Product Manager

ITT Inc. - English US • Irvine, CA

40d

About The Position

Reporting to Senior Product Management Lead for Aerospace Electrical Interconnect Products, the successful candidate will manage all technical, pricing, and marketing related deliverables for interconnect products being sold to commercial and military aerospace markets. The candidate will interact daily with internal and external Sales staff, distributors, end customers and engineers, drive all product management activities and will be responsible for related revenue and margin. This position is responsible for achieving all profitability and revenue growth objectives for the assigned product lines in line with the company’s strategic plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or a technical discipline, MBA preferred
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in Product Management, Pricing, Sales, or Customer Service within the Aerospace industry
• Familiarity with electrical interconnect products
• Percent of Travel required, typically approximately 25% or less
• This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Responsibilities

• Implement and develop online and manual pricing tools for responsible product lines in coordination with the pricing team to improve pricing responses and maximize revenue and margin with the goal of achieving a sub 5-day average turnaround time on all quotations
• Manage product cost reduction activities and market price strategies to improve margins and closure rates on quotes and contract pricing agreements – achieve a minimum 15% closure rate on relevant product lines
• Manage customer facing activities that results in maximum product line value, developing product related collateral to the Sales team, distribution, and end customers as well as messaging that maximizes ITT Cannon’s competitive position within the market
• Develop marketing communications collateral in conjunction with marketing that optimizes messaging – build and execute a plan that includes a minimum of 1 marketing content release per quarter
• Develop and manage product roadmaps and oversee specific product development projects crucial to ensuring new product launches are achieved on schedule in accordance with the product roadmap
• Conduct and manage product related engineering activities through regular meetings to ensure engineering activities are supporting tactical and strategic product line objectives
• Key management point of contact responsible for all product related pricing and margin activities as well as tactical and strategic activities related to the product line.

Benefits

• ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs.

What This Job Offers

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