Product Manager - Portables

Johnson Controls•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Remote

About The Position

This Product Manager is responsible for the overall growth of the Special Application Sprinklers and Pre-Fab global product segments within Fire Suppression, Water & Mechanical. Major responsibilities include driving profitable revenue growth through the development of multi-generational product road maps and robust product lifecycle plans spanning idea inception to new product introduction and obsolescence activities. Product strategy development and execution of customer facing digital tools are also core responsibilities. This individual will also oversee cost-out / value engineering initiatives and gather customer and market insights. Significant global, cross functional collaboration is required across the organization, including global sales, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and other functions. This position reports to the Senior Director, Product Management and work from either a JCI company office or remotely. How you will do it: Product Market Insight: · Assesses the market, product trends & voice of customer information. · Conducts sizing & segmentation of markets · Conducts regular competitive & regulatory research and analysis on product line. Product Strategy: · Develops the product line strategy based on all relevant data and insights. · Determines the value propositions of individual products in the product line. · Communicates the strategy, value prop, and pricing guidelines plus gains alignment with the greater organization. Development: · Defines the product line roadmap. · Develops new product concepts in existing and new markets / channels buy following a multi-stage-gate process and by running multi-stakeholder development teams. · Defines product requirements including cost, quality, and timing targets. · Delivers detailed business cases for new products / enhancements. · Defines strategy and roadmap for customer tools and growth programs Lifecycle Management: · Leads cross functional team through product lifecycle process including introductions, product line analysis, value assessment and SKU rationalization activities. · Understands product portfolio at a global level (SKUs, pricing, profitability, sales by customer / channel, quality, warranty) · Analyze sales trends and communicate with end customers on market and product updates. · Interface with end-users, sales, engineering, marketing, and operations

Requirements

Four (4) year degree in business or an engineering field
Minimum of 5+ years business experience, with at least two plus years in a product development role
Demonstrated success in a product development role, in a phased-gate process experience
Comfort and experience in interacting with external customers
Experience working in a matrix business structure and working collaboratively with multiple functions on joint programs
Excellent written & verbal English communication skills
Strong financial and general business acumen
Ability to travel to customer sites 10-20% of time.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience within a fire protection, fire service or infrastructure related industry
MBA a plus
Proven ability to drive results via disciplined execution amidst organizational ambiguity

Responsibilities

Driving profitable revenue growth through the development of multi-generational product road maps and robust product lifecycle plans spanning idea inception to new product introduction and obsolescence activities.
Product strategy development and execution of customer facing digital tools
Oversee cost-out / value engineering initiatives and gather customer and market insights.
Assess the market, product trends & voice of customer information.
Conduct sizing & segmentation of markets
Conduct regular competitive & regulatory research and analysis on product line.
Develops the product line strategy based on all relevant data and insights.
Determines the value propositions of individual products in the product line.
Communicates the strategy, value prop, and pricing guidelines plus gains alignment with the greater organization.
Defines the product line roadmap.
Develops new product concepts in existing and new markets / channels buy following a multi-stage-gate process and by running multi-stakeholder development teams.
Defines product requirements including cost, quality, and timing targets.
Delivers detailed business cases for new products / enhancements.
Defines strategy and roadmap for customer tools and growth programs
Leads cross functional team through product lifecycle process including introductions, product line analysis, value assessment and SKU rationalization activities.
Understands product portfolio at a global level (SKUs, pricing, profitability, sales by customer / channel, quality, warranty)
Analyze sales trends and communicate with end customers on market and product updates.
Interface with end-users, sales, engineering, marketing, and operations