Global Product Manager

SUMMARY:

Global Product Management (GPM) is accountable for global product platform profitability, and is responsible for product strategy, product lifecycle management, and product development. The GPM is the "thought leader" for their product platforms and has a deep understanding of the product competitiveness, cost structure, product performance, and value proposition. GPM's work closely with Marketing, Sales, Technology, and Operations on product line optimization, and complexity reduction. GPM's are the commercial leads for InnoHVision programs and are accountable for new product launches. GPM's provide sales support, product training, pricing guidelines, and maintain product literature.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Increase product platform profitability, establish minimum pricing guidelines by application
• Actively manage product lifecycles from creation through obsolescence
• Work closely with Marketing and the Regional Sales teams to drive sales, and business development
• Partner with Marketing to develop benchmarking data and clarify value propositions
• Act as the commercial lead for InnoHVision programs and ECR's
• Coordinate with Marketing, Technology, and Operations for new product launches
• Develop and communicate Multi-Generational Product Plan strategies for product platforms
• Support Operations in capacity management and strategic expansion projects
• Accountable for the LRP/AOP product planning
• Responsible for product platform IP strategy
• Maintain product literature (TDS, benchmarking) and provide source data for marketing communications and tradeshows
• Keep current with applicable regulations and standards
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educations workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 7+ years of experience in industrial marketing, sales, product management, and product development
• Minimum of a BA or a BS (preferably in a technical discipline), MBA preferred
• Experience in filtration/separation strongly preferred

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC:

• Pricing, segmentation, product positioning, marketing communication, and strategy development
• Sales and negotiation skills
• Financial analytics and development of business cases for justification of investments
• Superior written & verbal communication and presentation skills
• Product costing and project management skills
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Up to 25% travel
• Schedule flexibility for periodic calls with global team members in other time zones

CORE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

The person that assumes this role must possess the following personal attributes necessary for success within H&V to meet our business objectives:

• Critical thinking - The capability to think out-of-the-box, and to develop critical questions and to identify insights by asking "the 5 whys".
• Creativity and Innovation - The capacity to originate new or radical alternatives to traditional methods, approaches, and products.
• Influence others without authority - The capability to encourage and motivate stake-holders to invest resource into this segment and gain alignment toward a common goal.
• Outside-in thinking - The capability to balance outside-in and inside-out thinking (market solutions vs. products)
• Take measured risks - The capability and comfort level to handle ambiguity, make quantified analysis, and take measured risk when needed.
• Focus on 1-2 critical items - The mentality to identify and focus on the top 1-2 priorities and push them forward in the midst of distractions
• Achievement Motivation - The drive and determination to truly "win, reject average performance and set challenging goals for self and others at H&V to achieve major breakthroughs.