Product Manager, Lubrizol Fluid Engineering

Job Title: Product Manager, Lubrizol Fluid Engineering

Location: Wickliffe, OH or Midland, MI

Job Type: Full-Time

Type of Role: Hybrid

 

About Lubrizol  
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.   

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Product Manager

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the fluid engineering industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

This role is accountable for managing the Industrial Compressor Lubricant (ST) product portfolio for Lubrizol Fluid Engineering (LFE). This role will guide the strategic direction and drive the profitable growth of the ST business by delivering sustainable winning value propositions for markets and customers in North and South America.  

 

What You Will Do:

Product Line Management

• Develop, communicate, and implement the regional product line strategy.
  • Management of assigned product line (s), including:
    • Ensure volume forecasts are consistent with market trends.
    • Provide market management (product, pricing, promotion)
    • Price/volume decision making, monitor product margins.
    • Provide inputs for the annual profit plan targets setting (volume, revenue, margin)
    • Lead the product positioning activities in support of customers’ business plan
• Manage the product lifecycle of the product line in region from ideation to product launch, ensuring on-time delivery and profitability
• Provide input and implement product line complexity management plans for the region
• Support product development and commercialization excellence while proactively managing the ST product portfolio
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as strategic marketing, R&D, sales, procurement, supply chain and operations to ensure overall competitiveness and profitability of the product line
• Collaborate with Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain to manage asset and operational decisions in support of the product line.
• Collaborate with R&D to develop new products or improve existing ones to meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with Strategic Marketing Manager to develop a deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape to guide product development and positioning.
• Develop product positioning, value proposition and messaging to differentiate the product line from competitors.

Marketing Communications & Marketing

• Collaborate with Marketing group to develop market communications, internal communications, and all promotional programs for the region
• Champion marketing concepts and techniques to correctly position Lubrizol’s strategy and resources
• Support implementation of marketing plans to generate awareness and demand for the products.

Sales Support

• Collaborate with regional sales team to drive activity necessary to execute growth targets and achieve the annual sale