Product Manager

Bray International, Inc.

45d

About The Position

Leverage your experience to make an immediate impact with Bray International, a leading flow control product manufacturer. With more than 700 U.S.-based employees in over 18 locations. Act as global champion for the assigned product or product line, with the goal of optimizing its position within Bray’s market offerings and maximizing the value created for Bray. Join Bray today to make an immediate and tangible impact on a growing team!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree minimum, engineering or technical discipline preferred.
Must be able to speak, read, and write English at high school level minimum.
Intermediate skill level with MS Office computer applications (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint) minimum.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Capable of expressing opinions openly while managing conflict and moving the team toward problem resolution.
High attention to detail.
Able to adapt easily to new professional situations.
Able to work comfortably with little or no administrative support.
Knowledge of budget, forecast and product-planning processes.
Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
Completely at ease operating within a culturally-diverse work environment.
Able to and at ease traveling globally as a routine matter of business.
Able to lead teams and manage personnel in direct-reporting relationships

Nice To Haves

Engineering or technical discipline, especially in electrical products, preferred.
Permanent work authorization for the USA preferred.
High-energy, flexible, self-starter, hands-on worker.

Responsibilities

Screen/initiate development or partnership opportunities related to extension/expansion of product line, using the Bray Product Development Process (PDP).
Project management or delegation thereof for new product initiatives.
Prepare monthly new product development executive summary and project report.
Collection of market data to ensure product line alignment with customer needs.
Provide 2nd-level applications support either directly or by channeling to a SME.
Act as information clearinghouse for product line information.
Highlight requirements for technical support to Operations on the product line.
Act as statesman for product line with customers.
Develop and oversee sales training on product line.
Contribute to inventory planning and supply-chain initiatives related to product line.
Prepare field notices for product news and coordinate through Global Marketing Team.
Raise knowledge level of all Departments regarding product line.
Develop annual product training goals.
Conduct annual product review and develop strategy recommendations.
Prepare quarterly sales and profit analysis with recommendations.
Prepare quarterly cost review with recommendations.
Prepare annual product sales and profit targets by region.