Product Marketing Manager

Busch Vacuum Solutions is a leading manufacturer of vacuum pumps, compressors, and blowers for use in industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, food processing, metallurgy, biomedical, and material handling.

Busch Vacuum Solutions has an immediate direct hire opportunity open for an experienced Product Marketing Manager, specializing in Liquid Ring vacuum pumps.  This position is a hybrid or remote position, with up to 25% travel required! 

The Product Marketing Manager is responsible for managing specific products and markets related to Busch Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps. This Role requires developing and implementing product strategies, managing product roadmaps, support engineering projects and forecasts, while creating programs to ensure market coverage. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical resource, support sales efforts, and collaborate with global teams to drive product success.

We are looking for independent, self-driven professionals, with 5+ years of experience product management, market strategy, sales support, and in-depth knowledge of Liquid Ring vacuum pumps! 

If you meet these qualifications, apply NOW for an opportunity to find out why Busch Vacuum Solutions is an amazing place to work!

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a specific set of products/markets. Serves as the in-depth technical and applications resource supporting Sales and Engineering to guarantee the best solutions.
• Establishes product positioning, pricing and promotional strategy for sales, marketing and engineering to produce highest possible long-term market share.
• Manages price books and discount schedules based on market price and competitive strategy.
• Serve as the main point of contact between Busch LLC and global product management to obtain specific information about products and their capabilities. Conduct field testing for new and specific products.
• Launch products by coordinating with Marketing, Business Development and Service to guarantee that a successful local product launch
• Communicate with global product management and market segment coordinators to utilize global material/campaigns and apply them in the US.
• Assists Marketing with planning advertising and promotion activities related to product and market strategies
• Generate selling tools: white papers, success stories, product memos and competitive analysis to arm the Sales team and improve our chances of success.
• Coordinate campaigns with Business Development and Marketing to target customers with a specific product/market/application message.
• Conduct training for Sales, support and distribution channels both in VA Beach and off site.
• Guarantee product life cycle management to create, replace and obsolete products while documenting and sending product memos to inform the company.
• Travel to customer sites for product/sales support on specific opportunities when value is added and justified.
• Support After Sales, Field Service and Technical Support with failure analysis and troubleshooting activities based on their expertise on the product, its capability, and its common modes of failure.

Required Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in Liquid ring vacuum product or engineering management or support; with specific experience in selling and supporting liquid ring vacuum pumps and systems: Required
• Demonstrated in-depth liquid ring vacuum pump knowledge: Required
• Product management or market strategy: Highly Preferred
• Experience crafting winning product strategies: Highly Preferred
• Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school) Preferred, Field of Study: (Engineering or Business) preferred with product management/support/engineering
• Computer Skills: Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite: Required
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Systems Applications and Products and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems
• Valid Drivers’s license (must be maintained throughout employment that meets Busch insurance standards): Required

Education

Bachelor's Degree (four-year college) Preferred, Field of Study: (Engineering or Business) preferred with product management/support/engineering roles as a plus

Personal Qualifications

• Demonstrated in-depth product management and support skills, and to create winning product strategies
• Effective ability to communicate orally or in written form effectively with co-management, internal and external customers
• Demonstrate the ability to anticipate and solve practical problems or resolve issues
• Work with a high level of initiative, be self-motivated, and possess professional maturity
• Be detail, goal, and safety oriented
• Must be organized and maintain a clean and orderly workspace
• Must possess a positive attitude, be dependable, and trustworthy
• Work independently or as a team, as necessary, to fulfill department and Busch goals and objectives
• Possess strong English oral and written communication skills

ob Requirements

• Ability and willingness to pass a 10-panel drug screen, 7-year criminal history check
• Most felonies are a disqualifier, misdemeanors are considered on a case-by-case basis
• Must be willing and able to utilize all required PPE
• Ability and willingness to travel (up to 25%) domestically and internationally

Physical Requirements

• Constant reaching outward, lifting/carrying/pushing pulling up to 25lbs
• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, lifting/carrying/pushing pulling up to 25lbs
• Occasional climbing, squatting, kneeling, reaching above the shoulder, and lifting/carrying/pushing pulling up to 50lbs
• All applicants must be able to hear and see audible and visual alarms and must be able to wear all required PPE, such as safety shoes, electrical hazards, safety glasses, and hearing protection.

Benefits & Opportunities

Busch Vacuum Solutions offers an attractive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, EAP, tuition reimbursement, Legal Plan, 401K, PTO, and more!

Opportunity for growth and advancement via on-the-job training, paid training/certifications, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for advancement within the company. Busch values promoting from within!

Work Environment

Moderately controlled manufacturing environment, moderate noise levels, fumes, and airborne particles, while working near moving mechanical parts.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily.

Why work for Busch Vacuum Solutions?

As diverse and boundless as the world of vacuum is, so are the jobs and tasks at Busch. We welcome all talents, regardless of education, age, gender, or nationality; worldwide.