Industrial & Environmental Product Manager - Analytical Instruments

Company Description

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery,
treatment, and reuse. We design, supply, and service a range of water systems and monitoring equipment in industries ranging from pharmaceutical to food and beverage applications, and from microelectronics ultrapure water to municipal water and industrial wastewater treatment. We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of total organic carbon (TOC) analyzers and corresponding certified reference materials. Our ground-breaking endotoxin analyzer is the latest addition to our expanding analytical instruments portfolio. We strive to provide not only superior technology and design, but also outstanding quality, service, and application support.

Job Description

The Industrial & Environmental (I&E) Product Manager serves as the instrument product expert supporting municipalities, chemical, petrochemical, food & beverage manufacturers, power plants, and other industrial facilities. Reporting to the Vertical Market Manager, the I& E Product Manager collaborates with sales, service, quality, manufacturing, and technology among others to promote adoption of the product(s), facilitate enhancements, provide training, execute competitive analysis, convey application knowledge, and generate marketing collateral. This role will collect, define, and prioritize product requirements for iterative, additive, and next generation products based on market trends, customer feedback, and business objectives to drive future product roadmaps. Ultimately, success in the role yields growth of the products across the product lifecycle.

Key Characteristics:

• Demonstrated strong technical and hands-on analytical instrumentation background
• Demonstrated strong influencing and interpersonal skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Creative and critical thinking skills to apply to each situation
• Self-motivated to own projects and drive results with attention to detail

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Guide product development projects, ensuring timely delivery and resource allocation with customer needs and business objectives driving decisions for new product introductions and product lifecycle management.
• Gather and analyze feedback from customers, competitors, and market trends to inform product improvements and future development.
• Support escalated technical requests from sales, customers, and service using analytical data, critical thinking, and strong problem solving skills as the technical product expert.
• Support the success of onsite customer demonstrations with compelling presentations facilitating multi-unit deals.
• Drive the Application Review Process globally supporting the right selection of products and options as well as advocating for appropriate third party integration parts.

Salary Range: $95,000 - $130,000 USD - 10% AIP

Qualifications

Education & Experience
Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in Engineering, Science, Environmental or related field
• 3+ years engineer, applications engineer, sales engineer, service engineer, project management, or product management work experience within industry/process - refining, chemical industry, food & beverage, utilities, municipalities, industrial wastewater treatment, consulting engineering

Preferred:

• Hands on related experience with water quality testing instrumentation, troubleshooting, process environments, sampling, integration, and/or piloting would be a plus experience with analytical instrumentation in a process environment
• Knowledge of process analytical technologies in industrial environments
• Familiarity with water quality instrumentation
• Understanding of process monitoring needs
• Awareness of engineering procurement companies, consulting companies, and integrators

Knowledge, Skills &  Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate opportunities for a fit to products’ value proposition and capabilities
• Strategic and independent thinker with a proven track record of synthesizing and interpreting issues into solutions
• Customer oriented, with the ability to translate customer needs into product requirements
• Resourceful to use tools, ideas, and best practices to solve problems through creative, out of the box thinking
• Demonstrated domain expertise of water treatment, chemical manufacturing processes, and online analytical instrumentation
• Ability to effectively collaborate with multiple audiences and levels across organizations through presentations, meetings, and on-site demonstrations

Additional Information

Why You’ll Love Working Here!

• In diversity lies strength - We strive to be a workplace that is inclusive and empowers people to contribute their best
• Recognition and rewards for your hard work and achievements
• Opportunity for new challenges - We are growing and love to promote from within
• An excellent leadership team and a collaborative culture that values innovation 
• At all levels of the organization, we recognize talent and want to help you build your sustainable career!

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

• Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles.  The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity.  Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range:  $100,000 - $130,000 annually 
• 10% Annual Incentive Plan Bonus
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1! 
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off 
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

This position is expected to stay open until December 2, 2024. Please submit your application by the above date, to ensure consideration.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****

VWTS does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates.  Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of VWTS, and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.