Global Product Manager - Industrial Laser Analyzers

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ABB's Measurement & Analytics division is among the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of smart instrumentation and analyzers. With thousands of experts around the world and high-performance digital technology, ABB's team is dedicated to making measurement easy for its industrial and energy customers to let them operate more efficiently and profitably. The position is acting in the Product Management group, under the direction of the Global Product Line Manager, with a focus on comprehending the full potential of our products and the market trends where they are utilized. Moreover, assisting customers worldwide in enhancing public safety, improving efficiency, and conserving limited resources gives our work a powerful sense of purpose.You will drive the long-term profitable growth of ABB’s comprehensive Industrial Laser Analyzers globally for the leak detection application within the Industrial Automation Measurement and Analytics Business Line. These laser-based gas analyzers are utilized for detecting, localizing, and quantifying gas leak emissions in the natural gas market. You will further develop and manage the product line through all life-cycle phases in accordance with market needs, Product Group strategy, and targets

Your responsibilities

• Leading global market intelligence analysis, defining market segmentation and identifying potential portfolio gaps both against the competition and new market opportunities.
• Developing a business plan that drives and supports long-term profitable growth, tracking performance metrics and implementing appropriate pricing and cost measures for maximum and sustained profitability.
• Continuously developing product management processes and tools, developing sales and tendering tools to support the Sales organization and initiating the creation of external and internal product training modules and programs.
• Collaborating with global Marketing and Sales teams to define marketing plans, including modern marketing communication activities, training activities and sales initiatives.
• Meeting customers to understand their needs, collect and challenge their views on the market direction and support sales when required through sales calls, presentations, customer seminars, etc.
• Driving profitability and life cycle of the products by defining global pricing strategies and managing global frame agreements.
• Initiating and driving cross-functional and cross-organization new, highly-differentiated product and solutions introduction, monitoring and influencing the development of all standards and market trends and providing input to Research & Development (R&D) for patent-screening processes and intellectual property rights protection.
• Defining customer value proposition per segment and channel, ensuring clear communication to channels and users and delivering clear positioning within the portfolio.
• Driving the annual business planning process, facilitating agreements between sales demand and supply and monitoring global sales target fulfilment and tender volumes as well as acting as appropriate.
• Developing a strong and experienced global team, inspiring and motivating employees to achieve stretch targets.
• Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.

Your background

• A university degree (BS, MS, Ph.D.) in engineering, business or other relevant field required
• More than 5 years of experience in Product Management or Product Development, working as Product Manager or development scientist/engineer on analytical products and systems.
• Leadership experience in sales, engineering and operational projects.
• Experience in strategic and operational planning in a multinational organization.
• Ability to anticipate customer needs and market trends.
• Strong, well-developed verbal communication, influencing, coaching and leadership skills.
• Specific knowledge of the oil & gas, chemicals, or semiconductor market is a plus.

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Accident insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. For the 8th year in a row, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s top employers by Forbes Magazine. Also named as Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, Canada’s Greenest Employers and in 2021 Best Candidate Experience Award (CandE Award), ABB's culture and commitment are to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and supported. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process. ABB's Military Reservist Policy offers Canada's Reserve Force members the flexibility to undergo military training and activities while maintaining job security, seniority, pay, benefits, and privileges as ABB employees, including up to 15 paid working days per year for training, as well as extended leave for operations both in Canada and abroad, ensuring seamless career integration with our nation's defense forces. #LI-Hybrid