The Watts Water Technologies family of companies designs and manufactures valves and drains and related products that promote the comfort and safety of people and the quality, conservation and control of water used in commercial, residential, industrial, and municipal applications. Everything we design is made to keep the Earth’s most precious resource safer, cleaner, and more useful for our customers.
Watts is looking for an innovative Associate Product Manager that will provide daily and ongoing product and project support to the Product Management team including monthly and quarterly financial sales, margin tracking, 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.
You Will
Support / lead teams in new products launches using Stage Gate Process Manage projects with Engineering and Product Development ensuring product launch is on time and on budget. Update databases, collecting requests for product requirements, and creating foundations for business cases. Develop dashboards for Product Team to manage analytics, providing “deep dives” into data, becoming the “PowerBi Expert”. Provide product training to the sales reps, distribution personnel as well as customers and end users. Educate manufacturer reps on product and applications. Create product documentation and sales collateral for sales and technical presentations. Travel required for learning and understanding the Voice of the Customer (VOC). Develop relationships with all manufacturer’s representatives and specialized distributors in the region. Communicate company messaging to representatives, engineers, distributors, and contractors. Attend tradeshows and industry events as required.
You Have
Bachelor’s degree preferred 2+ years of experience in preferably technical business. Experience in product manufacturing. Project Management skill set. Good comprehension of MS office such as excel, PowerPoint. Working knowledge of PowerBI, SAP, Tableau or other similar data base analytics will be highly advantageous. Knowledge of ASME, ANSI, and specific piping industry codes and standards preferred. Understanding of general business practices with willingness to learn Skills to interact with people at all levels and functions inside and outside the company. Strong interpersonal relations skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to provide technical insight into Watts product line and solutions offerings; familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Creativity and an upbeat, positive attitude. The ability to perform on a strategic and tactical level. The flexibility to travel up to 25%. Exceptional attention to detail
What’s In It For You
People-First Culture – Enriching and caring for people is at the core of who we are; this includes our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected. 401K Plan Flexible PTO & Generous Paid Holidays Educational Assistance Variety of Medical plan options – choose the one that is right for you! Sustainability – One of Newsweek’s Top 400 of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” for sustainability performance, three years running.
Physical Requirements
While performing the responsibilities 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. You must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 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 both office and manufacturing environment. May occasionally be required to perform job responsibilities outside the typical office setting.
Watts is committed to equal employment opportunity. We follow a policy of administering all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic disposition or carrier status, marital status, military or veteran status, minorities, or any other category protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, Watts will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs a reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources.
Watts Water is a global leader of quality water solutions for residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial settings. Our family of brands (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) offers some of the most varied product lines in the world, with world-class, water-related solutions focused on:
Drainage and Water Reuse HVAC and Hot Water Plumbing and Flow Control Water Quality and Rainwater Harvesting
We are a $1.9 billion global company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a presence in five (5) continents and twenty-four (24) countries, and an employee population that speaks over eighteen (18) languages. As a people-first company, we prize enriching and caring for all who work here not only through words but through actions. This includes executing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected.We are proud to be an organization that believes that a safer world is a more sustainable world – a belief that we proudly reflect in each of our technologies and solutions and our environmental and social commitments, such as our partnership with Planet Water Foundation.
Learn more about the Watts way, here (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) .
Specialties
Plumbing, HVAC, Water Quality, and Gas
Headquarters
Americas & Corporate Headquarters: North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Company Size
About 5,000 Employees
Website
http://www.watts.com/
http://www.wattsindustries.com/
http://www.wattsasia.com/
Industry
Machinery
Founded
1874