SUMMARY

Product Manager (Vibrating Screens & Feeders) will be responsible for the leadership of the Products within the Product Family of the Product Portfolio.  This position will own the execution of the Product Strategy and collaborate with Sales & Marketing, Engineering and other PMT (Product Management Team) members to understand product needs in the Regions, monitor & report on market information, trends, and activities – including product performance, market share, competitor information, and customer feedback. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

§  The Product Manager is responsible for the gathering and organization of market data, to include competitor information as well as internal metrics such as market share.

§  Gathers and organizes potential Feature Additions, Product Improvements, and New Product Development actions and projects from Market, Competitor, and Customer research and analysis.

§  Maintains a Product Development Roadmap by model family, detailing out new product development projects and timelines, and prepares presentations to the VP Product Management and SLT (Senior Leadership Team) to obtain approval and funding for New Product Development projects.

§  Works closely with PMT members including the Appropriate NPD Engineering Personnel to assure development projects are progressing through the NPD process to meet assigned deadlines for development and product launch.

§  Communicates and coordinates with Sales & Marketing personnel for effective Product Positioning and effective product launches.

§  Maintains and organizes an accurate product specification library for the Products to be accessed by internal customers for Positioning and Promotion.

§  Acts as the primary gateway for Sales requests for Product customization, filtering the requests with Internal Sales & Applications, Engineering and OpEx resources.  Reviews requests against the Product Strategy and with Engineering as appropriate and responds to Sales with direction. 

§  Assures compliance with applicable federal, state, local and corporate governance policies, regulations, and laws.

§  Supports Astec’s core values, mission statement and vision statement.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENT

Product Managers are expected to Lead by Influence across the Functional areas of the Group to execute the Product Strategy.

 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

§  Demonstrated communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

§  Proven strong interpersonal skills to communicate project plans, goals and objectives and coordinate resources to complete projects within scope.

§  Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

§  Must have strong problem-solving skills and experience.

§  Must be able to organize and manage multiple projects and priorities.

§  Ability to understand and explain product benefits and value proposition.

§  Vibrating Screen and or Feeder experience is desired but not essential

§  Must be able to lead strategy execution.

§  Must have a demonstrated track record of working with customers to understand requirements and develop appropriate solutions

§  Must be able to work effectively as a member of a cross functional team.

§  Strong product application understanding and experience with Astec & Competitive products.

§  Ability to effectively speak publicly and make presentations is required.

§  Ability to travel overnight and work long hours is required, although 40-48 hours per week is typical.  Overnight travel is approximately 3-5 days 3 to 6 times per year with overseas travel of 1-3 times per year.  Ability to obtain and maintain a Passport is required.

§  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals is required.

§  A minimum of 5 years of career experience in Engineering Design or Product management.

§  A degree in engineering or a related field, and/or business is preferred.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical and complex problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited resources may exist is required.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and data furnished in written, oral, or diagram form is required.

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; frequently talk and hear; and occasionally climb or balance.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  This position is occasionally required to operate an automobile and travel by airplane.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.