Job Details
Job Title: Senior Product Manager - Drives
Location: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Job Type: Full-time
What you ll do:
As a Senior Product Manager, you will manage an offering of low voltage variable frequency drives, consisting of Standard Class drives, as well as high horsepower general purpose drives. The position is highly focused on driving growth, managing the product roadmap and strategic plans, providing direction to a global team of development engineers and marketing teams, and developing and maintaining technical literature and sales tools. You will also create value propositions via a thorough understanding of customer needs, by following marketing trends, and monitoring our competition.
In this role, you will:
- Be the marketing lead for new product development programs and key customer conversions
- Identify unmet customer value opportunities and create innovative solutions leveraging data and digital capabilities
- Develop and manage the product line strategic plan and the product line roadmap
- Achieve profit plan financials for sales and margin
- Develop and maintain technical and commercial literature
- Manage product line sales E-Tools support (Bid Manager, VISTA, etc.) to continuously improve product selection and quotation
- Provide direction to a global team of development engineers for product line support and maintenance
- Partner with the channel and sales of the organization to drive effective distributor programs
- Acquire knowledge of competitive products and go-to-market strategies
- Assist and participate in the preparation of operational reports outs including monthly sales forecasts
- Direct / take action with all internal operating areas as required to meet customer commitments and the operating objectives of the business
- Represent the product line at conferences, tradeshows, and sales events
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
- Minimum of three years of professional experience
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
- Minimum of three years of experience in marketing or sales with low voltage variable frequency drives products or motor control
- Demonstrated ability to work with large datasets and apply systems thinking to resolve complex challenges
- Experience with digital products, recurring revenue models, and/or Customer Success
- Customer-facing experience in a technical or sales capacity, with proven communication and issue-resolution skills
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will have at least three years of marketing or sales experience with low voltage variable frequency drives products