Job Description

Cummins is a place big enough to coach and develop a global workforce and create the world’s leading clean, engine technology. We are also small enough for you to find your fit and personal passion with a team of dependable, innovative thinkers who are developing their careers within a diverse, inclusive, empowering environment.

Learn more about this role and how you can begin Powering Your Potential .

OurCorporatedelivers reliable, durable, high performing products to our global partners. Working in an innovative space, you’ll develop high tech solutions that will fuel your advanced career skill set and empower you to own your career. Our integrated businesses demand the talents and creativity of individuals with a wide range of skills and experience.

This is an exciting opportunity for Product Managers #IN1000 in Columbus, Indiana

Your impact will happen in these and other ways:

Manage key product line lifecycles by understanding and interpreting market and industry trends.

Lead the marketing initiatives for new product introduction and existing product change introduction.

Develop long-term product line strategy, forecast, and the annual operating plan.

Provide product line budget requirements into the business unit AOP.

Drive the development of product introduction plans and develop all aspects of the product marketing mix to ensure the successful launch of new products and throughout the subsequent lifecycle.

Present marketing approach for functional review and to the change management review group, and drive pricing activity through the product lifecycle.

Ensure that the product branding strategy is implemented effectively, and lead and support internal and external communications in relations to the product range.

Protect intellectual property of the organization, and work with legal counsel and engineering to assure asset protection.

Utilize specialized knowledge of market research capabilities to plan for and implement an appropriate approach based on the understanding of the target market and competitors.

Define and adopt a specific stand relative to the competition with the use of market research capabilities, and drive improvement of user satisfaction and solve elevated user issues in relation to the product.

Drive management of the product lifecycle, and determine when products should be deemed obsolete.

Recommend marketing process changes that will improve Value Package Introduction and Value Package Change Process.

Manage profitability by understanding relative contributions of the multiple products lines in the business, and develop and execute a product management plan that maximizes profitability of the business.

Compile and maintain an account tracking documents and interrogate profitability results, product costs, and advise recommended actions.

Deploy local processes to attain the most critical engine market information required to develop specific products and product line plans and perform highly complex Market Analysis.

Create strategies to sell the features and benefits of new products. Identify strategies to gather data to increase sales and marketing opportunities.

Skills and Experience Required:

Experience to include:

Marketing initiatives for new product introduction

Develop product introduction plans to ensure the successful launch of new products

Product branding strategy

Market research capabilities

Product lifecycle management

Value Package Introduction and Value Package Change Process

Develop a product management plan

Market Analysis to develop specific products and product line plans

Required Education, Licenses or Certifications:

Positions require a Master’s degree in Marketing or Business Management, or related field and 2 years of experience as a Marketing or Product Specialist, or related position.

Alternatively, the employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business Management, or related field and 5 years of experience as a Marketing or Product Specialist, or related position.

JOB SITE: Columbus, Indiana

WORK HOURS: 40 hours/week - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

To apply, go to www.cummins.com and refer to Job ID #IN1000

Compensation and Benefits

Base hourly rate commensurate with experience plus bonus. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.