Job Description:

Founded in 1904, ESAB Corporation is a premier narrowly diversified global leader in connected fabrication technology and gas control solutions. Our rich history of innovative products, workflow solutions, and business system, ESAB Business Excellence, enables our purpose of Shaping the World We Imagine™. We're looking to hire a talented Product Manager, Filler Metals, Welding & Gas Equipment.

Reporting to the VP of Sales & Marketing, the Product Manager, Filler Metals, Welding & Gas Equipment, based in Mexico, will play a critical role in driving the development and growth of product lines for the North America market. The role is responsible for executing the product marketing strategies to drive brand awareness, customer engagement, and profitable revenue growth in North America. Developing and implementing the strategic plan and deploying Voice of Customer (VOC) will be a tool to research and identify customers' needs and market opportunities.

Primary Duties

• Develop and maintain overall product plans for your portfolio in your assigned product category.
• Review and analyze current performance, portfolio health, market needs, trends, and other data.
• Define target segments to pursue. Map needs for these segments and, in collaboration with global product marketing and engineering, translate these needs into offerings and services roadmaps.
• Conduct voice of customer (VOC) interviews with end users, distributors, and Sales Teams to perform trend mapping.
• Work with regional sales teams to implement an effective commercial strategy to drive sales revenue in these segments including participating in customer visits.
• Set pricing for all products in the portfolio
• Lead the pricing work for large RFQs and bids
• Create promotions and programs to drive revenue growth
• Collaborate with marketing communication to innovate ways to reach and deliver the value proposition message to target customers.
• Recommend solutions to customers as a subject matter expert in welding specialty alloys.
• Provide related training to sales, field marketing and channel partners.
• Define and grow alternate channels to market.
• Work with Sourcing and Operations teams to identify and implement cost improvement projects
• Work with Supply chain and Production teams to manage the demand forecast for their product line.
• Collaborate with supply chain and other stakeholders to make delivery, quality, and servicing performance a key competitive differentiator.

Qualifications

• Technical Degree with focus on Welding or Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering with 7+ years of professional experience
• 7+ Work experience in Industrial manufacturing or related industries is preferred
• Experience working across multiple functions/departments within and out the organization
• Show excellent written, verbal and presentation skills including communicating complex technical content to a range of audiences.
• Ability to support the needs of and interact appropriately with cross-functional personnel.
• Have a customer-focused mindset and have a structured efficient approach to responding to customer needs.
• Proficient in project management.
• Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Effective problem-solving and analytical skills.

Work Environment

• This position is eligible for Hybrid remote work, with at least 3 days/week in person at the office
• Remains in a stationary position 50% of the time and involves additional physical demands such as ascending/descending stairs, walking stooping and standing.
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment 'PPE' when working/visiting manufacturing and plant locations.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery including but not limited to printer, tablets, cell phones.
• May be exposed to varying weather during travel.
• Travel up to 50% (US, Canada and Mexico).