Flow Business Unit President

Pentair•Golden Valley, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our mission into practice, helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life's most essential resource. From our residential water filtration to industrial water management to pool products and more, our 9,000 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions. We have an opportunity for a for a Business Unit President to lead the Commercial and Industrial Team. In this role, the BU President will be responsible for developing, implementing, and leading a focused growth strategy for the Business Unit within Pentair including hiring, developing, and demonstrating leadership for the team. This role will drive profitable revenue generation and growth through product lifecycle management with actionable growth strategies. This role will have full accountability for the global business unit P&L, will lead the global sales team, marketing, finance, HR, engineering, supply chain operations, and category General Managers. The Business Unit Leader will have direct responsibility for all Product, Sales, & Services within the Segment. This position is responsible for developing product management, sales, and service strategies to execute and meet the priorities and goals outlined for each product category within the Business Unit. In addition, the position is responsible for ensuring strategic development, standardization, and excellence in support functions, including customer service, technical and engineering of products, marketing, and operational excellence. The role is accountable to deliver on revenue through organic market growth, increased penetration, and expanded coverage and is a leader of Industrial excellence design and process for the Business Unit. Charged with leading the functional teams and developing the necessary resources to attain aggressive growth targets, this is a highly visible position and serves as a critical component of the overall Flow Segment strategy.

Requirements

Have earned at least a bachelor’s degree (e.g., B.A. or B.S.).
I have at least 10 years of product management, P&L responsibility & leadership experience with progressive sales-oriented organizations.
Experience in global customer and manufacturing organizations.
They have demonstrated problems solving complex multi-dimensional issues in order to improve, change or adapt to customer and business needs.
Have demonstrated experience with Global product management responsibility.
Demonstrated an ability to lead cross functional teams in order to achieve success to goals and long-term strategy.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others.
Ability to present complex or difficult messages clearly and persuasively.
Be able to work collaboratively across various functions in a complex matrix environment.
Demonstrate a high degree of resiliency and flexibility to adapt to changing business conditions and shifting organizational priorities.
The ability to create and deploy an organizational culture and vision.
Experience driving changes throughout organizations.
Experience owning product & services strategies & lifecycle management (prioritization, positioning, pricing, rationalization)
Strong business acumen with proven strategic problem-solving experience.
Demonstrated influencing leadership style – the ability to get things done through an influence-based work style.
Advanced analytical skills, including the ability to understand financial reports and business statements.
Advanced proficiency with basic technology tools, especially Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

Deliver on Business revenue & standard income commitments.
Lead cross functional business team (Marketing, Sales, Technology, Operations, Sourcing, Finance, HR, Legal) to drive day to day execution, ensure customer satisfaction, implement Segment strategies, and improve processes.
Translate customer insights into actionable growth strategies to expand sales and margins.
Drive Product (& services) Lifecycle Management: pricing, innovation, rationalization and differentiation of Products, Services and Go-to-market strategies (Channels, Digital pull).
Lead, transform & align across the enterprise product management capabilities (talent, processes, tools, and metrics).
Drive Vertical market growth and collaborate across the enterprise to identify additional growth vectors.
Ensure strong funnel of opportunities (incl. projects) and robust conversion rates.
Prioritize initiatives and make tradeoffs across product lines.
Provide input to Segment Leader on Segment Strategy and Strategic Initiatives.
Partner with functions to drive prioritization, execution, and continuous improvement.
Partner with Sales to drive Sales execution across channels & Key Account Mgmt.
Align with Marketing on upstream (segmentation, VOC, …) and downstream activities.
Provide input to Segment leader on inorganic growth opportunities.
Partner with functional leaders to develop talent and align incentives to business objectives.