects Marketing

The MV SWGR (Switchgear) NPDI Project Manager IEEE AIS leads and executes product lifecycle activities for the Switchgear PL (Product Line) in the Americas. The Vertiv NPDI (New Product Development Introduction) framework is the governing methodology for this position. Another aspect of the roles is also to work with Product Management to phase out old products that are no longer in service. The role report direction to the global director of product management for the global SWGR PL.

Responsibilities Manage the Vertiv NPDI (New Product Development Introduction) process for product development as well as phase out.

What the data center and commercial industrial markets are looking for.

Work closely with all the various stakeholders of the project to develop the feature specification. What the project team will deliver, at what cost and within what time.

Assist the Product Manager in working with Marketing Communication to create the literature and promotional material needed to launch and support the project.

Manage the new product prototype samples with operations to ensure they are delivered on time to support test lab availability and the product’s launch.

Work closely with sales, pricing and finance to ensure the product delivers both project and commercial success from a financial point of view.

Report at the executive level on how the project is progressing as well as how it interconnects with other projects in the overall Vertiv Portfolio.

Ensure the team develops and loads the attributed data to support Oracle, PD Cloud and supporting configuration systems.

Work closely with Vertiv’s Advanced Manufacturing Engineers to ensure product manufacturability and capital investment associated with the project.

Primary manufacturing facilities are found in the USA and Mexico. However, Vertiv is a global manufacturing company and as needed operations support with a project can be extended to nondomestic locations.

S. in Engineering preferred or equivalent experience in product engineering, manufacturing or marketing in the electrical apparatus industry.

MBA beneficial but not required.

Demonstratable experience in Engineering / Supply Chain or Manufacturing Operations and working with cross-functional teams to identify and execute on priority actions.

Must have demonstratable skills with Microsoft office applications, particularly Excel and Project. Smartsheet and Power BI experience beneficial.

Ability to directly interface with Vertiv internal stakeholders, at the executive and technical levels, required.

Experience leading cross functional meetings and presenting to small groups, both in person and via digital conference calls (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc.)

NPDI (New Product Development Introduction) and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Experience

Demonstrated competence in problem solving, data analysis, & project management

Direct experience in MV SWGR IEEE AIS and GIS

Direct experience with low voltage (less than 600V) electrical components like circuit breaker, transformers, metering, arc flash mitigation equipment, etc. PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS No special physical requirements

Time Travel Required 10%

About Us The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

Inclusion

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES High-Performance Culture

Customer Focus

Financial Strength

Foster a customer-first mindset

About Vertiv Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

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