About the company:
Our client have everything the customer needs for plumbing and flow control, water quality and rain water harvesting, drainage & HVAC & hot water system.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Lead and manage new and advanced product and business development efforts from concept through launch for Watts’ key strategic product offering
- Lead all aspects of the product life cycle including developing roadmap, identifying, driving, and implementing key growth initiatives
- Analyze new opportunities in the water heater, boiler, water treatment and related vertical markets. Identify trends and potentials in cooperation with Watts production sites worldwide to develop product strategy
- Conduct robust voice-of-customer to validate market/competitive dynamics, new product business cases, and to general stay closely connected to the market
- Lead the product realization process from concept through the establishment of the product design criteria with Engineering
- Specify market requirements for current and future products based on market research and customer interactions
- Introduce products capable of meeting strict compliance with engineering standards, company standards and market requirements
- Provide periodic analysis and understanding of customer (engineers, architects, contractors, sales representatives, facilities managers and specialists) needs, requirements and trends for the water and space heating markets
- Actively participate in the new product development projects through the One Watts Performance System, including being responsible to coordinate market requirements, pricing, product information and sales training
- Coordinate and/or complete market analysis on competitive products prior to development efforts to identify unique selling points, costs/pricing and technical specifications
- Support product market research and identification of new product opportunities while working with sales, marketing and other departments
- Attend select tradeshows and present product selling points to prospective customers
- Support marketing objectives, including sales volume and profit forecasts
- Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Marketing or commensurate experience, required.
MANAGEMENT:
- This position does not have direct reports and will work within a highly collaborative team
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following: product management, engineering, systems engineering, applications engineering, training, or technical sales required
- Experience in the commercial hydronic and/or water heating industries a strong plus
- Computer efficiency – Intermediate to Expert level in MS office, Project, Teams, Visio, Adobe Acrobat, experienced with manufacturing ERP systems (Glovia and Epicor preferred) and configuration software used to quote and sell product
- Working knowledge of creating and executing business cases for growth opportunities, including new product development a plus
- Strong organizational, interpersonal and communications skills, required
- Experience with planning and executing projects (setting and achieving personal and team goals, detailed action plans)
- Results driven; proven track record of success in leading cross-functional matrixed teams to achieve successful results
*REGIONAL/ COUNTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Mainly US based travel up to 25%
*PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
*WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Work in office environment or Work in a manufacturing environment
- May occasionally be required to perform job duties outside the typical office setting.
- Required to wear safety glasses, safety shoes, and utilize other safety equipment as required while present on the shop floor or in off-site facilities
*As required by the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA)