Paid vacation/holidays, 10 days of vacation first year
Extensive products and on the job/cross training opportunities
What You Will Do
General Product Management
Track revenue, costs, profitability and all other relevant Key Performance Indicators of product line
Report market share by product line and identify trends, gaps and determine actions needed to grow share
Prepare timely and accurate financial plans and forecasts for business planning. Identify major deviations between actual and plan and recommend corrective actions.
Maintain tracking of our products and competitors’ products success within chiller product line globally (detailed by region) and identify opportunities and gaps.
Sales & Customer Interface
Maintain product line specific content for sales support, sales training and customer collateral.
Use voice of customer to determine and validate requirements for existing products as well as new product developments. Focus should be on how to collect feedback in a way that determines actual customer needs/problems and what benefits of future products would be of value (not just suggested solutions/designs).
Marketing:
For the chiller product line, develop core positioning and messaging for product lines consistent with overall JCI strategy
Work closely with the product portfolio managers to ensure a consistent marketing message is communicated (internal and external).
Manage a full complement of global sales tools (energy analysis programs, system selection tools, etc.) needed by the channels to be better positioned to compete in the market.
Support launch plans and ramp down plans for products in accordance with product development schedules and the strategic product roadmap for the product line.
Support training program needs and materials in concert with marketing, regional support (sales and marketing), and learning and development teams.
Product & Strategy Roadmap
Responsible to manage all products within the chiller Product Line globally – identifying and implementing actions related to competitive positioning opportunities, identifying product gaps, predicting competitive reactions and planning product development, product line effectiveness and profitability
Maintain product roadmap for Product Line segment that is inclusive of all products within the chiller Product Line marketed or produced in all global regions.
Deliver the products, features, options and sales tools required to feed strategic growth plans both global and regionally focused.
Manage product line lifecycle including phase in/phase out schedules for various plants, product extensions or option additions and value engineering.
Identify new business opportunities for chiller product line.
Business Planning & Competitive Analysis
Capture market product requirements for new product developments that include the Global needs across all regional businesses.
Assemble competitive benchmarking and position needed to complete requirements for product development projects and verify feasibility of concept product developments.
Manage or play a key role in leading the product development projects to meet critical dates and the requirements of the product development process.
What We Look For (Required)
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field. MBA preferred.
7+ years’ experience in HVAC, product management or related field. Chiller system or chiller product management experience is strongly preferred.
Demonstrable business management skills in a product management environment and must be technically savvy, possessing strong knowledge of field and business practices relating to chiller products.
Experience in working in a global team environment and communicating effectively across multiple cultures.
Proficiency in Microsoft suite applications (Word, Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint)
Good communication and presentation skills
Fluency in English is a requirement.
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