Job Overview
This role will be responsible for product management, new product development leadership, and marketing for the Systems Panels Business unit within Hubbell Utility Solutions. The business leader would be responsible to maintain a strong ownership of the business unit product strategy coupled with identified financial objectives.
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A Day In The Life
- Develop and maintain an overall panels product strategy and roadmap and commercial success of Hubbell’s Systems Panels business unit.
- Establish a clear vision for the portfolio based on customer needs, market trends, competitive dynamics and changing technologies.
- Drive the initiative for new product development, including ideation, business case formation, pricing, product application, and product changes. Develop programs to manage NPD products and identify specific timelines, milestones, and tasks to support those milestones and clearly and proactively report those statuses.
- Manage products throughout their lifecycle from concept and launch through maturity, redesign, rationalization, or end-of-life. Monitor product-level revenue, growth, and profitability
- Create and deliver product training presentations for diverse audiences of customers, suppliers, and internal team members. Cultivate leads in the market to increase sales of existing products
- Serve as the voice of the customer within the organization. Gather VOC (voice of the customer) data and information to support business decisions, initiatives, and product development
- Support development of the overall business unit financial plan; including, but not limited to: sales and margin forecasting, market research, competition, pricing strategies, and risks
- Identify potential improved strategies and efficiencies for addressing business needs through marketing, manufacturing, engineering and logistics for the business unit
- Provide ownership for all external-facing marketing materials for the Systems Panels business unit; including website, technical surveys, print materials, etc.
- Represent the company at sales meetings, industry functions and other activities, as required
What will help you thrive in this role?
- 10+ years related experience and/or training in engineered electrical products such as control panels, protection and control systems, or related products.
- Experience with engineer-to-order/configured-to-order products, or related manufacturing environments
- Experience working collaboratively across engineering, sales, manufacturing, and operations
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with teammates, both in business and technical discussions
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and leadership skills
- Strong commercial and financial acumen
- Ability to develop detailed work plans, schedules and specifications
- Bachelor's Degree (B. S.) from four-year College or University or equivalent experience
Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
Hubbell Utility Solutions
Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.
Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.
The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.
