Product Manager - Automation

Role

The Product Manager oversees the product portfolio for Automation, manages field product quality, and supports sales effectiveness. Responsibilities include developing product strategies, resolving quality issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and communicating with stakeholders to ensure successful product delivery and customer satisfaction.

The job duties herein describe essential functions of the position. Additionally, regular attendance and punctuality are essential to the success of the position. The individual should be able to perform these essential functions with or without requesting reasonable accommodation.

Essential Functions

Product Portfolio Management

- Conduct competitive benchmarking

- Develop strategic product roadmap

- Approve new product requests

- Optimize overall product offering

- Ensure that the strategic plan is clearly communicated to all stakeholders

Field Product Quality Management

- Catalog field complaints and disposition

- Approve RMAs back to plant

- Collaboration with Engineering and Quality on Root Cause and Corrective Actions

- Prepare Quality Alerts (what happened, why, and what to do)

- Communicate with field personnel and clients above and ensure all follow up actions are taken

Enhance Sales Effectiveness

- Serve as SME to Corporate Cross-Product Line sales team

- Prepare RFQ bid proposals / product recommendations

- Approve all sales literature (Engineering Sales drawings, marketing materials)

- Perform other duties and activities assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.

Qualifications & Requirements

- At least 10 years’ experience in Oil and Gas Industry; previous experience or on the job experience in manufacturing, preferably with oilfield equipment

- Excellent data entry and reporting skills

- Strong math skills to keep track of profit

- Ability to motivate others on a team and help them succeed

- Multitasking and problem-solving skills and the ability to tend to multiple problems at a time

- Strong knowledge of company policy, goals and standards

- Available after hours/weekends/holidays on periodic basis

Skills, Abilities & Work Style

- Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills.

- Demonstrated capacity to communicate and collaborate with diverse stakeholders (senior management. employees, clients, and vendors).

- Capable of making independent decisions on tasks that are part of the position's day-to-day activities.

- Good at managing on-the-job time, multitasking and arriving consistently at work as scheduled and on time.

- Capable of taking a proactive approach to understanding clients' needs and providing effective solutions.

- Understanding of how position and performance contribute to Company's success

Work Environment & Physical Demands

- This position requires working in an office setting up to 90% of the time, and 10% in the field in all types of weather conditions. It requires working on rig sites where surface areas are often muddy or slippery. It also requires working around heavy machinery, mechanical equipment with moving parts and electrical equipment as well as exposure to loud noises and contaminants. The employee is regularly required to operate vehicles on company business and drive long distances on company business.

- The physical demands described here are representative of the requirements that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to walk and sit, climb stairs and lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds. The employee is often required to stand, stoop or kneel. The employee is also required to use a telephone, computer keyboard and mouse; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Background Check & Drug and Alcohol Testing

The Company will conduct a job-related background check for all safety sensitive positions. The background check may consist of prior employment verification, professional reference checks, education confirmation, criminal background, motor vehicle record checks, drug and alcohol testing, and/or credit checks, as permitted by law. Third-party services may be hired to perform these checks. Although the type of background information checked for a particular applicant or employee will vary based on the position offered or the position held and the nature of the business, the checks will be applied consistently within that business and position.

Information obtained during any criminal record check will not necessarily disqualify an applicant or employee from employment.

All offers of employment and continued employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check. All background checks will be conducted and used in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws.

The Company also relies upon the accuracy of information contained in employment applications, as well as the accuracy of other necessary information presented throughout the hiring process and employment. Misrepresentations, falsifications, or material omissions of any information may result in the exclusion of the individual from further consideration for employment or promotion, and for current employees, could result in termination of employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Tally Personnel, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. The Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All such discrimination and harassment is unlawful and will not be tolerated.