Product Manager

Job Title:
Product Manager
Location:
Mt. Prospect, IL

About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:

Manage development process and launch of assigned new vacuum product concepts. Manages and directs activities of vacuum application engineering. Identifies new product and application opportunities that align with global business goals. Supports selling of vacuum pumps and products to potential customers around world. Works with colleagues, in various geographic locations, across engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, supply chain, and marketing departments throughout various products' life cycles.

Responsibilities:

• Products and applications: Strategic role in managing the product roadmap and selection of application opportunities. Reviews complex exceptions to customer purchase order amendments and/or additions and discusses with appropriate department. May provide assistance to customers regarding complaints and takes corrective action as required.
  
  
• Problem solving: Identify, define and present alternatives to solve product road map problems and application issues. Propose processes and procedure modifications as needed.
  
  
  
• Planning: Reviews formal written proposals for professional presentation of equipment and accessory offerings to meet customer specifications.
  
  
• Project Management: Provide project management to engineering staff. Works with engineering management to delegate projects to staff to maintain work flow and provide customer service. Reviews deviations to project costs and/or adjustments. Reviews project time estimates.
  
  
• Product Information: Technical expert in products and applications. Maintains knowledge of competitor's products, sales features, pricing structures and marketing methods. Ensures product offerings meet desired company margin guidelines. Participates in customer visits to assist in the sales process.
  
  
• Develop testing methods and equipment: Prove out pumps and accessories in vacuum applications.
  
  

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in product management.
  
  
• 5+ years of experience providing technical support and/or selling vacuum pumps.
  
  
• Project management experience required.
  
  
• Bachelor in science, chemical engineering or mechanical engineering (or international equivalent); MBA a plus.
  
  
• Ability to interface with all levels of engineering, sales, quality, manufacturing, procurement, shipping, production, etc. and foster excellent working relationships with customers.
  
  
• Solid analytical skills to aid in marketing activities.
  
  
• Sales experience a plus.
  
  
• Strong business acumen.
  
  
• Ability to juggle ambiguity of competing priorities and stakeholders.
  
  
• Excellent communication skills. Multi-lingual a plus.
  
  
• Willingness to travel globally.
  
  

What we Offer??

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.?

Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.