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Product Manager - Heaters
- Job Title
- Product Manager - Heaters
- Job ID
- 27750064
- Location
- Chattanooga, TN,
- Other Location
- Description
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Astec 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 POSITION
Provides 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- Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners.
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and protypes.
- Evaluate promotional plans to ensure consistency with the product line strategy.
- Build awareness and understanding of all Astec products.
- Identify trends and opportunities for new or improved product features and functions.
Key Activities & Responsibilities- 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 VP of Sales to develop product sales strategies.
- Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
- Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses, answering questions and requests.
- 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.
- Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and recommending inventory levels and production schedules.
- Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
- Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following up on work results.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Develop dealer and individual sales training kits for crushing and screening lines. Kits would include competitive sell strategies.
To be successful in this role, your experience and competencies are:- Four (4) year college or university degree in technical or business field or equivalent experience required.
- Must be energetic, highly motivated and have the ability to function in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities and responsibilities.
- Industrial manufacturing experience preferred.
- Knowledge of and experience with industrial heaters preferred.
- Must be able to travel occasionally domestically and internationally.
- Must be able to effectively collaborate with others.
- Must be able to work as a team member.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills are required.
- Able to solve problems on a strategic and functional level.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, sales reports, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
- 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.
