Automation Controls Product Manager - HMI - AutomationDirect.com : Job Details

Automation Controls Product Manager - HMI AutomationDirect, a leading industrial automation products supplier, is seeking product managers or controls engineers with an interest in becoming product managers that are passionate about becoming a subject matter expert on one of our industrial control product lines - PLCs, HMIs, Drives, Motion, Process Instrumentation, Power & Circuit Protection, Motor Controls. Leverage your product knowledge and experience to manage andgrow an assigned product line to deliver the most practical products with thelowest cost of ownership and the best overall customer experience. Great things about working here:

• Product Management training available for qualified controls engineers
• Family friendly culture with remote work option up to 2 days/week
• Low Travel
• Business hours 7-4 or 8-5, No overtime
• Quarterly bonuses and generous profit sharing
• Team-based culture in an engineering office environmentv
• Training provided first month and ongoing training
• Excellent benefits: health/dental/life insurance, 401k, Tuition reimbursement
• On-campus gym and exercise classes
• Free snacks and drinks

Objective: The Product Manager (PM) will partner with a Product Engineerand Technical Product Manager to successfully manage and grow their productline of business in an entrepreneurial environment withinAutomationDirect. The PM is responsiblefor defining the product line strategy and overseeing all business aspects of theirproduct line - road-mapping, supplier management, branding, revenue and profitgrowth. Primary product ownershipincludes HMIs (human-machine interfaces), industrial touch panels, and messagedisplays. The PMis a servant leader and works cross functionally with internal and externalteams. Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining and executing a multi-year new product roadmap to expand presence and relative competitive advantage of the product lines
• Provide analysis of market/customer needs, the competition, and market segment trends to identify opportunities for new and existing products.
• Presentation of new product opportunities including thorough understanding of available market, pricing, our expected market share, and our overall cost of doing business
• Develop and/or select new product offerings for AutomationDirect customers. Responsibilities include determining new product requirements, branding, supplier selection, negotiating supply agreements including product costs, coordinating with internal teams to develop marketing material for catalog and web store, establishing product pricing, determining initial sales forecast, assisting with a product's promotion plan, and product training for internal teams
• Backline technical support for customers and internal teams
• Provide support for product end of life and obsolescence. This includes evaluation of any products classified as slow-moving items
• Some scheduled domestic and international travel is required, approximately 10%

Qualifications:

• Requires education in technical discipline with preference for BS in mechanical or electrical engineering, computer science or at least 10 years of related experience
• Requires 7 years' experience (10 years preferred) in industrial control & automation market.Preferred experience includes product application, control system integration, hands-on configuration, technical support, and/or product design of HMIs.
• Experience with industrial control products such as HMIs (C-more preferred), PLCs, process instrumentation, motion control, drives, sensors, safety, power products or signaling is desirable.
• Experience with Industry 4.0 SCADA and Cloud technologies is desirable.
• Experience with agency approvals (UL, CSA, CE, RoHS, etc.) is desirable
• Must possess self-confidence, organizational skills, time management skills, self-driven and excellent communication skills.
• Must also be able to work on and manage projects independently, meet deadlines and have excellent interpersonal skills.