Global Industrial UV Product Manager

II. Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement product roadmaps within the context of market requirements.
• Develop and implement product offerings while minimizing product variants.
• Lead x-functional product teams (Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Research and Development, Finance) to manage product.
• Develop product specs for new product and sustain current product, setting standard product definitions.
• Set, monitor and manage product costs, quality and reliability levels including warranty management.
• Manage product to maximize gross margins developing initiatives to minimize costs and maximize price.
• Set and update product pricing on a regular and/or as-needed basis.
• Determine product development priorities to ensure timely, cost-effective completion.
• Establish core science priorities to support product development and ongoing product maintenance.
• Set cost-reduction and product improvement priorities.
• Implement product retirement policies and obsolescence plans.
• Provide technical expertise for product applications/uses including standard product application and sizing.
• Train sales associates/partners on the proper application and selling of product.
• Influence regulations with regulators/key stakeholders enhancing competitive advantage for products.
• Provide support for custom projects when needed.
• Manage intellectual property as it relates enhancing the product’s competitive advantage.

III.        Relationships

• Close working relationships with sales leads across various verticals and geographies in the Sales Function.
• Close working relationships with Strategic Marketing Managers.
• Close working relationships with R&D project leads.

IV.        Measures of Performance

• Product development goals including growth, cost, margin and on time targets.
• Product sustainment goals including growth, margin, quality and delivery goals.

Background and Skill

• Engineering degree required or equivalent
• Leadership, organizational and process implementation skills
• Technical competitive intelligence analysis skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain healthy cross-functional relationships
• Strong analytical skills including data analysis and Excel
• Proven financial and analytical skills
• Voice of Customer and innovation management skills

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