Responsibilities

• Work with global product managers to develop business cases for new products & services
• Assist in ensuring America market launch readiness on new products and services
• Support sales and field marketing initiatives to grow the business
• Work directly with users/customers, distributors, industry experts and sales management to understand market and customer needs
• Provide daily/ongoing support of R&D, operations, procurement and quality initiatives
• Develop a process to document and share product knowledge and customer application best practices across various segments
• Support product managers to maximize overall product line performance including revenue growth, margin improvement, cost reduction, quality and delivery.
• Monitor and assess competitive products and programs, then subsequently develop and implement proactive strategies to strengthen the product line’s competitive edge

Requirements

• Preferred: 2+ years of Product Management, Product Marketing or related experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineering or Business required, MBA is preferred
• Demonstrated experience helping execute successful new product launches
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including strong active listening skills
• Demonstrated skills to analyze, interpret and draw meaningful and accurate conclusions from data
• Proven ability to conduct Voice of the Customer and define customer needs
• An analytical and structured approach to problem solving
• A high level of drive; motivated by seeing the implementation and results of your work.
• Ability to manage tasks simultaneously while maintaining focus and a positive attitude
• Ability to balance working hands-on to execute and deliver on your own projects as well as being able to think long-term to establish the future strategies and plans for growth
• Capability and willingness to travel as needed (about 20%)

Benefits

• Nilfisk offers a competitive total compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Basic and Supplemental Life, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account with Company Contribution, 401K with Company Match, Long and Short Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Legal Plan, Parental Leave, Paid Vacation and Sick Time, Paid Volunteer Day, Tuition Reimbursement, Wellness Reimbursement, Scholarship opportunities, etc.