Sr Product Manager

Crane Building Services & Utilities; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BSU – Building Services is seeking a Senior Product Manager to develop and execute strategic roadmaps for the Variable Flow range, with ownership of P&L and growth initiatives across regions. You will lead NPD, commercial management, and cross‑functional collaboration to optimize profitability.

The role requires deep knowledge of control valves for building services, 5+ years in product management, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Deep experience and knowledge of control valves related to commercial building services.
• 5+ years proven experience in Product Management.
• Degree level in a technical or business management subject; relevant experience highly valued.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Positive, proactive and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Innovative and forward‑thinking mindset.
• Teamworking and interpersonal skills.
• Highly proficient in Excel; competent in Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Senior Product Manager responsible for developing and executing product roadmaps, ownership of strategic initiatives, and supporting the P&L through Variable Flow range commercial performance.
• Scope, pitch business cases, and report on execution. Main duties include identification and justification of NPD, CAPEX investments, commercial management for geographic and product line growth and profitability, support operational planning, monitoring and reporting business performance targets, market analysis, and competitor analysis.
• Build and maintain multigenerational product road maps.
• Deliver NPD execution on plan, in budget and in scope.
• Be primary source of voice of customer for product categories.
• Pitch and monitor/manage CAPEX.
• Engage commercial teams to ensure product line profitability aligns with P&L targets.
• Drive operations and commercial collaboration to deliver products in line with business model targets.
• Support monthly ideation funnel development.
• Use sales, win/loss and quality data as part of customer analysis.
• Lead voice of customer engagement to validate competitor analysis, market sizes, customer pain points and technology trends.
• Support development, presentation, monitoring and execution of strategic and operational initiatives.
• Own delivery of assigned initiatives and drive execution.
• Identify new opportunities in existing and new markets.
• Monitor and report market segmentation, customer profiles and windows to market.
• Support artificial intelligence and digital marketing initiatives as part of growth initiatives.
• Directly support the Business Line Manager in converting strategic targets into operational targets for the year.
• Collaborate with commercial, supply chain and operational teams to complete the sales, inventory and operations planning process in line with planned cost of sales.
• Engage with commercial teams to understand monthly regional forecasts and product line performance.
• Identify, scope and lead the delivery of regional and customer‑specific initiatives to deliver on‑plan performance for product lines and regions.
• Monitor and report forecasts, pricing, cost of sales for end‑of‑month reviews.
• Support marketing and commercial launch requirements for existing or new products.
• Deploy the engineering change process to support product line deviations or NPD.
• Identify non‑compliance with existing business model and opportunities for improvement.
• Support analysis and development of new channels within existing and new markets.
• Support effective commercial pipeline reviews and quality.
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering and Quality to deliver cost savings or increase revenue via redesign or resourcing.
• Use initiative to fulfill role and proactively address improvement opportunities.
• Provide training and education of personnel in all details of the relevant product range, including travel to foreign countries.
• Drive own improvement and special projects delivering tangible results in a timely manner.

Skills

Product management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

BS&U – Building Services

Our Building Services product portfolio includes the Variable Flow range, comprising ProBalance and Connected Solutions products manufactured primarily at our Hitchin site in the UK. The business operates predominantly in the UK and MEA region through distribution channels, driven by specification and sales activities.

Responsibilities

Senior Product Manager responsible for developing and executing product roadmaps, ownership of strategic initiatives, and supporting the P&L through Variable Flow range commercial performance.

Scope, pitch business cases, and report on execution. Main duties include identification and justification of NPD, CAPEX investments, commercial management for geographic and product line growth and profitability, support operational planning, monitoring and reporting business performance targets, market analysis, and competitor analysis.

• Build and maintain multigenerational product road maps.
• Deliver NPD execution on plan, in budget and in scope.
• Be primary source of voice of customer for product categories.
• Pitch and monitor/manage CAPEX.
• Engage commercial teams to ensure product line profitability aligns with P&L targets.
• Drive operations and commercial collaboration to deliver products in line with business model targets.
• Support monthly ideation funnel development.
• Use sales, win/loss and quality data as part of customer analysis.

• Lead voice of customer engagement to validate competitor analysis, market sizes, customer pain points and technology trends.
• Support development, presentation, monitoring and execution of strategic and operational initiatives.
• Own delivery of assigned initiatives and drive execution.
• Identify new opportunities in existing and new markets.
• Monitor and report market segmentation, customer profiles and windows to market.
• Support artificial intelligence and digital marketing initiatives as part of growth initiatives.

• Directly support the Business Line Manager in converting strategic targets into operational targets for the year.
• Collaborate with commercial, supply chain and operational teams to complete the sales, inventory and operations planning process in line with planned cost of sales.
• Engage with commercial teams to understand monthly regional forecasts and product line performance.
• Identify, scope and lead the delivery of regional and customer‑specific initiatives to deliver on‑plan performance for product lines and regions.
• Monitor and report forecasts, pricing, cost of sales for end‑of‑month reviews.
• Support marketing and commercial launch requirements for existing or new products.
• Deploy the engineering change process to support product line deviations or NPD.
• Identify non‑compliance with existing business model and opportunities for improvement.
• Support analysis and development of new channels within existing and new markets.
• Support effective commercial pipeline reviews and quality.
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering and Quality to deliver cost savings or increase revenue via redesign or resourcing.

• Use initiative to fulfill role and proactively address improvement opportunities.
• Provide training and education of personnel in all details of the relevant product range, including travel to foreign countries.
• Drive own improvement and special projects delivering tangible results in a timely manner.

Qualifications & Experience

• Deep experience and knowledge of control valves related to commercial building services.
• 5+ years proven experience in Product Management.
• Degree level in a technical or business management subject; relevant experience highly valued.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Positive, proactive and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Innovative and forward‑thinking mindset.
• Teamworking and interpersonal skills.
• Highly proficient in Excel; competent in Word and PowerPoint.

The successful candidate must work independently, communicate effectively, build relationships across departments and diligently follow the processes for NPD, VE, and Engineering Change requirements.

We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity is key to our success and we are seeking applications from candidates who will contribute their different backgrounds, cultures and experiences to our business.