What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager-Industrial position at Xylem?
Xylem |ˈzīləm|
1) The tissue in plants that brings water upward from the roots;
2) a leading global water technology company.
Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, is the leading global provider of efficient, innovative and sustainable water technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved and re-used. Our international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world’s water challenges. We are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas.
If you are excited and passionate about helping us #letssolvewater, we want to hear from you!
The Role: Xylem Inc. seeks to hire a Product Line Manager to act as the driving force for continued growth of the GWT and Xylem Brands, focusing specific attention on the Industrial Vertical applications. The role oversees all aspects of portfolio and product support and life cycle management to maximize value for the customer.
Essential Functions:
- Leading development of new product ideas and strategic plans for the product line.
- Organizing the development and execution of product training.
- Collaborating with the applications and operations teams to ensure lead times that meet market expectations.
- Traveling as necessary to foster strong customer relationship and portfolio understanding.
- Collecting voice of customer information and develop a strong funnel of new product ideas.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Mechanical Engineering, Marketing or related discipline. Ideal: MBA
- 5 years experience in product management, application engineering, or marketing disciplines. Ideal: exposure to pumping or pump related industry.
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.)
- Light lifting (20-25 lbs.), office environment
- Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about the facility
- Regularly required to listen, talk to, and see employees.
- Regularly work on a computer and participate in video meetings.
Work Environment:
(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements.
- Considerations made for hybrid/remote work and flexible scheduling.
