Technical Product Management - North America

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Richmond, VAtime type:
Full time posted on:
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JR 27861

KSB is a leading supplier of pumps, valves and related service. Our reliable, high-efficiency products are used in applications wherever fluids need to be transported or shut off, covering everything from building services,industry and water transport to waste water treatment, power plant processes and mining. Founded in 1871 in Frankenthal, Germany, the company has a presence on all continents with its own sales and marketing organisations and manufacturing facilities.

Around the globe, more than 190 service centres and around 3,500 service specialists are on hand to provide local inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair services under the KSB Supreme Serv brand. Innovative technology that is the fruit of KSB’s research and development activities forms the basis for the company’s success.
People. Passion. Performance. It is these three success factors that make KSB the company it is today.
At KSB, we recognise that it is people who actually make the difference – the people we employ and the people we serve. This is why we are committed to equal rights and treatment worldwide and never lose sight of the aspects ecology and sustainability when manufacturing our products.
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* Position Title:

Technical Product Management - North America
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* Reports to:

Vice President, Integrated Marketing & Digital Enablement – North America
** The Technical Product Manager owns the technical definition, product readiness and lifecycle management of standardized centrifugal pumps designed for industrial and process applications for the North American market.

Sitting within the Digital Solutions and Product Management organization this role acts as the owner for the assigned product lines for the North American market. The role bridges factories, market areas, operations, and digital systems to ensure products are compliant, market-ready, profitable, and fully enabled and documented across across quoting, order processing, and aftermarket processes.
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* Location:

Richmond, VA (preferred) or Remote
*** Duties/Responsibilities:
** Translate business strategy and market requirements into executable product definitions by structuring standard variants, technical configurations, compliance requirements, and licensing for the North American market.
* Establish requirements and coordinate execution as single-threaded owner for technical, commercial, and digital documentation, ensure timely creation and accuracy across all systems and for assigned product lines.
* Support product localization by aligning factories and local teams on technical requirements and design for North American market introduction.
* Define and operationalize requirements for standard variants and inventory/fulfillment strategies (SKD/CKD, spares, kits, buy-outs), based on approved technical executions and market input, in close collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Market Areas.
* Drive product profitability and growth through pricing and cost optimization, customer value maximization, and market- and competitive-driven technical and commercial product adaptations, in alignment with Market Areas, Finance, and factories.
* Own lifecycle and information governance across the assigned product portfolio, covering changes, upgrades, phase-in/phase-out, compliance, and factory documentation, and orchestrating the flow of technical product data from Product Management and factories to market segments and local teams.
* Ensure aftermarket and service readiness, including parts structures, BOMs, kits, service documentation, and registered products.
* Organize and support product training for sales, service, and market teams.
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* Qualifications:

Education and Experience
*** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
* 5+ years of experience in technical product management, product engineering, or application engineering within a manufacturing environment
* Proficiency with ERP, CAD tools, selection software, and product data management (PDM) systems
* Experience…