Sr. Product Manager

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Primary Function

As the Product Manager, you will plan, organize, and collaborate on an assigned product line from conceptual stages through product life cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives by performing the following duties:

Responsibilities

• Identify and articulate to the sales force the company’s distinctive competence and the product line’s unique advantages.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative research with existing and prospective customers, assimilate customer and market requirements.
• Develop business cases for new products, plan and implement product launches.
• Manage the marketing mix post-launch. Perform product life cycle management to maximize product line profitability.
• Monitor market and technological developments and incorporate information into the overall corporate product program strategy.
• Conduct research and provide in-depth market, industry and competitive analysis and positioning.
• Create detailed business, marketing and product requirements.
• Create and maintain the product plan for all channels served by the product line.
• Collect market and product requirements from internal and external sources (customers, prospects, sales personnel, etc.), produce product requirement documents, evaluate against company product program strategies, evaluate the commercial feasibility of the requirement and determine whether it should be included in the product plan.
• Identify and document competitive threats, industry innovations and other industry related news.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field such as business, engineering, or marketing. MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience
• Previous experience in product management, preferably in a related industry.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills to identify market trends, customer needs, and competitive insights.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with product management tools and methodologies.
• Knowledge of the water heating and treatment industry, including understanding of regulatory requirements, energy efficiency standards, and emerging technologies, would be advantageous.

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

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ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.