RainBird

Product Manager - Pump Stations

RainBird$100K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in product management and marketing leadership within manufacturing.
  • Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or engineering.
  • Experience in pump and/or pump station sales or marketing.
  • Excellent prioritization skills and results-driven mindset.
  • Strong interpersonal, influencing, and leadership abilities.
  • Proven marketing experience focused on new product development and launches.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement global market strategies for pump stations to boost sales and market share.
  • Craft long-range product strategies for various customer segments to drive growth and profitability.
  • Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing on new product development projects to meet quality and financial targets.
  • Conduct market research to inform competitor, customer, and trend analyses for product positioning and pricing.
  • Manage a schedule requiring 25% travel for client engagement and market exploration.

Benefits

  • Strong potential for future management positions.
  • Opportunity to work with engineering on innovative product development.
  • Engagement in a growing global market with diverse customer segments.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Product Manager - Pump Stations will be responsible for driving sales and market share growth for pump stations, pump parts and pump services at Rain Bird. The ideal candidate must be able to analyze market opportunities and deliver a global strategic vision and plan to increase sales and gain market share while improving the profitability of the portfolio. The strategic plan will incorporate product roadmaps, localized, national and global promotional plans, marketing collateral development and new product launches. The Product Manager will work with Engineering on New Product Development and sustaining work, with Manufacturing on improving product costs and optimizing production output, along with planning for capacity needed for growth, and with Sales to understand our customer needs and requirements. The selected candidate will also have strong potential for future management positions at Rain Bird.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and drive global market strategies to increase sales and market share of existing product lines in both established and new markets.
  • Develop long-range product line strategies across customer segments that achieve substantial growth and profitability through new product introductions.
  • Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing new product development teams to deliver the highest quality products, while achieving schedule, investment, revenue and margin targets.
  • Lead research business intelligence on competitors, customers, market trends and government regulations to develop positioning, pricing and growth strategies for new product initiatives in the pump station segment.
  • This position requires 25% travel


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of product management and marketing leadership experience in a manufacturing company.
  • Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in business, marketing or engineering.
  • Pump and/or pump station sales or marketing experience
  • Excellent prioritization skills and ability to get results.
  • Strong interpersonal, influencing and leadership skills.
  • Experience marketing with focus on new product development/product launches
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, MS Project, Outlook).


DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Use of AI tools a plus.
  • Project management experience and a track record of success with new product development.
  • International market development experience.


About RainBird

Rain Bird Corporation is a privately held company founded in 1933 during the agricultural boom in California. We are the leading global manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Since the beginning, Rain Bird has produced and offered the industry’s broadest range of irrigation products for farms, golf courses, sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more than 130 countries around the world. Our products include irrigation sprinklers, drip irrigation, controllers, valves, central control systems, and weather sensors. We are committed to The Intelligent Use of Water™ and use our expertise to promote responsible water use worldwide.
Learn more about RainBird
Size
4,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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