Product Manager

STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD

$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Mechanical or Construction Technical Degree
  • Familiarity with water and wastewater systems is advantageous
  • Sales experience preferred
  • Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

  • Build and develop new product ideas based on industry experience
  • Communicate effectively with Engineering and Marketing teams to align product strategies
  • Promote the product to internal and external stakeholders
  • Manage new product development from planning through market entry
  • Address warranty issues with teamwork internally and externally
  • Provide technical support to customers and sales staff
  • Analyze partnership opportunities for product enhancement

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Professional growth opportunities
  • Involvement in product marketing and sales
  • Opportunity to participate in trade shows and industry events
Full Job Description
Description

Essential Functions
  • Build products from existing ideas and help to develop new ideas based on your industry experience and your contact with customers and prospects.
  • Must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy with a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality
  • Must be able to communicate with all areas of the company:
    • Engineering as a counterpart to define product release requirements
    • Marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer
    • Serve as the internal and external promoter for your product offering, occasionally working with the sales channel and key customers


Duties and Responsibilities

Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
  • Managing new product development from strategic planning to market entry
  • Handling warranty issues with our product internally and externally
  • Provide technical assistance to both customer and sales department
  • Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources
  • Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product
  • Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by ongoing visits to customers and non-customers
  • Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on the company
  • Develop sales tools, i.e., presentations, application notes, demo CDs, technical documentation, and competitive analyses to assist the sales force
  • Provide input for literature and advertisements
  • Participate in trade shows
  • Other duties as assigned


Requirements

Education/Experience

Required:
  • Mechanical / Construction / Technical - Degree
  • Knowledgeable in water and wastewater a plus
  • Sales experience a plus
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint


Knowledge, Skills, Licenses, Certifications, Etc.:

Required:
  • Product Knowledge
  • Product Application knowledge


Physical Demands
  • The ability to sit for extended periods


Work Environment
  • Office work environment

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