Product Manager - Wastewater - Hillsboro, OR - IPG Pipe & Precast West

Job ID:  495774

Exempt

Hydro International, a CRH Company, is a leading global provider of advanced products, services and expertise to help municipal, industrial and construction customers to improve their water management processes, increase operational performance and reduce environmental impact. With over 40 years of experience and a reputation for engineering excellence, businesses, and public bodies all over the world rely on our products, services and integrated solutions to reduce flood risk, improve water treatment and protect the environment from water pollution. We have a network of over 80 distribution partners and serve customers in more than 40 countries. As part of CRH Infrastructure Products, we are leading the water management industry with innovative, sustainable solutions and a safety-first mindset.

Position Summary

The Product Manager will be responsible for:

• All documents and design information from product development to delivery and operation of the wastewater products. Examples include design/sizing spreadsheets, fabrication documentation, technical sales collateral, and O&M manuals.
• Gathering of product related market intel to drive new applications and products.
• Work closely with engineering, operations, sales, and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
• Assist the Operations Director and Engineering Manager on improving the cost structure and operational efficiencies with our external vendors.

Key Duties

• Work with Wastewater and Product Development teams to define, update and maintain the product strategy and roadmap.
• Work with Marketing team to develop all sales enablement tools.
• Provide training to sales and internal teams on how to position the product and communicate product features and advantages to our clients.
• Identifies customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information. Work with Marketing to deeply understand market research to seek-out growth opportunities for the current product line-up as well as future products.
• Work with team to make recommendations on the scope of present and future product lines by reviewing, regulations, product specifications, new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
• Work with external fabricators and internal design team to continually improve commercialization of products to lower costs and elevate quality.
• Bring new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
• Introduce and market new products by developing time-integrated plans with internal teams.
• Update and maintain technical documents required to provide customer products including O&M’s, installation type drawings, etc.
• Manage AWW ECR/ECO process in collaboration with Engineering manager.
• Support Non-conformance resolution process.
• Prepare product portfolio for scalability.
• Assist with product integration into AWW CRM/ERP systems.
• Assist with supply chain activities including quoting, and sourcing and improving production efficiencies.
• Determine and work with Hydro team to deliver design changes and features with corresponding justification.
• Support core positioning and messaging for the products.
• Support the Regional Sales Managers in sales force training as needed. Drive development of sales tools and marketing collateral, work with necessary support w/in Hydro.
• Provide necessary input to leadership to facilitate management of the commercial optimization of the Group’s product and services portfolio, including the identification of growth opportunities.
• Coordinate and direct the various activities across the businesses that are required for the successful commercialization of a product/service i.e. customer needs analysis; technical development; product design for use and manufacture; supply chain; marketing; sales; and servicing.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Competence & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field such as engineered products/construction industry.
• Minimum of 5 years engineering and/or technical product experience.
• Engineering and problem-solving experience with strong mechanical aptitude.
• Proficient experience with Inventor, AutoCAD and related software or similar 3-D packages.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Proven ability to work within a team environment, multi-task, and adapt to frequent change.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to work with people from all backgrounds.
• Possess proven technical and commercial skills.
• Proficiency in general computer skills including Microsoft Office and CAD.
• Excellent understanding of the needs of the industry, its structure, and key customers.
• The ability to work cross-functionally with product development, operations, marketing, sales, finance, and engineering.

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 Infrastructure, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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