Product Manager ( Food & Thermal)

C OM P A N Y O V E R V I E W :

CPM Holdin gs , I n c . is a di v e r s ifi e d leading glob a l s upplier o f p r oc e s s equ i p m ent and engine e r ed t ec h nol og i e s t h a t s u s t a inab l y f e e d, f u e l, a nd build a b et t er w o r ld. W ith i t s g ro wing f a m ily o f 17 m a r k e t -leading p r od u c t b r an d s , C PM s e r v e s a v a r i e ty o f indu s t r i e s in c luding a nim a l f e e d, c on s umer f o od, g r e e n e ne r g y , a d v an c ed m a te r ial s , a nd s u s t a inable pa ck a g in g . F oun d ed in 1883 , C PM has 1 ,700 e m pl oy e e s ac r o s s 36 f a c iliti e s o n 4 c on t inen t s wi t h p r e s en c e in 150+ coun tr i e s . F r om t he f o o d s y ou e a t to t he fuels y ou r equ i r e , C PM pla y s an im p o r t a nt r ole in m a k i ng t he w o r ld m o r e effi c i e nt and m o r e s u s t a i n abl e . F or m o r e in f o rm a ti o n, v i s it O n e C PM . c o m .

P OSIT I ON O V ER V IE W ( Job S u mma r y ) :

A s a P r odu c t M an ag e r ( Food & Thermal) , y ou wi l l be r e s po n s ible f or t he de v elo p m ent, la u n c h, a nd li f ec y c le m an ag ement of p r oducts ac r o s s in t ern a ti o nal m a r k ets f or y our b u s in e s s se gm ent. Y ou wi l l de v elop k e e n kn o wled g e of t he Food & Thermal s eg m en t ’ s c u s t om er ne e d s , t he bus i n e s s n e e d s , a nd iden t i f y s olu t ions t o a d d r e s s t h e s e . This is a h i g hly c r o s s -fun c ti o nal r o le t h a t will be b a s ed in Lexington, NC ; r epo r t t o t h e Global V i c e - P r e s ident o f E n g ineeri n g a n d be s t r ongly ali g ned wi t h t h e Global V i c e - P r e s ident o f t h e bu s in e s s s e g m ent.

K ey R e s po n s ibiliti e s :
• S t r a t e g y P lan n ing a nd E x ecu t ion
o Identi f y t a r g et m a r k et s , s i z e t he o pp o r tu n iti e s w it h in t ho s e m a r k et s , a n d a s s e s s t he a b ility to r e a li z e c o mm er c i al o ut c o m e s .
o Un d e r s t a nd m a c r o t r e n ds a r ound in d u s t r y c h a n g e s , r e g ula t ion s , g eo p oli t i c al f o r c e s , a nd t ec h nol o g i e s . C o l l a bo r a te a nd ali g n a c ti o ns a r ound t h e s e t r end s .

• Ma r k et I n te l ligen c e
o A s s e s s t o t al m a r k et si z e and m a r k et sha r e b y co m peti t or f o r m ultiple r e g ion s .
o T r a c k c o m peti t or o ff e r in g s a nd p r e s s r el e a se s . S um m a r i z e and c o mm uni c a te fi n din g s i n an a c ti o na b le f o r m a t .
o P eriodi c a l ly a s s e s s y o u r s eg m ent ’ s p ositi o n via S W O T a nal y s is a nd o t h er ap p r opr i a te m eth o d s .
o At t end t r ade sho w s and f o l l o w t r ade p ubli c a ti o n s .

• P r odu c t P ipeline a nd P o r tf olio M a na g ement
o C r e a te p r odu c t p ipelines f or y our s eg m ent t hat p r o vide a b ala n c e of qui c k wins a nd lon g e r -te r m s t r a t e g i c p la y s .

o Man ag e t he p o r tf olio o f p r odu c t of f erin g s t o en s u r e a l l of f erin g s a r e r el e v a nt to t he m a r k et, t o t h e c u s t om e r s , a nd to t he bus i n e ss . C o llab o r a te w ith bu s in e s s p a r t n e r s t o p r odu c e t h e s e p lans a n d effec t i v ely co mm uni c a t e .
o Init ia te a nd di r e c t N ew P r odu c t D e v elop m ent. E n s u r e s t r ong pr oje c t c ha r te r s a r e defin e d wi t h r el i ab l e in v e s t m ent and f i na n c i al r et u r n m et r i c s . C r e a te Ma r k et R e qui r ements D o c uments t o define c o m pe l ling o p p o r tu n iti e s and P r odu c t R equ i r ements D o c uments t o c ap t u r e t he p r op os ed s olu t ions f or t h e s e o p p o r tu n iti e s .
o D e v elop and m an ag e t r adem a r k s .

• P r oje c t Man ag ement
o Lead c r o s s -fun c ti o nal p r oje c t tea m s t h r ou g h s t a g e g a te p r o ce s s e s f or s el e c t p r oje c t s .
o C r e a te a nd m an ag e t he s c hedule to dr i v e t ime l y p r oduct lau n c he s , d r i ving m eanin g ful r e v enue a t e x p ec t ed m a r g in s .
o U t ili z e r el a ti o nships w ith bu s in e s s p a r t n e r s a nd fun c ti o nal l ead e r s t o en s u r e p r oje c t deli v e r ab l e s a r e m et.

• P e r f o rm an c e Me a s u r ement
o C o n t in u a l ly m oni t or in t erna l ly f a c ing d a ta s u c h a s m a r g in p e r f o r m an c e , c o s t of po o r q u alit y , a n d m a t er i al p r od u c ti v it y . M a k e ap p r opr i a te a dju s t m ent s .
o U t ili z e d a ta fr om m a r k e t r e s ea r c h, V O C , N e t P r o m o t or S c o r e s , a nd o t h er c u s t om e r - f a c ing d a ta t o f e e d into s t r a t e g y d e v elop m ent.
o E n s u r e t imelin e s a r e m et a nd deli v e r abl e s a r e c o m plet e .

• Ma r k et Leade r s hip
o R ep r e s ent t h e bu s in e s s se gm e n t on p r oduct e x per t i s e .
o B e kn o wn and r e s pe c t e d b y k ey c u s t o m e r s f or p r odu c t / m a r k et kn o wled g e and in n o v a t i v e s olu t io n s .

S k i l l s / E x p erien c e:
• 10+ y ea r s o f e x p erien c e w o r k i ng as a P r oduct M an ag er or sim i la r , r el e v a nt p ositi o n —
p r e f e r ably m a c hine r y o r c api t al equ i p m ent ind u s t r i e s .
• S i g nifi c ant e x p erie n c e in Food & Thermal p r oduct li f ec y c le m a n a g ement and n ew p r o d u c t de v elop m ent.
• P rov en t r a c k r ec o r d o f d e v elopin g , laun c hi n g a n d m an a g ing s u cc e s s ful p r odu c ts t h r ou g h a s t ag e g a te N P D p r o c e ss .
• S t r ong o r g ani z a t ion a l, l ead e r s hi p , a nd c o m m uni c a ti o n s k i l l s .
• D emo ns t r a ted inn o v a t i on r e s ult s .
• E x p erien c e w o r k i ng wi t h c r o s s - c ultu r al tea m s and n a v i g a ti n g in t erna t i on a l m a r k et s .
C o r e C o m peten c i e s
• Ability to w o r k g lob a l l y , and l ead t h r ou g h inf l u e n c e .
• A g ile l ear n e r .
• S el f - s t a r te r .
• C om f o r t a ble wi t h a m b i g uit y .
• P r oje c t Man ag ement ( PMP c er t ifi c a ti o n p r e f er r ed). E du c a ti o n
• B A/BS in E n g ineerin g , M a r k etin g , o r r e l a ted field s , M B A p r e f er r ed. W o r k E n v i r on m ent
• Up to 40% t r a v el

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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CPM Acquisition Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. CPM Acquisition Corp. offers competitive compensation and benefits, including paid holidays and vacations, 401k, medical/dental insurance, tuition assistance, and more.