Global Product Line Manager, Industrial Hose & Data Center

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward-thinking, open-minded, and well-rounded individuals to join our global team. Located in our office in Englewood, Colorado, you will work within our Global Product Line Management team as a Global Product Line Manager (GPLM) for our Industrial Hose product line with a strong focus on our growing solutions in the Data Center market.

• You will report to the Director of Engine and Industrial Hose
• You'll work closely with sales, sales ops/analytics, and directly with customers to capture VOC and incorporate it into the overall product planning, launch and commercialization process; support sales to drive the sales pipeline and close opportunities
• The GPLM for Industrial and Data Center hoses will work with engineering to manage the global industrial hose portfolio and product roadmap, across the entire product lifecycle from launch preparation through to commercialization 
• With Gates leadership in the evolving data center market, emerging hose solutions specific to data centers will be a focus for this position – in close coordination with the coupling solution requirements

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the data center market for the product line – including tracking industry indices, insights on industry trends, participating in industry organizations, consolidating Voice-of-Customer (VOC) and maintaining a view of the competitive landscape and activies  
• Be the product champion for Data Center hose solutions, actively engaging in promoting the product within the data center market and partnering with Gates’ commercial team to engage with important end-customers
• Provide global product leadership for the broader Gates industrial hose portfolio.  Translate customer needs, industry requirements, and trends into actionable product strategy, product roadmaps and application-driven product requirements to be integrated in new product development business cases
• Ensure that feature, quality, and cost objectives are reached and that schedules are kept. Prepare required Market Launch materials. Document product specs, strategy, plans, and training needs
• Support commercial teams with top-line accountability for the product line, including planning and managing proper organizational support for major customer orders as well as resolving supply chain challenges and production requirements to achieve financial and other operating metrics – including quality and cost objectives
• Coordinate Regional Product Line Manager (RPLM) engagement, alignment, and product knowledge in all Gates regions for the promotion, pipeline development, and supply chain regarding the data center and industrial hose portfolio.
• Support the preparation of effective quotations, bids, and related negotiation documentation for the sales of industrial hose portfolio with a heavy emphasis on data center hose products 
• Provide insight and support into the necessary manufacturing capabilities, capacities, and operational footprint needed to support market growth and product mix forecasts 
• Provide the product line leadership to expand new technologies from data centers to other industrial and thermal management applications to expand Gates overall served markets

Keys to Success

• High level of interpersonal and leadership skills; must be able to influence across multiple levels within the company and locations, including establishing global partnership
• Leads through influence, with and without authority
• Strong technical acumen combined with commercial savviness
• Strategic mindset and strong business intuition
• Global work experience and perspective are a strength
• Ability to adapt quickly to change and drive change

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None.

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, or Marketing from an accredited institution required;
• Minimum of 5 years of marketing, outside field sales, application engineering, and/or product engineering or business development experience
• Experience designing, specifying, or managing products for Data Centers, Fluid Conveyance, Thermal Management systems, or Industrial Hoses is not required, but preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for sales data analysis and graphing trends
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills to deliver high-quality executive-ready presentations
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, including international travel
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excited to work in the office with great teammates
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship