What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager - Engineered Ball Valves position at Flowserve US Inc?
Company Overview:
Flowserve is the recognized world leader in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries. With more than 18,000 employees in more than 55 countries, we combine our global reach with a local presence. Flowserve is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, gender, disability or protected veteran status.
Position description:
We are seeking a passionate growth-driven business leader for our highly strategic Engineered Ball Valve product family.
Flowserve offers competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, 401(k) and many other excellent benefits!
Primary Reporting: Product Director
Location: Global
Responsibilities:
Own, be accountable for, and drive product line strategy and growth
Develop Multi Generational Product Plan (MGPP) that becomes basis of strategy for product line
Utilize market insights to set strategic direction and develop value propositions that provide a sustainable competitive advantage to win market share and grow the business
Collaborate across the global cross-functional team to frame and take ownership of product development, pricing, commercial, and operational initiatives, aligned to the product family strategy
Define and sustain effective channel strategies across OE and MRO business, and lead go-to-market plan development and deployment
Create and lead accountability across the organization to set and meet growth targets
Position requirements:
Strong market-led and customer-driven mindset
Emotionally intelligent leader and collaborator with ability to influence team members at all levels of the organization, solve complex problems, and resolve conflicts
Clear communicator and “story-teller”, with “executive presence” and ability to communicate effectively to senior leadership
Ability to navigate a complex global organization
Strong prioritization skills and sense of urgency, as well as good time management with ability to effectively work with people in different time zones
Results-driven mindset with eagerness to embrace and drive accountability
Experience in conducting and leveraging voice-of-customer, market and competitor analysis, and financial analysis to enable clear decision-making
Strength in developing hardware-digital value propositions linked to specific customer and application value drivers
Innovative mindset, with eagerness to cultivate “outside-the-box” thinking across the team
Strength in leading go-to-market commercialization efforts
At least 8 years working with engineered products across product development, product management, or commercial and sales operations
Proven track record across few of the following global industries – including Oil & Gas, Refining, Chemical, Energy, Power, Mining
(4) year business or engineering degree required, MBA and/or Advanced Engineering degree preferred
At least 3 years’ experience in a functional leadership role creating substantial business impact across one or more functions, including Product Management, Marketing, Commercial, Sales or Engineering role for industrial products
Proven track record of working successfully with global matrix organization within multinational company
Preferred experience:
Experience with Engineered Ball Valve applications and end markets
Experience developing strategies and driving initiatives across global distribution channels
