LG Electronics

Chiller Product Manager

LG Electronics$95K — $127K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Mechanical Engineering preferred.
  • Minimum of 7 years experience in product management, strategic marketing, or similar fields.
  • Working knowledge of business planning & analysis concepts is a plus.
  • Detail-oriented with excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple initiatives and competing priorities.
  • Financial modeling skills in Microsoft Excel are strongly recommended.
  • Bilingual proficiency in Korean and English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage product activities from definition to end of life.
  • Gain deep understanding of customer experience and identify product gaps.
  • Create internal and external buy-in for product vision.
  • Develop pricing and positioning strategies for products.
  • Translate product strategies into detailed requirements.
  • Work closely with engineering for quick time-to-market deliveries.
  • Drive product launches and collaborate with marketing and other teams.
  • Conduct detailed calibration and performance testing of new models.

Benefits

  • No-cost employee premiums for comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
  • Auto enrollment with immediate vesting in a competitive 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
  • Generous Paid Time Off including company holidays and sick/vacation time.
  • Performance-based Short-Term Incentives based on role.
  • Access to confidential mental health resources and personal fitness incentives.
  • Family-oriented benefits including paid parental leave and support for families with special needs.
  • Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.
Full Job Description
Product Manager, Chillers

What we can offer:

A crafted employee experience designed to foster professional growth, a focus on health & well-being and an internal community that will set you up for success.
Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach

Here is why you should come join our team:
We are a dynamic group of HVAC Products Engineers that that work on the latest and most advanced HVAC products in the US market. Our R&D team is expanding rapidly to grow organically in the HVAC area of water heating both in domestic water heating and space heating, unitary (A coil and furnace), AHU, VRF, FCU and Chiller product portfolio. On this team you will work closely with the LGE R&D team in Korea for ODM activities, and internal design and development for HVAC accessories and components.

The Opportunity: Location will be in Alpharetta, GA (Bilingual in Korean/English is required)

The Product Manager, Chillers will be responsible for managing activities from product definition and planning through production, release, and end of life. In this role you will serve as the central resource with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing as the product(s) move to production and distribution. Your involvement lasts throughout all stages of a product's lifecycle including modifications, upgrades and maintenance of the product or product line. You will also develop business plans and product positioning in the marketplace as well as oversees market research, monitors competitive activity and identifies customer needs. Lastly, this individual will establish pricing strategies.

In this role you will also;
  • Gain deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
  • Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
  • Develop product pricing and positioning strategies
  • Translate product strategies into detail requirements and prototypes
  • Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
  • Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market
  • Drive product launches including working with marketing/public relations, executives and other product management team members
  • Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services
  • Detailed calibration and performance testing of new LG models and competitive models.


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree required. Mechanical Engineering preferred.
  • Minimum of 7 years experience is required. Experience in high-tech, competitive intelligence, product management, strategic marketing, or strategy/management consulting is preferred.
  • Working knowledge of business planning & analysis concepts (Business Indexes: COI, WOS, Sales Deduction and so on) is plus
  • Must be highly detail-oriented with excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Must have ability to manage multiple initiatives and competing priorities
  • Financial modeling skill using Microsoft Excel for pricing and promotions strategies is strongly recommended
  • Bilingual (Korean/English) is required


Recruiting Range

$95,000-$127,000 USD

Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:
  • No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
  • Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
  • Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
  • Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
  • Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
  • Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
  • Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors:
  • Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.

About LG Electronics

LG Electronics Inc. is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of the LG Corporation, the fourth-largest chaebol in South Korea, and its global sales reached US$55.91 billion in 2014. It comprises four business units: Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliances & Air Solutions and Vehicle Components, with Starion India as its main production vendor for refrigeration and washing machines in the Indian sub-continent. LG Electronics acquired Zenith in 1995 and controls 37.9 percent of LG Display as of 2013. Since 2008, LG Electronics remains the world's fourth-largest LCD television manufacturer. The company has 128 operations worldwide, employing 83,000 people.
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