Global Product Manager Air & Gases

Your role

The Specialty Rental Division’s worldview is to enable our customers, our people and our societies to flourish in an increasingly complex world. Our vision is to remain the world's most trusted partner by solving complex industrial challenges with specialized agile solutions.  Those are designed and implemented by passionate people who continually strive for new best ways.

The Specialty Rental Divisional marketing team is looking for a Product Manager to develop and evolve our Air & Gases business line, reporting to the divisional Vice President Marketing.  The successful candidate will be a key player in the business and a strong, identifiable leader within the department.

The purpose of the role is to create sustainable and profitable growth for the division by fully leveraging the capabilities of the Group. You will identify objectives, strategies and action plans to drive continuous improvement. You will define the future and lead the way.

Together with your team of experts, support growth of the ASR Air & Gasses business line. Survey the market to uncover pockets of opportunity based on real customer pains and gains. Translate these pockets of opportunity into products and service to create strong value propositions. Work together with strategic partners (Mainly Portable Air) to grow these product ideas into real products. To close this circle, you will have to develop a solid go to market strategy with field testing, local marketing plans and trainings to make these products successfully take off. You will also be a key partner in the global marketing team where you will assist with strategies focused on price management, territory expansion, and cross-selling opportunities.

More specifically, to be successful in the mission it is fundamental to deliver across the following areas:

• Develop and lead the overall Air & Gasses strategy which should result in remaining a relevant partner for our existing and future customers.
• Fully explore nitrogen full potential with the specific aim to build and sustain a new leg in the Air Business Line
• Collaborate with the divisional team to work on strategic projects that will make our division future proof
• Collaborate with and assist the local teams to be successful in reaching their goals
• A good growth strategy starts with a strong foundation. Make sure that the baseline of your business remains relevant for your customers and don’t be afraid to trim out parts that are not performing anymore.
• Identify market opportunities to ensure that customer values are incorporated into product design and marketing approaches
• Translate opportunities into product design, and drive strategies that result in a successful product launch
• Create and manage the needed sales tools, such as R-PSM; CPQ, Showpad, Share Point.
• Become an active and valuable member of the divisional marketing team, with a collaborative mindset to drive sustainable profitable growth for ASR.

To succeed, you will need

You have an academic background in Engineering, Marketing or equivalent by experience and over over 5 years of experience which preferably includes proven product, market and customer expertise.

Competency is more than ever a combination of knowledge, experience and attitude. Key behaviors of our candidate are:

• A customer centric individual who understands customers’ needs and seeks to fulfill or exceed expectations
• A team player and natural diplomat who interacts and unites team members, customers, all stakeholders
• A methodic and structured achiever who can plan, organize, prioritize, assess, adapt and deliver the promise
• A resilient person who can cope with change in an ever faster moving digital landscape and who can spread this attitude of self-sufficiency 
• An innovative “there is always a better way" person with a positive, flexible and responsive mindset who embraces and promotes the digital transformation (regardless of age)
• Open-minded with a global mindset, curious to understand and learn new perspectives.

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

In return, we offer

• Join a rapidly growing company that values its people, is passionate about its products, and is committed to continuous innovation.
• Receive an attractive remuneration package reflecting your relevant experience and skills.
• Embrace a challenging future within an international context with numerous internal growth opportunities.
• Enjoy a positive team spirit, with the flexibility to work partly from home.
• Benefit from ample opportunities for lifelong learning and self-education