Life Safety EMEA Product Manager

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Date Posted

2022-05-11-07:00

Country

Denmark

Location:

Ellekær 9, 2730 Herlev, Denmark

At Carrier, we create and maintain healthy, safe and secure environments. Carrier’s Fire & Security Products (FSP) business creates technology that saves lives and protects properties by offering leading fire and security systems solutions globally.

Carrier Fire & Security Products is looking to fill a very exciting role for a Product Manager for its EMEA Life Safety business. The Product Manager will be responsible for managing product marketing activities for his/her portfolio and ensure profitable growth.

This is an impactful role for a broad based, business thinker with analytical, strategic thinking, project management and communication skills who can collaborate effectively across the entire business (marketing, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, sales, and all relevant business leaders).

The successful candidate will possess a strong business acumen with knowledge of product marketing and portfolio management, will have strong customer-oriented skills and even stronger desire to get results to maximize growth, profitability and return on investment for the business. You will be expected to be a high-energy, creative and resourceful self-starter who demonstrates leadership skills and instincts. In addition, you must be a hands-on person who possesses the best combination of strategic thinking and drive to achieve tangible business results. You have strong influence skills and can prove that you can lead and drive results within a cross-functional team.

This role reports directly to the Director Product Management and Marketing for Life Safety EMEA.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

• Integrate inputs to develop distinctive product plans with outstanding financial outcomes
• Competent in microeconomics, finance, Voice of Customer (VOC) / Observational VOC, research and analysis and basic marketing toolkits.
• Own the product planning process including new product additions working with Engineering, Operations and Sales.
• Specifically identify, develop, and execute on the relevant product / brand strategies to achieve current portfolio gaps.
  

Value Management/Value Pricing

• Design VOC / OVOC as well as a strong fundamental understanding and ability to apply value toolkit to tough value pricing situations.
• Demonstrated ability to implement new value-based pricing strategies with positive results in the market.
• Work with management to drive strong financial results from pricing.
  

Transactional Pricing

• Understand transactional pricing and analytical techniques as well as execute waterfall analysis and drive to actions with financial results.
• Develop dynamic pricing strategies based on value delivered for respective product families.
  

Customer Relationship Management

• Ability to communicate the value of the offering in customer terms so that our customers choose Carrier offerings based on value delivered.
• Strong knowledge of how to drive value propositions into compelling customer pitches that result in customer orders
  

Products and Services Management

• Understand and manage product and services life cycles, profitability, demand planning, new product/services development ideation and process management, competitive offerings
• Demonstrate understanding of end-to-end role of product manager in context of dynamic competitive environment.
• Integrate business into decision making and deliver on customer needs, on time and on budget.
  

Professional Qualifications

• Minimum 6 to 8 years work experience with proven track record of success with demonstrable results
• Experience in industrial or consumer business (by specific product line) is desirable
• Must have demonstrated success leading marketing, strategic planning or product management
• Proven experience in marketing, analytical, program/project management and implementation skills.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in marketing, business, MBA a plus
• Experience in working in matrix, multi-national organization
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office, in particular Excel and Power point
• Willingness and ability to travel abroad as required
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, Danish language skills are a plus
  

Personal Attributes

• Strategic Marketing Skills. Deep understanding and experience in microeconomics, finance, VOC, research and analysis and basic marketing toolkit.
• Leadership. A proven track record of leading projects and teams that successfully achieve milestones and complete deliverables.
• Results-Oriented. Proven ability to take actions and implement effective solutions in a timely manner
• Analytical Thinking and Decision-Making. Excellent planning, execution and project-management skills.
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills. Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to interact successfully with all levels of management as well as a diverse work force.
• Highest level of professional integrity and honesty as well as personal credibility.
  

We offer

• Competitive salary, insurance and pension conditions
• Excellent professional environment with innovative products
• Solid working environment in a well-run organization
• Part of a worldwide company with excellent career opportunities
  

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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