Job Information
WATTS Product Manager in Sydney, Australia
Responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the Product Lifecycle, including: gathering and prioritising product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
Role Purpose
The Product Manager is responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the Product Lifecycle, including: gathering and prioritising product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. The Product Manager’s job also includes ensuring that the product supports the company’s overall strategy and goals.
Accountability
The Product Manager is accountable to the Research and Development Manager.
Minimum Requirements
At least 7 years of experience in Product Management, preferably within plumbing industry
Strong project management skills
Thorough understanding of Product management lifecycles
Experience in business to business selling strategies
Solid experience in new product development
Strong computer skills
Excellent oral and written communication and time management skills
Qualifications
Tertiary Business (or related) qualification
Duties
The Product Manager is required to undertake the following duties:
Develop and implement the Product Strategy for the relevant product portfolio
Specify Marketing requirements for the portfolio
Create the life cycle strategy for the portfolio
Collate competitor information and expected responses
Develop Product user requirement specifications
Conduct ongoing research and investigation into trends and future needs of portfolio
Track customer experience of the portfolio
Track product performance and act on performance data
Communicate with stakeholders on portfolio development and commercialisation
Provide educational content and presentations to internal and external clients
Maintain and establish relationships with key stakeholders
Manage successful launch of new or improved products or parts
Monitor and commercially guide product development and lifecycle
Manage key supply partner relationships
Manage product cost prices with Suppliers
Monitor product sales and profit against budget
Scrutinise production related product issues
Manage the release of products for the portfolio
Manage the lifespan of the products
Vet and process all requests for non-standard products related to your portfolio
Core Attributes
The Product Manager will have the following core attributes:
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written, with all levels of staff
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build constructive and effective relationships whilst using diplomacy and tact
Well-developed organisational skills including ability to set priorities and manage variable workloads and tasks to meet deadlines
Ability to construct and follow work processes
Demonstrated experience of being a team player and willingness to share knowledge and experience with others to assist in achieving team objectives and goals
Demonstrated Initiative and being self-motivated and able to work effectively under pressure with minimal supervision
Possess a committed work ethic with the desire to take ownership and responsibility and accountability for his/her work
Standards & Culture
The Product Manager is expected to:
Adhere to high professional standards and personal integrity
Assist in maintaining Enware’s culture of excellence and teamwork
Challenge the status quo
Promote Enware’s vision and values
Show a personal commitment to safety practices and behaviours, encouraging others to do so too
Watts Water is a global leader of quality water solutions for residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial settings. Our family of brands (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) offers some of the most varied product lines in the world, with world-class, water-related solutions focused on:
Drainage and Water Reuse
HVAC and Hot Water
Plumbing and Flow Control
Water Quality and Rainwater Harvesting
We are a $1.9 billion global company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a presence in five (5) continents and twenty-four (24) countries, and an employee population that speaks over eighteen (18) languages. As a people-first company, we prize enriching and caring for all who work here not only through words but through actions. This includes executing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected.We are proud to be an organization that believes that a safer world is a more sustainable world – a belief that we proudly reflect in each of our technologies and solutions and our environmental and social commitments, such as our partnership with Planet Water Foundation.
Learn more about the Watts way, here (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) .
Specialties
Plumbing, HVAC, Water Quality, and Gas
Headquarters
Americas & Corporate Headquarters: North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Company Size
About 5,000 employees
Website
http://www.watts.com/
http://www.wattsindustries.com/
http://www.wattsasia.com/
Industry
Machinery
Founded
1874