Product Manager, Wet End Products

Description

The company supplies technology, automation and services to the pulp, paper and energy industries and has about 19,000 staff worldwide.

This product manager role sits in the performance parts and consumables side of the business, focused on wet end and dewatering solutions for paper machines.

You will work out customer solutions, set growth targets for each product area, and tailor product presentations to each customer's needs.

The role involves heavy contact with customers to shape solutions and heavy internal work with colleagues to define specifications and project scope.

Responsibilities

• Work out wet end and dewatering solutions for customers and support sales with troubleshooting.
• Produce or review drawings, graphs, simulations and specifications, and help prepare quotes.
• Review technical specifications and drawings, and take part in project development.
• Give technical support and guide engineers and drafters in applying current company technology.
• Keep your technical knowledge of wet end and dewatering up to date, and train internal and external customers.
• Work with product sales managers across North America to grow the wet end and dewatering business, following the group's planning cadence and processes.
• Cover the North American market, with some international travel possible.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• A solid grasp of paper machinery and wet end products and technologies is helpful, along with the ability to turn strategy into concrete actions.
• Travel is required for this role.

Conditions

Travel is required, with the North American market as the main territory and some international travel possible.

Applications are handled through the company's online portal.

The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service or other non-merit-based factors.

Benefits

• A 401(k) with company match and a company-funded pension.
• A pay and benefits package described as generous.
• A fast-moving, innovation-focused setting for people who like to develop their work.