Associate Product Manager, Lighting Controls

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Product Manager to join the Electrical Wiring Systems Pass & Seymour Team in Syracuse, NY.

This role will actively support the Lighting Controls product marketing team in areas including product launches, market research, sales team support, and channel growth. This individual will also gain experience in key product management skills and manage some of their own product lines, enabling them to grow into a future product manager role. The ideal candidate is proactive and possesses strong capabilities in the area of communication, as well as a willingness to actively research new ideas, meet with customers to develop market opportunities, and support strategic marketing initiatives.

What Will You Do?

The Associate Product Manager will manage several product lines and support broader team initiatives. He or she will play an important role in new product development, product line maintenance, field sales and distribution channel support, and marketing strategy development.
• Complete critical product marketing tasks to help achieve sales, profit and business initiative targets.
• Will support the product team with activities such as market analysis, competitive benchmarking, research of product ideas or trends and attendance at trade and customer events.
• Will engage in voice of customer through research inclusive of field visits or virtual meetings, survey creation.
• Will directly manage some product lines within three months of assuming role, focused on maintaining existing offer, finding ways to increase efficiency or profitability, and growing sales via line extensions/new offers.
• Will lead efforts to rationalize product category such as analyzing legacy lines, pruning redundant or obsolete products, and initiating activities to enhance profitability.
• Participates in collateral development with marketing and sales (sell sheets, cutsheets, videos) as well as promotional campaigns.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.

Required:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business.
• Experience: 1-3 years of relevant experience in engineering, product management, electronics, controls, manufacturing, or related technical environments preferred.
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Must be an effective listener, distilling information into actionable insights.
• Must possess strong project management skills, including the ability to develop and manage to a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines and control multiple projects at various stages of work.
• Proficient in basic office applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Must be highly collaborative and able to work cross functionally.

Preferred:

• Relevant experience in electrical industry, electronics design and/or electrical controls preferred.

Salary: $70K - $90K

Actual salary offered will vary based on applicant's relevant skills, education, experience, certifications, as well as other business and organizational needs.

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company's incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us

About Legrand's Electrical Wiring Systems Division

Legrand's Electrical Wiring Systems (EWS) division provides the most complete line of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical wiring devices in the world. Through commitment to innovation and quality, EWS maintains the position of industry leader in wire and cable management and wiring devices categories, specializing in raceways, flexible floor, open space and outdoor power solutions, wire mesh cable trays and systems, and designer switches and outlets. With this comprehensive offering, EWS serves a range of exciting vertical markets, including commercial office and commercial interior, data centers, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mixed-use developments and residential. For more information, visit legrand.us/electrical wiring devices

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