Product Marketing Manager, Precision Irrigation Business - The Toro Company

Description

• Maintain and update product information files for use in new distributor or new staff training, customer presentations, internal staff training and meetings, development of new catalogues, videos, etc.
• Coordinate the creation and maintenance of all technical publications.
• Administration & maintenance of existing product line; performs monthly audit of sales volume & profit to identify areas for improvement.
• Analysis of competitive positioning; attend trade shows, conventions, distributor meetings, customer visits and industry association meetings; collect competitive literature and maintain a competitive library.
• Define new product requirements; maintain constant field contact with distributors, sales force and installers to ensure new products meet customer's expectations.
• Coordinate new product development and changes to existing product line; interface with R&D and manufacturing frequently through the development process in order to ensures that product meets reasonable expectations.
• Develop new product launch materials to support field staff and distributors; sales material and provide full product training; evaluation/modification of other marketing collateral; competitive evaluations and selling points; development of product update reports and regular distribution to the field.
• Administer field training.
• Manages and executes divisional product development plans through developing and setting product specification and cost goals; provide project write-up information, market conditions, competitive positions, etc.; monitor and provide input to ongoing engineering projects.
• Introduce new product ideas to management; interpret customer needs for first time trial of new products; assist in development of programs to ensure that new product sales recover investment in stated times.
• Manage product portfolio and contribute to long-range and annual plans.
• Build strong cross-functional working relationships with Engineering, Sales and Customer Care departments.
• Maintain product line offering by managing on-going relationships with allied companies, development of manuals and distribution to other plants, technical data files and international reference files for certification processes, development of technical bulletins and other communications.
• Work closely with marketing directors, regional marketing managers, and marketing communications teams.

Requirements

• Manager III, Product Marketing: Bachelor's degree in marketing or related discipline, and 6+years of marketing experience (or MBA with 4+ years marketing experience), to include new product development in durable, service-oriented goods.
• BA/BS degree and 4+ years; or MBA and 2+ year's experience in a product management role, development of market plans, analytical spreadsheets, and proposals. Strong project management and supervisory skills. Skilled in leading and managing cross functional teams. Understanding of business principles. Experience in the irrigation industry or general agricultural markets helpful.
• Must possess strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• English/Spanish bilingual is preferred, but not required.
• Experience with Power BI, SAP, and/or Quality preferred.
• Ability to use a personal computer and related software required for the successful completion of job-related tasks.
• Manager II, Product Marketing: Bachelor's degree in marketing or related discipline, and 3-5 years of marketing experience (or MBA with 2+ years marketing experience), to include new product development in durable, service-oriented goods.
• Prior industry experience with agriculture and/or irrigation experience preferred.
• Bachelors degree (BA or BS) in Marketing, Engineering, or Agronomy; Masters in Business Administration (MBA) preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Travel Requirement: 5-20%, including international travel for VOC events and trade shows.

Benefits

• Wellness - TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.
• Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable pay range for this posting would be $115K to $140K. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the EVEN app.
• Summer Hours – Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at our Riverside, CA location are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.
• Location – This role is conveniently located in Riverside, CA, 92504!
• Flexible work arrangements - There may be business needs that require 5-days/week in the office, however this office typically follows a Hybrid work-location model: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the office. Fridays are optional Remote/Work From Home days. The opportunity to collaborate in the office and work from home part-time, has promoted team-building and flexibility.
• Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.
• Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.

Training + Development

Interview process

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