Are you a Product Marketing Manager who is passionate about creating and delivering innovative new product solutions to solve critical global energy and infrastructure challenges? If so, Emerson Automations Solutions has an exciting opportunity for you!
As a Product Marketing Manager, you'll serve as a key member of our global product team, providing strategy and roadmap planning and execution towards developing and maintaining comprehensive customer-focused solutions for the Plugs and Receptacles and Control Stations product portfolios.
This opportunity is based in Appleton Group’s Global HQ in Rosemont, IL location with the flexibility to work remotely one day a week.
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
- Own comprehensive knowledge of the market, competitive landscape, customer requirements, and distribution channels. Anticipate market and customer requirements for the product category. Be a passionate voice for the customer while leading cross-functional New Product Development.
- Develop business cases and product requirements documents for new products and product enhancements, collaborating with a cross-functional team (engineering, operations, supply chain, marketing communications, sales) to refine concepts, evaluate feasibility and communicate the business impact & solution value proposition.
- Perform ongoing analysis and propose necessary actions to ensure continued marketability of the product line.
- Lead cross-functional teams to enhance customer service experience by ensuring streamlined order processes and timely shipment fulfillment.
- Collaborate with the marketing communications and sales enablement team to define the go-to-market strategy to create demand within key market verticals.
- Travel as needed to visit customers, distributors, key industry, and corporate events.
Who You Are:
You are open to change and continue to learn and experience new opportunities. Keeping in touch with customers and gaining insight into customer needs. Including key stakeholders in executing decisions, crafting a buy-in mentality. Transforming ideas into actions and producing results with new initiatives
For This Role You, Will Need
- BA/BS in Business, Marketing, Product Design, or Engineering
- 4 + years’ product/portfolio management (manufacturing) experience
- Proficient in Microsoft business applications
- Experience working in a leadership role on a product team or business process
- Ability to understand technical product concepts and help translate them into clear customer value
- Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
- Ability to travel up to 25% annually
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
- Background in the electrical, mechanical or industrial products industry
- MBA or Advanced Business Education
- Knowledge/experience with hazardous location products and certification standards, particularly NEC/CEC standards
- Strong project management skills
- Global product experience and experience working with global teams
Our Culture & Commitment to You:
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.
Learn more about our Culture & Values.