Director Product Management (remote potential)

Company: ASTEC
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

BUILT TO CONNECTAstec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world.
ABOUT THE POSITIONProvides regional market share growth by identifying potential products; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies. The product manager will be the main liaison between the regional sales/business line managers and the factory engineering department for the purpose of clarifying the needs of a specific region in terms of design and function.
Key Deliverables

• Develop overall product strategy for SW and Control System area for Astec Digital
• Perform Market Trend and Gap Analysis for the existing Portfolio
• Develop recommendation for new products and features
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and protypes.
• Maintain and Grow Product and Feature Roadmap across multiple product families
• Manage external and internal facing Release Mgmt and Strategy
• Develop and Manage Sales, Pricing and Market Share strategy
  Key Activities & Responsibilities
  • Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners.
  • Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
  • Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements, appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
  • Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
  • Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
  • Obtains product market share by working with Sales to develop product sales strategies.
  • Brings 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.
  • Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  • Develop client and individual sales training kits for products To be successful in this role, your experience and competencies are:
    • Minimum 7 years' experience in managing and delivering product based on IoT or Data/BI or Cloud based technologies is essential
    • Past experience in Software Development or Engineering is very desirable
    • Four (4) year college or university degree in technical or business field or equivalent experience required.
    • Experience in Industrial Products and Construction industry is desirable
    • Training and certification in Product Mgmt and Agile/Scrum is highly desirable
    • Past experience managing a small distributed product mgmt. and engineering team is highly desirable
    • Must be energetic, highly motivated and have the ability to function in a fast pace environment and manage multiple priorities and responsibilities.
    • Must be able to travel occasionally domestically and internationally.
    • Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
    • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, groups of managers, associates, clients, and the general public.
      
      Our Culture and ValuesEmployees that become part of Astec embody the values below throughout their work.
      • Continuous devotion to meeting the needs of our customers
      • Honesty and integrity in all aspects of business
      • Respect for all individuals
      • Preserving entrepreneurial spirit and innovation
      • Safety, quality and productivity as means to ensure success

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