What you'll do:

　　FUNCTION

　　1. Product management responsibility for all filtration products sold into the Life Science market segment, current as well as new products as the portfolio expands. Key responsibilities include:

　　a. product marketing and sales support, product life cycle management and promotion

　　b. product strategy, including market and customer research for the outlined product lines on a regional or global basis.

　　c. achieve growth and profitability targets in our Life Science market segment by supporting sales to value-sell filtration products and services to target markets and customer groups.

　　d. Lead the team of product specialists and technical service.

　　The Product Manager will work closely with functional leaders to develop and implement growth strategies to drive product profitability, volume, mix, market share improvement and price globally.

　　ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

　　a. Lead the team of product specialists and technical support, motivate and develop staff.

　　b. Proactively gather and interpret competitor and market information and conduct market research to identify and define emerging new product and product adjacency opportunities.

　　c. Perform competitive analysis and develop product competitive comparisons as needed, including cross-reference lists.

　　d. Identify, gather and transform VoC (Voice of Customer) inputs into new business opportunities, including NPD (new product development), existing product optimization, service programs, product portfolio rationalization, value engineering, marketing programs and other initiatives.

　　e. Define product positioning in the marketplace considering how target customer segments benefit from our products relative to competition.

　　f. Contribute to ProLaunch process for assigned new product development projects by providing the input from marketing as required.

　　g. Develop Product Roadmaps and drive alignment across the business functions.

　　h. Coordinate product launches across functions, working closely with marketing communications, engineering, sales and operations.

　　i. Develop, maintain and update product documentation and sales tools to include presentations, website, and e-marketing, literature, video, cross-references, success stories, and other marketing tools.

　　j. Develop Eaton Filtration's competitive packages for different Life Science applications / customer segments as a playbook for sales.

　　k. Provide product training to sales and channel partners.

　　l. Connect with key customers and other business partners (like suppliers of traded products) to enhance business relationships and grow our business.

　　m. Provide guidance in product price strategies considering value selling approach.

　　n. Support business development in "smart filtration".

　　o. Support operations in its planning process like SIOP, Profit Plan or BCM (business continuity management)

　　Qualifications:

　　SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE

　　• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

　　• Work experience in a cross-functional work environment

　　• Prior work experience with separation products

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　• MBA

　　• At least 5 years of work experience in separation products

　　• At least 7 years of relevant industry experience

　　• Prior work experience in a multinational company

　　Skills:

　　Position Criteria:

　　• Strong communication and presentation skills

　　• Achieves results through cross-functional collaboration

　　• Professional presence and interpersonal effectiveness

　　• Business acumen and vision

　　• Managerial skills relating to the ability to lead cross-functional teams and interpersonal skills to motivate individuals/teams

　　• Good understanding of market and competitive dynamics

　　• Analytical and Strategic thinking

　　• Understanding of markets, distribution channels, customer requirements, and brand strengths in dealing with positioning strategies

　　• Strategic and tactical pricing

　　• Experience with or aptitude to understand financial analysis and accounting principles