Global Product Manager, Valves

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.

Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision. We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas. We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

For over 140 years, our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology ("Celeros FT") continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission-critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.

Job Opening: Global Product Manager

The purpose of this role is to achieve sustained growth, profitability, market share and customer satisfaction for the Valve Product lines through the planning, forecasting, and marketing of assigned products through all stages of the product lifecycle. This involves working at both a strategic and tactical level across all relevant markets and regions.

This includes Celeros FT's ETO ("engineered-to-order") and CTO ("configured-to-order"), valves along with the associated parts, services, and aftermarket components. The Valve markets served are focused on, but not limited to, Oil & Gas, Nuclear power, conventional power, renewable power, Petrochemical and Industrial sub-segments.

The incumbent will work with market sector leads, NPD management, regional sales, operations, and design centers, leading teams to develop new products, market, and manage the lifecycle of existing products.

Success in this role requires a comprehensive understanding of market conditions and customer needs, combined with an understanding of the features, functions, and benefits of assigned product lines. The incumbent will engage in and reflect a culture of strong leadership, innovation and continuous improvement, talent development, and disciplined practices and processes that deliver results.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Product line strategy and planning
Gather and analyze market, customer, and competitor intelligence to identify and quantify opportunities for growth and margin expansion in new and emerging markets.
Gather the voice of customers & insights of key stakeholders.
Define value proposition/product differentiation that provides a competitive advantage
Develop, maintain, and gain approval for product line strategies and plans.
Develop business cases and determine feasibility to achieve revenue growth and profitability targets in line with business strategy.
Define and drive technology and product roadmap initiatives through project teams to achieve growth plans.
Identify new markets and quantify opportunities.
Through ongoing customer and marketplace interaction, define and document customer requirements for new products, as well as desired changes/enhancements for existing products
Collaborate internally and externally to scope & define product requirements.
Develop Global List Pricing strategy and advise on regional pricing strategies.
Develop product aftermarket strategies

New Product Development
Develop and oversee plans for new product launch adopting appropriate tools and templates according to Celeros FT standards.
Manage product launches according to defined development stage gates
Lead and involve project teams in post-launch after action reviews, and ensure relevant learning is captured, shared, and acted upon.

Product Lifecycle Management
Gather and analyze product performance, including financial, technical, and operational data to identify and quantify opportunities for growth, new product and existing product improvement opportunities.
Develop product lifecycle management roadmaps for products already in the market
Identify the need for, and drive value engineering projects, product extensions and next generation product initiatives.
Rationalize and retire products at the appropriate point in their lifecycle
Ensure products achieve targeted price margins
Ensure products meet specifications & agency certifications.
Collaborate with R&D, sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and operations to develop product definitions responsive to customer needs and marketing opportunities

Product & Market Training And Promotion
Define and maintain Global Product Training plan.
Provide technical and commercial support to Sales and Operations as required
Assist with development of promotional strategies based on marketing research and competitive analysis; implement these strategies in conjunction with Sales and Marketing to establish and maintain market position.
Coordinate with Marketing Communications to facilitate market collateral strategies.
Provide direction to Marketing communications for sales collateral
Support promotion of the product externally with customers, partners, & media
Deliver Product training (internal & external)
Exploring new markets

METRICS
Product line order intake; global & regional
Product line profitability; global and regional
Product line warranty % of sales
Product line revenue and forecast accuracy
Product line on-time delivery
Product line market share
New product vitality index
Customer satisfaction (VOC)
Timely Execution of defined product and market training and promotion activities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
New product development process or stage-gate development process
Product strategy and product roadmap development
Product line Profit & Loss (P&L) management and forecasting
Business case development
Strategic product pricing
Product launch and product lifecycle management
Product marketing and channel strategy development
Product value engineering tools and techniques
Team management, cross-functional team experience, matrix management experience
Divergent thinking, Courage, Creativity

SPECIALIST PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE
Technical and Commercial Product experience with valve technologies related to Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Petrochemical and Industrial sub-segments.
Familiarity with gate valves in the energy market
Technical and Commercial understanding of distribution sales strategies, price lists and selling strategy through sales representatives.
Experience with designing and driving a full product life-cycle model across range of industries.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Development, or related field
Master's Degree preferred
Five plus years of relevant experience in industrial / manufacturing environment
Valve product and market knowledge in Oil / Gas and Energy Sectors

Celeros Flow Technology is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Applicants must have current authorization to work in the country in which the position is located to be considered.

Celeros Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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