Product Manager – Fire Safety

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Transform the everyday with us!

Siemens Smart Infrastructure is looking for dedicated people with the drive, skills, and vision to build a better tomorrow. Join our Fire Safety team as a Product Manager and help us build the technology that will save lives and transform entire industries, cities and even countries! In this role, you will develop, execute, and supervise annual business plans for your product portfolio to ensure divisional sales and profit targets are achieved.

We are looking for a Product Manager. This role is based in Parsippany, New Jersey, but the impact is worldwide!

Role Description:

You will manage and be responsible for the Siemens UL Listed Extinguishing Product Portfolio including Sinorix® line of fire extinguishing and suppression products (Chemical and Natural Agents) and Water Mist, working to achieve organization business development targets by researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans and working with Sales and Marketing to implement them.

You will drive the future of the Sinorix product line by talking to customers to identify product marketing opportunities and develop new product functional specifications. Don’t just predict the future – make it happen! You will investigate the fire suppression market to define the market addressed by Siemens products, our competitor's share, and competitors' advantages and weaknesses. You will forecast projected business and establish a marketing plan to secure targeted company share. You will provide consistent and timely communications to field sales with information pertaining to product benefits, functionality as well as competitive information. You are the face of the product to our customers! You will research the market to identify market opportunities, and decide how to capitalize on these opportunities, to improve our product marketability and profitability. You will guide cross functional product development teams, including R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, Sales, Training, Tech Support, and others. You will represent these teams when reporting to Management on proposals and progress. Be visible to the Siemens management team! You will be part of a product portfolio team with global scope and responsibility and will work closely with the Siemens Global Extinguishing Product Line and Regional Portfolio Heads to ensure strategic alignment and implementation of corporate and regional strategic objectives. Product pricing based on competitive analysis and corporate profit goals need your input. Ensure Siemens gets a fair return for the value your products provide. You will provide forecasts to manufacturing and assist in control of inventory value. You will maintain relationships with key accounts by making periodic visits, exploring specific needs, and anticipating new opportunities. You may be involved in solution recommendations for customers, and handle negotiations for product development sales. You will support product migrations for customers as well. Technical products need top notch support! You will provide Subject Matter Expert-level product support to customer service, technical support, training, sales outlets, and customers as required. The industry doesn’t stand still, and neither will you. Stay ahead of what's trending in the industry by attending informative workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing professional networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and engaging with professional societies.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s in engineering or business. Experience in a product management, marketing or direct sales role in Fire Suppression/Extinguishing Systems including water mist, engineered natural agent systems is preferred. Experience in Fire Alarm Control Panels, Notification Appliances, and/or Fire Peripherals is beneficial. Highly effective cross-functional team management experience is required including experience working across entire organization, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Product Management, Marketing, Finance and Sales to establish new portfolio supply and distribution strategies and implementation of market launch and sustained deliver to customers. Travel within the U.S. and internationally up to 25% of the time. Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

Preferred Qualification:

Master’s degree is not required but is preferred. Experience with software-based Fire Alarm System Configuration Tools is advantageous. Strong experience with data analysis and business mindset is necessary. Outstanding writing and editing skills combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills is necessary to be successful in this position. “Self-starter” mentality and internal drive are required. Every day is different, so you decide what is important to do each day. Understanding and shaping the customer experience is crucial, so the ability to get hands-on experience is required. This is not just a desk job!

You’ll benefit from:

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html The pay range for this position is <$110,460 - $189,360>. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications and premium geographic location.

About Siemens:

We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers.

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