Business Unit Director - CIJ

Videojet • Wood Dale, IL

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About The Position

Videojet is seeking a Business Unit Director (BUD) – Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) to be responsible for the general management, sales, and P&L of the CIJ product line within a matrix organization. This role involves establishing a strategic vision for the product lines to drive global growth and profitability, in direct coordination with Sales, Marketing, Product Planning, Service, Operations, Procurement, Engineering, and R&D. As part of the global Business Unit Management group, this position reports to the Sr. Director of Business Unit Management. The role offers the opportunity to make an immediate, measurable impact on safeguarding everyday essentials, within a respectful and collaborative community that fosters career growth and professional development. Videojet is a leading global manufacturer of coding and marking solutions and is part of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader in essential technology solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in product management or a related role, ideally including a track record of successfully delivering successful new products launchings
• Experience in a senior product role at a director’s level working with a technical product is preferred.
• A strong understanding of the marking and coding market, industry trends, and user experiences
• Strong expertise in market research tools and techniques.
• Proficiency in creating product vision and leading cross-team collaboration across engineering and commercial organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop product line strategy plan: 1 and 3 year vision, business cases, high-level use cases/requirements, and revenue that compliments Videojet’s overall strategy.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of competitors, their products, and strategies to understand their full positioning and plans of attack.
• Own the sales growth and P&L for their products (equipment, supplies and parts) in close collaboration with regional leaders.
• Develop comprehensive materials and tools to help sales win opportunities, including fight sheets, value selling documents, ROI/TCO tools, and solution guides.
• Develop global plans for product launch and create internal support materials.
• Review and approve marketing materials, develop target customer segments, and develop appropriate demand generation campaigns with Marketing.
• Get to Gemba (point of impact/field) to understand customer, competitor, and market dynamics.
• Lead activities to address bugs, updates, upgrades, and enhancements, and drive items to completion.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams in the development, QA, and release of products, and balance resources to ensure success for the entire organization.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Permissive paid time off policy emphasizing flexibility and trust
• Ongoing investment in your career through dedicated training, on-the-job development, and coaching
• Comprehensive health benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with employer match
• Associate wellbeing programming with rewards
• Bonus Pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director