Product Manager

Xylem•Pewaukee, WI

28d•$120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions. Job Summary: The Global Product Manager is responsible for managing, developing and driving profitable business growth for the Orbal and SBR product lines with its related accessories. This role manages its products through the whole life cycle by gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product roadmap, value proposition and working closely with R&D to delivering and introducing winning products to the market in close collaboration with the Regional Product Managers, Commercial Teams and Vertical marketing. Xylem is a dynamic industry leader in providing water and wastewater treatment through application of its biological process products. We operate a robust product development process and fill our pipeline with new product advancements while continuing to onboard new disruptive technologies. Our goal is to leverage the Xylem brands to build solutions for the global market, and we want to bring on board a dynamic and experienced individual who wants to drive our growth with a highly skilled and motivated team of treatment experts.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution, or equivalent.
Possess fundamental and demonstrated knowledge of the sales process in the wastewater treatment industry or industrial industry and have a minimum of five (5), preferably at least ten (10) years experience including in the international markets.
Demonstrate excellent computer, communication, presentation, management and analytical skills.
Be able to resolve difficult technical and business issues.
Be a self-starter with high motivation to achieve goals.
Fluent in English
Process engineering experience in the water/wastewater industry either municipal and/or industrial preferable
Strong interpersonal, teamwork and problem-solving skills in order to effectively work with customers, business partners, staff and management from a variety of skill levels as well as different authority levels.
Ability to understand technical issues and understand impact on projects, and effectively communicate these issues and impact to direct reports as well as other project stakeholders.
Flexibility in terms of dealing with changing priorities and dealing with multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Fluent in English
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong project management skills with proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
Be a self-starter with high motivation skills

Responsibilities

Defining the product strategy
Develops the global product roadmap including business case covering product positioning, value proposition per product line, volume and price to serve as input into product development, and marketing
Manages the execution of the multi-year roadmap for the global product line including; new product development, value improvements, product introductions, phase outs and product training.
Collaborate effectively with Vertical Marketing team to develop regional- and local launch plans that will empower sales (product launches, application areas, product brand thought leadership). This role is also instrumental in providing content development
Assigns and take ownership of deliverables in the XPD (Xylem Product Development Process) by actively driving and participating in the tollgate process: by developing the business case, product requirements etc. with the understanding of customer and market needs
Understands and specifies market requirements, competition, market- and technology trends for current and future products. Conducting product related market research, Voice of Customer, customers visits and close collaboration with local-regional product managers and vertical marketing.
Develop appealing, and when possible a quantified, value proposition which is validated through market research, voice of the customer, and other data inputs.
Framing the vertical offer, in a collaborative way with key stakeholders, by packaging the product, solutions and services e.g. developing offer per application and framing applicable value propositions.
Monitors competition with respect to market performance, product portfolio and product performance.
Understanding and providing data for the S&OP forecast, ownership of global product sales and margin plan. If targets are not meet execute on the countermeasures
Follow up sales, orders and standard margin with the aim to reach targets, identify gaps and raise the need for countermeasures to close the gap
Provide strategic pricing guidelines across markets
Manage the product life cycle (launch to end-of-life) strategy and execution including identifying “sweet spot” applications in the market verticals by ensuring competitiveness of products (costs, features, price) by developing relevant business cases for decisions making
Manage the entire product life cycle through phase-out and being responsible for keeping its assortment competitive and give ideas for technology development and Value Engineering initiatives
Having a broad understanding of the competitors in the industry e.g. offering, pricing, markets.
Drive and execute product launches according to the product marketing launch process in close collaboration with the Vertical Marketing, Commercial Teams and Communications.
Being responsible for resource allocation, keeping the timeline and all preparation to do a proper launch in time e.g. strategic pricing, product availability, training material and plan, information in product selection and configuration programs, communications material etc.
Product, technology and application content development
Participates in technical meetings, conferences, workshops, industry days, trade shows and association events
Accountability for the technical performance of the products as defined in the product specifications
Ensure the product offering mirror the product brand values
Thought leadership activities (e.g. white papers) by developing content and/or presenting
Develop appealing, and when possible a quantified, value proposition which is validated through market research, voice of the customer, and other data inputs
Collaborates with Communications, Vertical Marketing, and R&D to drive next generation value propositions by a rigorously understanding of the voice of the customer.