Product Manager, Modular Hydronics Products

Cleaver Brooks is looking for a Product Manager, Modular Hydronics Products to join our team in Milwaukee, WI. The Product Manager, Modular Hydronics Products is pivotal in driving sales and increasing our market share in the growing condensing boiler segment. The successful candidate will work closely with our sales representatives and their customers, focusing on enhancing our presence and sales in this sector. This position is ideal for a self-motivated individual with an entrepreneurial spirit, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to achieving sales targets.

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Job Location: Milwaukee, WI (Relocation assistance provided, if applicable)

Essential functions:

• Develop and execute strategies to increase sales of Cleaver-Brooks modular hydronics products within our representative channels.
• Identify and engage key stakeholders at both contractor and engineering levels, providing sales and technical support to specify our products for both replacement and new build markets.
• Proactively seek new business opportunities by prospecting in various construction journals, websites, electronic plans rooms, and public tender sites.
• Conduct technical seminars and 'lunch & learn' sessions at engineering firms to get Cleaver-Brooks products specified.
• Collaborate with the National Sales Manager and sales team in preparing quotes, following up on leads, and negotiating contracts to close sales.
• Provide on-site support for boiler system designs, addressing customer complaints or system malfunctions.
• Regularly visit established accounts and qualify new accounts, maintaining a strong presence in the assigned region.
• Manage customer database effectively, ensuring regular contact with major accounts.
• Attend trade shows and other events as required to promote Cleaver-Brooks products and services.
• Complete tasks within the budget allocated for travel and entertainment.

Basic Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field required

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in sales, with a preference for experience in the construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of the sales process and ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Technical knowledge in heating, ventilation, and fluid mechanics is highly advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently from home or an office, managing priorities effectively.
• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time.
• Strong organizational skills and a methodical approach to work.
• Self-motivated with a strong sales aptitude and a willingness to learn and grow.

Travel Requirements:

• 50% domestic and international travel; tradeshows, visiting customers, visiting Sales Representatives, etc.

Internal Contacts: Regular (40 – 50%) Regular contacts with Corporate and plant personnel, across all departments, mostly of a routine nature.

External Contacts: Regular (50-60%) Regular contacts with representatives, end users and related personnel, mostly of a routine nature.

Physical Skill & Effort:  Limited manual dexterity required.  Work requires infrequent physical effort.  Ability to travel, generally by air and rental car, and handle routine luggage and display materials is required.

Working Conditions and Hazards: Normal plant, shop, field or office conditions.  Negligible, little or no exposure to hazardous working conditions.

Benefits of Being a Cleaver-Brooks Employee:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, maternity support program, discounted virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, and Accidental Injury), FSA, HSA, life insurance, short term and long-term disability
• Cash matching 401(k) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Pet insurance
• Employee discount program
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays

Who is Cleaver-Brooks:

Cleaver-Brooks is the market leader in providing fully integrated boiler and burner systems. We lead the boiler/burner industry due to our unmatched distribution network’s ability to deliver the knowledge, service, training, and support that are essential to long-term performance. Our customers will tell you that we are the only equipment provider that manufactures boilers, burners, controls, and a full array of ancillary and aftermarket products. They will also mention that our unique single-source capability means that we can deliver fully integrated boiler room solutions that reduce overall costs and optimize space. It is our focus on products that deliver the most efficient, reliable, safe, and environmentally sustainable solutions that differentiate us in the marketplace. Cleaver-Brooks continues a 90+ year legacy of providing the customers we serve with extraordinary products designed to deliver unsurpassed performance through the power of commitment.

This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgement, to be proper.