Product Manager at Fairbanks Scales

Summary

The Product Manager manages the development of products from start to finish to ensure they meet the defined requirements, including both customer needs and business outcomes. This role collaborates with internal departments to co-develop product roadmaps and drive products/projects from concept to launch in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Job Duties

• Co-develops heavy capacity product roadmaps to meet the product and business strategy.
• Translates Truck Scale and Rail Scale product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.
• Partners with sales departments to define the user experience.
• Collaborates with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs to translate them into product requirements.
• Responsible for end-to-end launch of products.
• Leads the product design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology.
• Monitors and evaluates progress at each stage of the product development and launch process.
• Prioritizes and maintains the backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of stakeholders.
• Acts as the subject matter expert for the assigned products and is the key resource for application support for the field Sales and Service teams.
• Works with cross-functional teams and various stakeholders, including analytics, design/user experience and engineering.
• Turns data insights into products with actionable outcomes for the customer and business.
• Continuously reviews the project needs, refines priorities, outlines milestones, sets deliverables, and identifies opportunities and risks.
• Partners with stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization.
• Liaises with the product team and end-users to deliver updates.
• Develops and maintains appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment.

Required Qualifications - Required qualifications to effectively perform the job. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. (Additional requirements may be designated by position.)

• Associate degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience required.
• Three (3) years' experience as a Product Manager with heavy equipment preferred.
• In-depth understanding of market conditions and trends.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Successful track record of developing products within deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Creative and innovative thinker.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills and abilities commonly associated with this position.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products - specifically Excel, and Outlook.
• Critical thinker with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work as well as concentrate on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to develop and maintain internal and external business relationships.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.

Work Environment - Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• General office conditions. Exposed to moderate noise levels.
• Travel periodically, nationwide to call on end users, and to manufacturing facilities (includes airline travel).

Physical Abilities - Activities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Required to use close vision and be able to focus.
• Regularly required to talk and hear; frequently required to sit, stand and bend at the knee and waist, and walk.
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement to type and work on computer.
• Must have finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination to work on computer, telephone, and related office equipment.
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function.

Fairbanks Scales Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets

DISCLOSURE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Fairbanks Scales Inc. may obtain information about you from a third-party consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. Thus, you may be the subject of a "consumer report" and/or "investigative consumer report" which may include information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living, and which can involve personal interviews with sources such as neighbors, friends, or associates, The reports may contain information regarding your credit history, criminal history, social security verification, motor vehicle records ("driving records"), verification of your education or employment history, or other background checks. Credit history will only be requested where such information is substantially related to the duties and responsibilities of the position for which you are applying.

NOTIFICATION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREENING

Fairbanks Scales Inc. performs post-offer, pre-employment drug testing for all roles prior to being hired into any role as part of our Drug Free Workplace Policy. In addition, Fairbanks Scales Inc. performs post-offer, pre-employment drug testing under the authority of the U.S. Department of Transportation prior to being hired for any role or transferred into a safety-sensitive role.

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