Product Manager for the US market - Vikinor
Looking for an opportunity to take the lead for solutions that protect, power, and safeguard critical infrastructure? Join Vikinor, a growing international company with projects worldwide.
Vikinor is a Danish privately held company that is a global market leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of high-quality solutions for cooling electronics and control systems for the protection and powering of critical infrastructure. With design and manufacturing facilities in China, Vikinor operates and has offices throughout the world.
Vikinor is growing and has recently expanded the organization with a new office location in Romeoville, IL, where the focus is on developing the US market, customers, and projects. Therefore, we are now seeking a self-driven and energetic Product Manager experienced in product management, application engineering, and customer product development and preferably thermal management products.
The ideal candidate will contribute with commercial understanding, communication skills, market insight, and technical knowledge. You work independently yet in collaboration with relevant functions and colleagues, and the Product Manager reports to the Head of Product Management.
In collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and other functions, the Product Manager will establish and spread knowledge about Vikinor’s products and product applications with customers in the United States. External collaboration and communication will take place with customers, and external parties for product standards, certifications, approvals, test institutes, and contractors.
By joining Vikinor, you will be part of a pioneering business that is driven by the purpose to improve safety, security, and sustainability for critical infrastructure that people, businesses, and governments depend on. Today, Vikinor employs more than 200 dedicated employees globally, primarily outside the United States, and the focus is now to strengthen the team in the US.
Key Responsibilities
As the Product Manager, you will lead assigned product lines applicable to the US market. Responsibilities include:
- Product management for assigned product series during the product life-cycle.
- Establish and maintain technical product documentation.
- Manage product changes and updates for assigned product series during the lifetime of the product in close coordination with sales, engineering, and operations.
- Lead product introduction planning for each product program including product positioning, key benefits, target segments and customers.
- Collaborate with marketing and sales for market positioning of Vikinor’s products and solutions.
- Establish and develop product USPs and collaborate with marketing to effectively communicate the Vikinor value proposition.
- Prepare and maintain an overview of main competitors and trends for products and developments.
- Develop new product ideas for markets based on customer engagement, market development, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide pre-sales technical support and after-sales technical support.
- Arrange technical product training sessions and workshops for colleagues and customers.
- Any other assigned tasks related to product management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above in mechanical or electrical engineering or another relevant field of study
- 6+ years of working experience in product management, technical sales, and key account management within industrial electro-mechanical products
- Industry experience in telecom, critical infrastructure, energy, industrial HVAC or similar is preferred
- Experience with thermal management products is an advantage
- Experience with international standards for industrial products related to safety
- Confident and experienced user of MS Office and sales tools
- Ability to work in an agile, growing international environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Self-driven and hands-on with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Fluent in written and spoken English
What Vikinor offers
This position is an opportunity to join a growing, dynamic, and international energy-optimizing company with an entrepreneurial culture and a strong team spirit. Accessible management and transparent and open communication in a work environment where you have the opportunity to become a key player in the Vikinor team.
Compensation: Competitive compensation package based on experience
Travel activity: 30-40 days
Start date: As soon as possible
Location: Romeoville, IL
How to apply
If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume and application by pressing the “Apply” button.
Contact
If you would like to know more about the position, please contact external recruiting partner, SlaterConsult at bwl@slaterconsult.com. SlaterConsult LLC is Vikinor’s recruiting partner for this position.
- Company
- Vikinor
- Locations
- Romeoville, Illinois, United States
About Slater Consult
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Product Manager for the US market - Vikinor
Looking for an opportunity to take the lead for solutions that protect, power, and safeguard critical infrastructure? Join Vikinor, a growing international company with projects worldwide.
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