Category Director, Water Supply and US Disposal at Pentair Management Company in Roselle, Illinois

Job Description:

Job Description:

At Pentair, you will work along-side passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future and are focused on creating a healthier world for all. Throughout our 120 global locations, our values guide us as we create innovative solutions for the world's water challenges. We bring water to life!

As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, a generous 401(k) and ESPP to help you save for retirement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.

We have an opportunity for a Category Director to join our Delevan, WI or Chicago area team. You will lead a talented global product management team while partnering with the Vice President & Business Unit Leader to position Pentair as the leader in residential pump solutions. This individual will build an insight-driven product management discipline and will deliver impactful strategic product roadmaps for our point-of-use and point-of-entry water treatment solutions. As part of the R&I Flow Leadership team, the Category Director will develop a high-performing NPD culture that thrives on launching impactful, leading products to market across professional, retail and e-commerce channels. By leveraging Pentair's water technology expertise to build connected product platforms, this individual will lead the charge in delivering innovative and quality pump solutions for a wide array of applications to customers in regions around the world.

You will:

• Manage a growth-focused global product portfolio, comprised of residential water disposal and water supply products.


• Own category Revenue, Standard Margin, and Growth goals and deliver to yearly financial plan targets.


• Develop category strategy and translate business direction into global product portfolio decisions.


• Lead and develop a customer-focused and accountable product management team.


• Actively seek VOC/customer-insights to develop impactful, strategic product roadmaps.


• Deliver meaningful, value-added connected product platforms that connect consumers to their pumping solutions, their professional partners, and to Pentair.


• Drive effective and impactful product launches.


• Partner with Technology and Program Management to lead cross-functional NPD + VAVE execution.


• Partner with sales and marketing to build and execute actionable growth strategies for category - including new and existing products.


• Own pricing strategy and oversees pricing models & guidelines for the defined product portfolio.


• Drives alignment and accountability with forecast & SIOP process; aligns with operations on support for growth.


• Travel <25%

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.


• 8-10+ years of product management / category leadership experience.


• A driven leader with inspiring enthusiasm for product management + development.


• Experience building and executing cross-category strategic product roadmaps.


• An understanding of best-in-class Product Marketing and ability to lead strategic marketing team to build consumer insight capabilities, gather and analyze voice-of-customer, and deliver impactful integrated marketing plans.


• Strong financial acumen - ability to drive product category decisions that deliver financial/business goals.

• Capability to interact with technical teams and experience working in an agile environment.


• Ability to build and sustain strong cross-functional relationships functional to influence, ensure open communications and drive alignment.


• Desire to build a sense of shared purpose and vision to focus Pentair's strategic product development and launch plans to deliver impactful, meaningful products and experiences to consumers and partners.

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Diversity and Inclusion:

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.

We take ongoing action to improve the diversity of our workforce by:

• Ensuring leadership involvement and ownership


• Attracting and retaining diverse talent at all levels


• Fostering a globally aware, inclusive culture


• Ensuring our practices are fair and non-discriminatory