Gates Corporation is seeking a Global Product Line Manager for their Industrial Hose product line, with a specific focus on expanding solutions within the growing Data Center market. The role aims to drive product strategy, roadmap development, and commercialization to meet evolving customer needs and market trends in this sector.
Requirements
- Experience designing, specifying, or managing products for Data Centers, Fluid Conveyance, Thermal Management systems, or Industrial Hoses is not required, but preferred
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for sales data analysis and graphing trends
- Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills to deliver high-quality executive-ready presentations
Responsibilities
- You will work closely with sales, sales ops/analytics, and directly with customers to capture VOC and incorporate it into the overall product planning, launch and commercialization process; support sales to drive the sales pipeline and close opportunities
- The GPLM for Industrial and Data Center hoses will work with engineering to manage the global industrial hose portfolio and product roadmap, across the entire product lifecycle from launch preparation through to commercialization
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the data center market for the product line – including tracking industry indices, insights on industry trends, participating in industry organizations, consolidating Voice-of-Customer (VOC) and maintaining a view of the competitive landscape and activies
- Provide global product leadership for the broader Gates industrial hose portfolio. Translate customer needs, industry requirements, and trends into actionable product strategy, product roadmaps and application-driven product requirements to be integrated in new product development business cases
- Ensure that feature, quality, and cost objectives are reached and that schedules are kept. Prepare required Market Launch materials. Document product specs, strategy, plans, and training needs
- Support commercial teams with top-line accountability for the product line, including planning and managing proper organizational support for major customer orders as well as resolving supply chain challenges and production requirements to achieve financial and other operating metrics – including quality and cost objectives
- Provide insight and support into the necessary manufacturing capabilities, capacities, and operational footprint needed to support market growth and product mix forecasts
Other
- High level of interpersonal and leadership skills; must be able to influence across multiple levels within the company and locations, including establishing global partnership
- Leads through influence, with and without authority
- Strong technical acumen combined with commercial savviness
- Strategic mindset and strong business intuition
- Global work experience and perspective are a strength
