Emerson Hiring for Product Marketing Manager-Engineered Products Job at Marshalltown, IA Full Time

Emerson is looking for an action oriented thought leader to be responsible for control valve product lifecycle from concept to obsolescence, to develop and implement product management and marketing strategies to achieve product sales, profitability, and customer service goals! This role is intended to work globally with customers, sales, world area marketing, and engineering to manage the lifecycle of the current products, define, develop and launch new products, product modifications, and buyout strategies to increase market share and expand into new markets.

In addition, this position will be responsible for the analysis of market research, technical edges and converting conclusions to initiatives that identify business opportunities for our business. As the global leader, you will bring forward and champion these opportunities from the world area into the business unit’s.

As a Product Market Manager, you will:

Manage the Marketing of New Product Development

• Share the product vision and market application with engineering team
• Develop, clarify and maintain product requirements
• Develop, clarify and maintain product specific user interface requirements
• Develop appropriations requests
• Maintain deliverables for the gated new product development process
• Manage the product backlog items as the product owner
• Communicate development progress to management

Participate in various exciting marketing activities such as product launches and trade shows

• Manage field trial programs
• Own and manage RTQ’s for unreleased products

Own Product Literature

• Develop user documentation and marketing material

Serve as subject matter expert to solve issues and provide product training

• Train Sales and Service personnel (product and market segment focus)
• Train Education Services personnel and support coursework development

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Must know process control or similar business, have a good knowledge of marketplace, competitive product customers, and applications.
• Strong understanding of commercial and technical applications of control valve or similar products
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical experts and non-technical sales people
• Ability to develop strong global relationships
• Strong communication skills to create a clear vision, customer value proposition, and sales intermediary value proposition
• Strong organization skills
• Ability to maintain a keen attention to detail, multitask and work well under pressure

Education / Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree Engineering or Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or Business
• Minimum of 2 years’ professional experience
• A minimum of 6 years’ industry related technical experience may be considered in lieu of the degree.
• Understanding and management of the financial and business performance of Gross Profit, Average Unit Price Mix and Units.
• Must be able to travel 10-20%

Education / Experience preferred:

• MBA is preferred.
• Engineering background or related experience needed to investigate and develop customer application/product needs, conduct competitive analysis, develop product specifications and general product improvements consistent with market needs.
• Experience in process engineering, sales, or marketing