Senior Product Manager
3 days ago
Chicago
Purpose: Overall responsibility for the profitable growth of NDS’ Access Box business, including product line management, new product development & innovation, marketing & sales activities, and driving efficient operations. Responsibilities • Lead NDS Product Management for Access Boxes (Valve Boxes, Meter Boxes), • Subject matter expert both technically and relative to the market for underground/ grade-level plastic enclosures to house water/irrigation, utility metering, and communication devices, • Define the product vision, strategy, and road map, • Develop and implement plans for aggressive profitable growth, • Develop and lead organization to deliver on 3-5 year strategic plan, • Design marketing and incentive programs to introduce new products, build brand awareness and create a strong preference for NDS products with end users, irrigation designers and engineers, distributors, professional contractors, public agencies, and municipalities, • Plan and execute product line positioning, messaging, and outbound communications to ensure a clear, compelling, and consistent message to internal and external stakeholders, • Recommend pricing and packaging based on competitive positioning, functionality, and customer value, • Assist the field organization with training and support the sales force in positioning the product, • Work with marketing department to develop materials to promote products to specifiers and customers, • Monitor changing technologies, market conditions, business opportunities and competitors, • Manage critical market analysis relative to new product market potential and positioning. Conduct research and analyze the market to quantify business opportunities and build a business case for NDS Access Boxes, • Plan, manage, and execute product launches, working closely with Sales, Marketing, PDE, and other relevant teams Education & Experience • Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, marketing or equivalent education, • 5+ years experience in product management, product marketing, business management, • Industry experience in the market for access boxes/plastic enclosures is a plus, • Demonstrated success meeting business goals and profitably growing sales, • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with business leaders to create alignment and support, • Strong project management, organizational and presentation skills, • Effective interpersonal and written communication skills, • Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritize, independently manage several projects simultaneously and operate under tight deadlines, • Ability to travel Attributes • Results/Business impact focused, • Strong alignment with NDS Guiding Principles, NDS Brand Promise, and NDS 10 Guides of Innovation and Risk Taking, • Creative and innovative, • Strong analytical skills/data driven, • Strong business acumen, • Persistent, • Outgoing, • Strong leader, • Excellent problem-solving skills, • Adaptable and flexible, • Disciplined, • Strong understanding of changing market dynamics, • Ability to inspire a team, • Able to think “outside the box”, • Team player, • Embraces coaching and feedback for both professional success and growth