Product Manager ANSI MV Metal-clad Switchgear at ABB

ABB Position

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This position reports to: Product Line Manager

Your Role And Responsibilities

In this role you will oversee ABB's ANSI MV Metal-clad Switchgear product line. You will manage the product offering throughout its lifecycle, in line with market needs and business line strategy and targets. You will be accountable for the long-term profitable growth of the offering. You will support the business results by overseeing each step involved in the offering lifecycle including development, launch, go-to-market, maintenance, pricing, and profitability. The work model for the role is hybrid with at least 60% on-site presence in our Mebane, NC plant. This role is contributing to the Business Line North America of the Electrification Distribution Solutions Division of ABB.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Leading a continuous business analysis of the existing portfolio and potential new portfolio items, including analysis of alternative investments, and reviewing potential partnering options.
• Defining brand and product portfolio offering and positioning in cases of multi-brand ABB ownership.
• Analyzing the content of the portfolio, continuously, with a focus on potential new products and identifying the needs, opportunities, risks, and ABB's positioning against the competition.
• Proposing and being directly involved in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and partnership activities, by defining the brand, offering portfolio, and related business strategies.

Qualifications For The Role

• Bachelor's or master's in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent area of studies.
• Over 10 years of experience in an industrial environment in an engineering, product marketing, sales, or product management role.
• Basic knowledge of power distribution products, in particular, medium voltage switchgear.
• Knowledge of air insulated switchgear construction and applications and differentiation with air insulated switchgear.
• A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach with strong communication and customer relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated and purposeful with analytical, logical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, combined with an excellent style of collaboration.
• Assertiveness and ability to work in a virtual team.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially with Excel.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 40% including internationally.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us:

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

What's in it for you:

We want you to bring your full self to workyour ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability up to 26 weeks Company paid
• Long Term Disability 60% of pay Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.