• Job Description

  Req#: req637
  Automation Controls Product Manager - Drives & Motors
  
  
  AutomationDirect, a leading industrial automation products supplier, is seeking product managers or controls engineers with an interest in becoming product managers that are passionate about becoming a subject matter expert on one of our industrial control product lines – PLCs, HMIs, Drives, Motion, Process Instrumentation, Power & Circuit Protection, Motor Controls.
  Great things about working here:
  • Product Management training available for qualified controls engineers
  • Family friendly culture with low travel and remote work option up to 2 days/week
  • Business hours 7-4 or 8-5, No overtime
  • Quarterly bonuses and generous profit sharing
  • Team-based culture in an engineering office environment
  Objective:
  The Product Manager (PM) will partner with a Product Engineer to successfully manage and grow their product line of business in an entrepreneurial environment within AutomationDirect. The PM is responsible for defining the product line strategy and overseeing all business aspects of their product line – road-mapping, supplier management, branding, revenue and profit growth. Primary product ownership includes ac/dc drives, ac soft starters, ac/dc motors, and ac/dc gearmotors. The PM is a servant leader and works cross functionally with internal and external teams.
  Requirements:
  
  
  • Responsible for maintaining and executing a multi-year new product roadmap to expand presence and relative competitive advantage of the product lines.
  • Provide analysis of market/customer needs, the competition, and market segment trends to identify opportunities for new and existing products.
  • Presentation of new product opportunities including thorough understanding of available market, pricing, our expected market share, and our overall cost of doing business
  • Develop and/or select new product offerings for AutomationDirect customers. Responsibilities include determining new product requirements, branding, supplier selection, negotiating supply agreements including product costs, developing marketing material for catalog and web store, establishing product pricing, determining initial sales forecast, assisting with a product’s promotion plan, and product training for internal teams
  • Provide support for product end of life and obsolescence.This includes evaluation of any products classified as slow-moving items
  • Some scheduled domestic and international travel is required
  Qualifications:
  
  
  • Requires education in technical discipline with preference for BS in mechanical or electrical engineering or at least 10 years of related experience
  • Requires 7 years' experience (10 years preferred) in industrial control & automation market.Preferred experience includes product application, control system integration, technical support, and/or product design involving ac/dc drives and ac/dc motors. Similar experience in related markets such as building automation and medical equipment may be considered
  • Experience with industrial control products such as PLCs, HMIs, Servos, and Encoders is desirable along with working knowledge of industrial communication protocols
  • Experience with agency approvals (UL, CSA, CE, RoHS, etc.) is desirable
  • Experience with CAD such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc. is desirable
    
    

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