Product Manager

Job Description:

At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our mission into practice, helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life's most essential resource. From our residential water filtration to industrial water management to pool products and more, our 9,000 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions.

We have an opportunity for a Product Manager to join our North Aurora, IL team. You will own the business performance of key product lines in our Blue Pump portfolio — pumps and accessories serving the Commercial and Industrial markets. You will make critical decisions on pricing, material approvals, and project selection while driving portfolio growth and leading cross-functional initiatives that impact the broader business.

This is an ideal opportunity for a collaborative professional with broad functional experience who is ready to take on true business ownership and visibility across a global organization.
** You will work a hybrid work schedule (at least 3 days/week on-site) in North Aurora, IL or Conroe, TX
** LI-Hybrid You will:
· Lead, oversee, and communicate all product portfolio strategic initiatives & opportunities, portfolio optimization, channel expansion opportunities, maintenance of current products, pricing, and lead time/stocking strategy for assigned product lines.
· Execute strategic initiatives to successfully drive sustainable organic growth (identify, prepare, execute, and track plans to grow the business), and to achieve profit margin expectations.
· Collaborate with all cross-functional and category leadership teams (sales, finance, marketing, engineering & manufacturing operations) to establish and execute channel strategy, develop demand plans, deliver on financial targets, and participate in SIOP processes.
· Partner with Operations, as well as Finance, Supply, and Engineering, to optimize product cost and customer pricing to maximize revenue and margin.
· Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for assigned product lines to support internal teams, field sales, channel partners, and end-users as required, including supporting the development of training materials for the assigned product lines, and providing collateral support for specifying Engineers, such as launch kits, competitive alerts, sales communications, instruction sheets, etc.

Key

Qualifications:

· Have earned a bachelor’s (B.A. or B.S.) degree in Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA preferred.
· Have 6+ years of progressive, cross-functional experience across areas such as product management, operations, strategic marketing, finance, and/or engineering, in a manufacturing or engineering environment. Strong preference for experience with pumps in commercial and industrial applications.
· A passion for innovation, customer experience, and operational excellence
· Demonstrated technical aptitude and ability to manage a portfolio of engineered products.
· Commercial acumen: comfortable working with pricing, margins, forecasts, and business cases
· Excellent organizational, communication, relationship-building, and project management skills; including experience coordinating multiple, time-sensitive projects.
· Proven ability to analyze, interpret, and draw meaningful and accurate conclusions from large data sets.
· Travel between 15-25% (including international as needed) for trade shows, conferences, customer visits, and other business-related needs.

Compensation:

For this full-time position working at this location, the anticipated annualized base pay range will be from $82300 - $152800 /…