DescriptionThe Manager Thermal Management Product Strategy Americasensures alignmentbetween Americas Sales organization Americas Sales Operations organization Americas Finance organization and the Thermal ManagementBusiness Unit organization regarding pipeline orders sales and other key financial metrics for the Thermal ManagementBusiness Unit. Reporting directly to Director Americas Product Strategy - Thermal this role will also drive visibility and monitoring of regional Thermal Managementproduct margins including pricing initiatives VAVE cost-out programs etc. The role will support product-related strategic planning processes for the Americas region related to the Thermal ManagementBusiness unit. It will also support definition of product business cases for new product development and execution on existing products. Finally this role will serve as a unified market and customer intelligence provider for the Americas Region.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as a key contributor for the Americas Region forThermal Management related topics in Pipeline Orders Sales and Demand Planning meetings.
- Lead analysis of and efforts to improve the margin and profitability of the Thermal Management Business Unit and its subsidiary Product Lines.
- Partner directly with theThermal ManagementBusiness Unit Americas Finance Sales and Sales Ops to lead pricing initiatives.
- Liaise closely with the Americas Thermal Management Technical Sales/Application Engineering Teams
- Research market trends demand drivers customer needs and the competitive landscape.
- Partner with theThermal ManagementBusiness Unit Sales and Sales Ops to ensure Sales Enablement processes and best practices are established for new and evolving products.
- Collect voice of customers and product business cases and share with global products teams.
- Develop and track metrics to evaluate post-launch sales performance of new offerings including pipeline and quotation.
- Support Thermal ManagementStrategic Planning efforts for the Americas Region partnering with the IT SystemsBusiness Unit the Americas Strategy Team the Americas Finance Team and Americas Sales Teams.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Business or a related field; Masters degree in Engineering or Business Administration is preferred.
- 5 years intechnical product service strategic planning sales marketing or directly related experience
- Experience with Thermal Management/HVACproducts and solutions strongly preferred
- Experience in the data center industry strongly preferred
- Strong business acumen and ability to act as a CEO for the products being covered
- Ability to quickly develop cross-functional relationships to achieve business objectives
- Technical expertise to translate stakeholder needs/pain points to solutions
- Able to combine long-term and short-term goals by setting priorities
- Ability to interact with all levels within the organization from entry level to executive
- Attitude to act as a leader in their role and with curiosity in all thats new (market trends new technologies etc.)
- Language skills: fluent in English written and verbal required
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite Smartsheet and other business applications
Required Experience:
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