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Product Development Specialist

Watts is looking for an innovative Product Specialist that will provide daily and ongoing product and project support to the Product Management team including monthly and quarterly financial sales and margin tracking and analysis, new product development interdepartmental project interface, customer support and quotation assistance, Sales group assistance as it relates to product issues, and field support at trade shows and where needed to support product lines.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

  • Understand product portfolio, gaps, and work with different stakeholders to determine the best approach on developing user-friendly solutions
  • Design, develop, track and update competitive intelligence and market penetration database.
  • Manage stage gate process for New Product Development (NPD) initiatives
  • Updating databases, collecting requests for product requirements and creating foundations for business cases.
  • Interact with customers to assess product development needs, provide follow-up, and gage product development opportunities.
  • Develop Score Card and related slides for NPD PowerPoint slide deck, submit monthly to be presented.
  • Develop dashboards for Product Team to manage analytics, providing “deep dives” into data, becoming the “PowerBI Expert”.
  • Manage projects with Engineering and Product Development ensuring product launch is on time and on budget.
  • Provide financial projections, commitments for growth for new products launches.
  • Lead training sessions to educate customers on products strategy.
  • Lead/drive a close and effective cross- functional team dynamic.
  • Create product documentation and sales collateral for sales and technical presentations.
  • Travel required for learning and understanding the Voice of the Customer (VOC).

EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline – or -
  • Technical or equivalent experience

SUPERVISION:

  • No direct reports

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Must have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the flow control industry with the ability to understand valve and actuation applications and a related level of understanding of fluid mechanics and electro-mechanical equipment. Experience with Backflow prevention assembly product manufacturing or product management a plus.
  • Knowledge of process piping, flow controllers, pressure regulation, pressure instrumentation, pumps, valves and fittings within Commercial plumbing, Municipal, Waterworks and Industrial process industry
  • Knowledge of ASME, ANSI, and specific piping industry codes and standards
  • Possesses knowledge of sales channels – distribution, contractor, end-user, specifying engineers, etc.
  • Project Management-Product Analyst skill set
  • Believes in customer-centric and data-driven product design processes
  • Ability and desire to learn quickly new business systems including PowerBI
  • Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Take on various jobs and tasks to support the product team
  • Travel 15-20%
  • Sales Experience will be a plus

*PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

*WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  • Work in a typical office environment
  • May occasionally be required to perform job duties outside the typical office setting

*As required by the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA)