Job Description
Overview:
The Product Manager/Industrial Products (PM) is responsible for developing and executing product line strategies to grow the Hubbell Industrial Controls brand. This role requires strategic thinking to identify new markets and product opportunities. The PM will collaborate with end users, representative agents, regional managers, customer partners, internal departments, and executive leadership. Additionally, the PM oversees pricing and margin activities and works closely with the Sales Team to exceed profitability and revenue objectives for assigned product lines.
This position involves hands-on experience with manufactured products within our Heavy Industrial Controls manufacturing businesses.
A Day In The Life
- Develop and execute product line strategy and marketing activities.
- Assist customers, reps, and internal teams with competitor product cross-referencing.
- Interface with customers to resolve issues and respond to product application inquiries and conduct voice of customer feedback
- Support the business team in developing sales tools to capture new business.
- Collaborate with Sales Team to develop and manage channel and partner strategies and programs.
- Attend relevant trade shows to promote product lines and generate sales leads
- Support internal and external customer training
- Oversee all product marketing activities, including product launches, sales training, presentations, competitive analysis, and general sales support.
- Collaborate with the Digital Resource Team to maintain and update the website.
- Identify marketing opportunities and partner with Marketing on execution.
- Coordinate proposed changes to the product line (enhancements, obsolescence, etc.) while being cognizant of the needs of the customer and the business.
- Work closely with Operations to achieve service, inventory, and quality objectives, ensuring industry-leading service levels across all channels.
- Drive overall cost and margin enhancement for assigned product lines.
- Define and supervise pricing to drive profitability and achieve sales goals.
- Have technical expertise of the products in the assigned portfolio.
- Develop and bring new products to market by leading multi disciplined resources within a New Product Development lifecycle.
- Perform Market Research to understand market position and in order to build a portfolio strategy: new products, technical enhancements, competitive SWOT, pricing strategies, marketing.
What will help you thrive in this role?
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field (electronics, communications, software) with demonstrated success defining technical products or equivalent experience.
- 3–5 years in Product Management within the electrical or similar industry, preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Sales or customer facing experience
- SAP experience, preferred
- Strong business and financial acumen.
- Comfortable speaking with customers and presenting to large groups.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Ability to travel up to 40%.
- Self-starter with adaptability to fast-paced environments and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.