Senior Product Manager, Liquid Ring Pumps

Your role

As a Senior Product Manager, Liquid Ring Pumps, your mission is to

• Develop and implement competitive products to address customer needs, create value, and align with strategy. 
• Support System + Solution and customer centers to drive profitable, accelerated growth of the liquid ring product line.
• Grow the LRP business of Atlas Copco Group to the Top 2 position in the world in mid term.

You will

Strategic/Tactical         

• Collect from the divisional marketing colleagues the market trends, customer requirements and competitive situation on the LRP bare shaft & technology portfolio to drive together the product strategy in full alignment with the LRP steerco.
• Lead product development and strategy for the related PCs via the NPI process to sustain and develop ideally a differentiated LRP bare shaft & technology portfolio for all brands.
• Develop and implement product pricing strategies and positioning (including special pricing agreements) for the bare shaft LRP’s
• Define and own LRP bare shaft technology roadmap, aligned with marketing managers of all brands, and present at the LRP steerco (for marketing alignment), local & division PCM/PQM or PSM
• Influence and give input to training and communication plan

General

• Own and drive the success of the LRP bare shaft product portfolio by communicating with MSMs, BDMs, Application, System + Solution, Customer Centres, Engineering, Quality and Operations
• Follow competitive moves and continuously benchmark the competition performance against VIN product lines
• Prepare and deliver internal and external product-based presentations (e.g webinars), training packages (e.g learning link) and technical support material for training and communication purposes for the LRP bare shafts.
• Close two-way collaboration with CCs and S+S globally to bring voice of customer back to the PCs and distribute /communicate all the related LRP bare shaft product information to the BUs and S+S to enable sales success.
• Support and close communication to enable S+S to ensure the most competitive proposals of LRP systems
• Manage Product Development LRP bare shaft Projects from initial feasibility to full market introduction within the set time frame/cost price and according to the quality standards and in line with the LRP bare shaft product strategy.
• Report to PCM, PQM and PSM and be a key stakeholder in connected PTMs
• Lead the development and introduction of new projects, and provide project input based on market investigation, e.g. product scope and grouping, master specification, business case, PK/ASP target etc.

To succeed, you will need

• Degree Level: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering required; a master’s degree or higher is preferred.
• Relevant previous experience in a similar role including a minimum 5 years experience within the Vacuum Industry or Chemical Process Industry is a must-have.
• High level of understanding of LRP (bare shaft) design, operation, manufacturing processes and global vacuum standards.
• Experience in Liquid Ring pump technical, sales and marketing is preferred
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex product and system related problems
• Strong knowledge of vacuum pumps and vacuum applications
• English: Full professional proficiency, knowledge of other languages (Chinese) is an advantage
• Entrepreneurial spirit to drive project with speed and professionalism
• Experience in project management, marketing skills, communication skills, organization, analytical mind, priorities management
• Strong influencing and presentation skills
• Ability to deal with pressurized situation
• s and keep commitments whilst managing priorities and challenges.
• Ability to develop/build relationships and interact effectively with all functions within VIN as well as distributors, customers and suppliers
• Be able to communicate information to a group of people in a clear and comprehensible manner (e.g. customer centers, engineering teams, divisional management…)
• Competence and comfort with key Microsoft Office programmes including Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook etc.
• SAP Experience is plus
• Willingness to frequently (globally) travel
• Customer focused mindset

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Job location

This role offers working on-site in one of the cities Tianjin, Qingdao, Zibo, Shanghai, China (CN).

Contact information

 Talent Acquisition Team: Shirley Gu