The AST Product Line Director - E-Chucks/Heaters role is to develop and manage a vision and strategy for a product line or group of product lines which leads to expanded market share through profitable top line growth. This will be possible through understanding and monitoring both the market and high value customer needs, aligning internal stakeholders, setting the appropriate product pricing and performance targets, coordinating product marketing tasks, training sales teams, and managing the entire product lifecycle.
In the short term, the Product Line Director - E-Chucks/Heaters role will be to focus on analyzing existing product line strategies and developing the product line SOPs to expand profitable top line revenue growth. Additionally, the Product Line Director - E-Chucks/Heaters will manage all internal communications between sales/operations/engineering on individual opportunities and support sales from a technical perspective on assigned product lines.
Location for the position is based on product line. The location could be Boise, ID, Bay Area or Arizona.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop/align the internal organization on existing and new product line strategies (go/no go)
Product training to internal stakeholders including sales and marketing
Provide market and customer intel to drive R&D and sales strategies
Advocate for sales with internal teams such as operations and manufacturing
Work with marketing to create strategies and collateral to support assigned product
Manage margin performance through price analysis and quotation reviews
Act as a product line specialist and support sales internally and externally as SME
Acts as the liaison between field sales and the organization to provide an efficient flow of information
Prioritize product initiatives to best position the company for profitable revenue growth
Job Qualifications:
Bachelors degree required in business or technical related degree
Minimum of 5 years of technical product management or product marketing experience with preference given to semiconductor capital equipment experience
Experience with data analytics and market analysis.
Versed in B2B product marketing strategies.
Ability to use full Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Power point, and Word,
Ability to lead through influence across a varied and diverse matrix organization.
A minimum basic understanding of industrial equipment manufacturing
Previous experience working with R&D, applications engineering, marketing, operations, manufacturing and sales to drive results.
Multi-site operations including global manufacturing footprint.
Enpro is a leading provider of engineered industrial products for the processing and general manufacturing industries worldwide. The company operates in two segments: Sealing Products and Advanced Surface Technologies.
EnPro Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor employment visas now or in the future for this job.
