The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for driving the strategic direction and overall execution of the Brush Switchgear Product Platform. You will act as general manager for the product line, with responsibility for developing and executing the product roadmap, technology innovation (new product development, margin enhancement, break-though innovation), revenue and profitability.
Main Responsibilities
- Development and implementation of a longer term (three years +) strategic playbook by articulating on roadmaps for products, services & solutions.
- Development and implementation of lifecycle strategy for the technology / product line / platform.
- Identification of program risks & opportunities, evaluation of the impact to the organisation and the scoping and implementation of corrective/mitigating strategies to overcome the challenges.
- Customer engagement, collection of VOC, OVOC, and translation of the impact and opportunities to the switchgear portfolio, including segmentation
- Development and updating of market, regulatory and competitive positioning (competitive landscape) within relevant segments and persona development. Leveraging insights to inform on product opportunities, portfolio gaps, acquisitions, partnerships, product positioning and product marketing.
- Development and updating of technical and commercial value proposition, including reviewing on cost of ownership, service quality and customer value perception.
- Ensure regulatory and statutory compliance on product design, relevant technical, safety and environmental standards, codes of practice etc.
- As technology / product line / platform owner, work closely with project sponsor & cross-functional teams, to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, plan, budget, and timing for strategic initiatives aligned with over business goals (EG : Revenue, operating margin and free-cash flow).
- Work collaboratively across the organisation/functions to ensure early adoption and alignment of key principles which govern innovation development programs, including validation of assumptions, must-haves and customer value positioning.
- Working closely with the Programme Management Office (PMO), develop project assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement and maintain organisational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance.
- Ensuring that Intellectual Property (IP) opportunities are defined and reviewed by scanning existing portfolio and critically reviewing IP aspects at the onset of new development programs.
- Accountable for the adequate data protection activities and awareness levels within their area responsibility, in line with the data protection policy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical discipline) or equivalent
- MBA or equivalent
- Six Sigma methodology (Minimum Green Belt, preferred Yellow Belt)
- Excellent written and oral skills
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport
- Strong leadership skills, ability to build consensus in project teams and across the wider organization.
- Able to stimulate and encourage an environment for creative excellence. Promote continuous innovation.
- Executes and takes ownership (as individual contributor and / or project leader).
- Drive for tangible and measurable results
- Deep skills in strategic development and insight, building and leveraging of technology platforms & agile/lean process methodologies.
- Proven track record working cross functionally, in an engineered to order business, influencing and collaborating with associated functions.
- Creates a climate where others can perform constructively, fosters open communication
- Establishes benchmarks, based on industry excellence, and inspires others to achieve them.
- Passion for technology and the application thereof, relevant to the portfolio.
- Well developed EQ (emotional intelligence) and the ability to leverage this.
- 8-10 Yrs. Product Management / Product Marketing / Technical Leadership experience in a medium to large enterprise (£100M - £500M P&L) in the Electrical, Power, Oil & Gas, Mining or Automotive segment
Knowledge
- A solid understanding of Medium Voltage Power Distribution Technologies. T&D experience will be an advantage.
- Lean Six Sigma methodology.
- Extensive energy industry network including technology organizations, academic institutions, trade bodies, vendors and supply chain.
- Keeps up to date with competitor information and market trends; identifies business opportunities for the organisation; demonstrates financial awareness; controls costs and thinks in terms of profit, loss and added value.
Experience
- Experience within a manufacturing / engineering to order environment
- Experience of developing & implement strategic transformation in a Product Management role.
- Proven ability to complete projects and achieve results in an ambiguous work environment.
- Successful track record of delivering accurate, comprehensive requirements to specific timescales and release schedules
About Us
BRUSH Switchgear provide agile and adaptive engineering solutions and products, including consultancy services, design, and project management as well as award-winning product technology, to a wide range of projects.
A chosen partner for national and regional power generation and distribution network operators, through innovation and a commitment to delivering solutions that address grid-resilience and drive system change, we support the global drive to net-zero, helping create a future-proof Infrastructure.