Product Manager in Cernay

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Sliding Stem / control valves portfolio in alignment with FCV Europe growth objectives and market trends.
• Own the full product lifecycle, from concept and development through launch, sustainment, and phase‑out, identifying growth opportunities and proposing annual development plans.
• Build business cases to support new product development, portfolio optimization, and long‑term growth initiatives.
• Lead product launches, ensuring readiness across documentation, pricing, sales tools, training, and internal communication.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analysis to identify needs, emerging applications, and differentiation opportunities.
• Translate customer and market insights into clear product requirements for engineering, operations, and supply chain teams, collaborating closely with global Valve SBU partners.
• Partner with European sales organizations to develop targeted growth plans and support commercial success through product training, technical positioning, and customer engagement.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration with engineering, sales, operations, supply chain, and marketing to ensure successful product development and commercialization.
• Develop and maintain sales enablement tools, including application guides, industry content, competitive insights, and selling playbooks, in partnership with Marketing Communications.
• Monitor product performance, profitability, and customer feedback, defining pricing, positioning, and improvement actions while leveraging digital and AI‑enabled tools to enhance decision‑making and sales enablement.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in product management, product marketing, or sales within industrial or process industry environments.
• Strong knowledge of control valve technologies and applications.
• Ability to influence and lead across functions without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and business acumen, with the ability to translate market insights and financial data into clear strategies.
• Clear, confident communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Comfort using digital tools to support product management, communication, and decision‑making.
• Experience managing valve or flow control product portfolios across multiple European markets.
• Exposure to digital marketing and external product communication.
• Familiarity with AI‑enabled tools to support analysis, content creation, or sales enablement.
• Experience working in global or matrixed organizations with cross‑regional collaboration.