Product Strategy Specialist Americas (Chillers)

Job Summary

The Product Strategy Specialist - Americas (Chillers) ensures alignment between the Americas Sales organization Americas Sales Operations organization Americas Finance organization and the Thermal Management Business Unit organization regarding pipeline orders sales and other key financial metrics for the Thermal Management Business Unit. Reporting directly to the Director Americas Product Strategy - Thermal this role will also drive visibility and monitoring of regional Thermal Management product 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 Management Business 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.

This position will be based onsite at Vertivs Westerville OH campus location.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key supporter for the Americas Region for Thermal Management related topics in Pipeline Orders Sales and Demand Planning meetings.
• Support analysis of and efforts to improve the margin and profitability of the Thermal Management Business Unit and its subsidiary Product Lines.
• Partner directly with the Thermal Management Business Unit Americas Finance Sales and Sales Ops to support 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 the Thermal Management Business 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 Management Strategic Planning efforts for the Americas Region partnering with the Thermal Business Unit the Americas Strategy Team the Americas Finance Team and Americas Sales Teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Business or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• 2 years in technical product service strategic planning sales marketing or directly related experience
• 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

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $8.0billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

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