Head of Connected Systems, North America - COOPER LIGHTING SOLUTIONS

Job Title

Head of Connected Systems, North America - COOPER LIGHTING SOLUTIONS

Job Description

We are

Cooper Lighting Solutions. We build forward-thinking lighting solutions that make people’s lives safer, while making buildings, homes and cities smarter and more sustainable. We deliver an industry-leading portfolio of indoor and outdoor lighting, lighting controls and smart lighting systems.

Cooper Lighting Solutions is a business unit of Signify, the world leader in lighting. Together we have a shared purpose to unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world.

Working at Cooper Lighting Solutions is dynamic.

You‘ll be responsible for P&L leadership responsibilities and overall growth, profitability, strategy, and achievement of profit plan across wired and wireless lighting control portfolio including connected luminaires.  

As a Head of Connected Systems, North America, you will be responsible for identification, development, and execution of short term and long term initiatives to support profitable growth, successful new product introductions and operational efficiency.  

Specifically, this role will focus on continuing a broad portfolio that is competitive that is quick to market and superior service while meeting and exceeding financial plans. 

What you’ll do

• Manages the Profit and Loss for the North America lighting controls business unit. 

• Lead both CLS and ILC businesses with clear value proposition and roadmap for each brand and technology sharing

• Continuously gathers and analyzes competitive product information, vertical market trends/drivers and customer insights to ensure successful commercialization of new products including achieving revenue/margin targets.    

• Recommends and develops marketing strategies and programs along with promotional materials to increase market share of existing products in the controlled and connected lighting space through supporting and expanding into new channels.

• Analyzes pricing structure relative to pricing levels in the market place.  Continuously monitors the market to ensure competitive pricing structure relative to competition while meeting margin objectives.

• Financial projections and budgeting process as required supporting monthly, quarterly, yearly targets.

• Work with product platforms and sales to build a GTM (go to market) strategy with required launch and training plans.

• Strengthen supply chain including dual sourcing and supply partnerships

• Directs and manages talent management – assessing current team members, identifying needs, selecting talent, and developing current employees to ensure “bench strength” and continued development and advancement of top talent within the organization.

• Work with system and technology architects to best leverage internal and external engineering organizations and assets

• Define and support new product and technology strategies while developing consolidation and obsolescence plans of legacy products and systems in conjunction with engineering and operations teams.

• Possess solid cross-functional leadership & communication skills to deliver positive results

• Works directly with Signify market and product leaders on sales and product technology synergy opportunities to best leverage the collective business enterprise.  

What you’ll need

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

• 10 years or more years of professional Sales, Marketing and/or Product Management experience.

• 5 or more years of Lighting Controls Experience

• 5 or more years of P/L management

• Knowledgeable in system design of connected systems or equivalent

• Experience in new product development and technical program management

* Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future company sponsorship needs.

Our candidate profile is just a guide. We know that many talented people only apply for jobs when there is an exact match. If you don't fit all the criteria but believe this role is for you, we would very much like to hear from you.

What you’ll get in return…

We’re offering multiple opportunities for career development, like mentoring, coaching and stretch assignments, with strong international exposure for dynamic profiles. You have the chance to learn every day, acquire new skills and perspectives through customized online