Marketing Manager

Position Summary

• This position has responsibility for achieving targeted growth and profitability objectives for a large portfolio of safety components products with global revenues exceeding $10M. While the position is located in North America it has a Global reporting structure.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Create and maintain the long term Business strategy to be used as the basis for subsequent annual operating plan activity and product implementations over the planning period.
• Identify, pursue and manage strategic relationships
• Determine the general direction of the business marketing research and forecasting function.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to provide globally competitive products and market share growth.
• Assure that we provide customer solutions and meet customer needs in quality, delivery and service.
• Establish product and market objectives to meet existing and anticipated customer requirements.
• Launch new products through close coordination with commercial marketing, field sales and distributors.
• Supervise the development of expense and capital equipment budgets for the Business.
• Management of a team of 3 to 5 Product Managers.

Minimum Qualifications

• BSEE or other Technical degree
• Must have a background the Industrial Automation market space.
• Must show demonstrated success in Sales or Product Marketing specifically as it relates to defining Sales, Business or Product strategies within the Industrial Automation Market space
• Must be an energetic leader with strong communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Managed a portfolio of products in a Global environment
• Other customer facing experience such as Sales, Key Account Executive, Business Development, Alliance Management, etc.
• Experience working in a highly matrixed organization.
• Experience in the Machine or Process Safety.
• Direct experience as a competitor.
• Prior people management experience.