Product Manager (Electric Utility Distribution) - Remote - IPG Enclosures

Job ID:  495106

Exempt

Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions (OES), a CRH company, has united the Carson®, Christy®, and Synertech® brands to form the largest manufacturer of plastic, polymer, and concrete utility enclosure products serving the municipal water, irrigation, electric, communications, and transportation markets. OES has 11 manufacturing and distribution centers strategically located across the U.S. and Canada.

Position Overview

The Product Manager is responsible for both product planning and product marketing. This includes managing the product throughout the Product Lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product, customer, and market requirements, defining the product vision and long-term roadmap, and working closely with the commercial and operational functions to deliver winning products. It also includes working with sales, marketing, and customer support to ensure revenue, profitability and customer satisfaction goals are met. The Product Manager leads the product development stage gate process for new product development projects, product line extensions and line gap fillers, ensuring that the product offering supports the company's overall strategy and goals.

Key Responsibilities

The Product Manager (PM) will lead new product development and manage existing products for Highline and lead product commercialization activities across all products for the Electric Utility Distribution market. The Product Manager will work at both a strategic level, managing Oldcastle's competitive position and product line performance, and at the tactical level managing product line lifecycle activities and commercialization efforts.

Duties
 

• Develop and manage the product line roadmap, establishing the value proposition for products and solutions across all markets.
• Develop and manage product development across the stage gate process including new product innovation, product line extensions and gap fillers.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering address the key product performance needs.
• Lead in identifying, pursuing, and supporting new market opportunities across all market segments for the product line(s).
• Analyze & benchmark the product offering of key competitors for gaps or opportunities in our product line.
• Create further reach within the targeted market sector and assist in identifying new business opportunities outside of the current customer group.
• Provide additional technical support to customers and the plant, visit the customers when necessary to assist in and or pursue opportunities and/or problem-solving strategies, develop training modules for customers and develop outline for marketing materials.

Competencies, Education and Experience
 

• Team player with effective interpersonal skills and an open, collaborative style.
• Effective cross-functional collaborator who can balance external and internal objectives.
• High initiative and results driven; an entrepreneurial self-starter who operates with speed, simplicity, and passion to succeed.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 4+ years professional experience, with 3+ years in product management, product development, and/or product marketing.
• Experience with manufactured products for infrastructure construction in the Energy, Water and/or Communications market segments preferred.
• Travel is expected to be ~35%.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions (OES), a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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