Vice President, Global Water Engineering

Department: Engineering

Location: US - Indiana - Fort Wayne

Description

The Vice President will serve as the leader of our Global Water Engineering team, responsible for driving the design and development of innovative water system products to cater to our diverse global customer base. This strategic role plays a pivotal part in shaping the future of our global market presence.

Key Responsibilities

Global Product Design and Engineering Functional Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy for Global Water Engineering ensuring seamless integration with the broader corporate objectives. This encompasses product design, development, validation, and production support across multiple product lines.
• Define and set the Key Strategic Initiative (KSI) performance metrics to align with corporate profitability and overarching goals, with a strong focus on delivery, quality and cost.
• Direct a global innovation mission and strategy while taking ownership of the innovation pipeline, collaborating closely with senior leadership to align with critical cross-business challenges and strategic opportunities.
• Embody and exemplify leadership attributes of a high performance culture (integrity, accountability, strong communication and problem solving).
• Champions Customer Focused innovation of Global Water products.
• Assume overall responsibility for the establishment and approval of department budgets and spending forecasts that are in line with our organizational strategy.
• Define and implement engineering standard practices in accordance with the Franklin Electric Product Development Process.
• Oversee and manage the implementation of computer-aided engineering and simulation tools, design reviews, DFMEA, and validation planning.
• Monitor, report on, and ensure accountability of the Engineering function’s performance.
• Evaluate team capabilities, identify gaps and prioritize development activities for the Engineering employees. Inspire and empower team to achieve challenging objectives.
• Analyzes resource requirements and market demand to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.

Company Strategy

• Actively participate in the development of the corporate strategy, leveraging expertise to assess the strategy's viability and contribute creative ideas and insights to shape the strategy formation process.
• Serve as the primary liaison between global engineering and the manufacturing and marketing teams.
• Deliver engaging and informative presentations to explain proposals, reports, and findings to both internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Leadership Expectations

• Manage the performance of direct reports to lead their function and/or business unit, providing formal and informal feedback, progress reports, budget and profitability updates.
• Interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Partner with the HR business partners to manage, secure, and grow talent.
• Demonstrates exceptional leadership and communication skills.
• Demonstrates ability to connect with, motivate, empower, and create positive engagement of team members.
• Demonstrates track record of building strong relationships with process partners, and leading initiatives to break down barriers between internal departments.
• Leverage team members along with personal experience to make swift, well-informed decisions.
• Utilize strong networking skills and engages with professionals in the water movement industry
• Proven track record of organizational design aligned with achieving company objectives.
• Effectively interact with customers, clients, the general public, and other members of the organization.

Key Performance Indicators

• New Product Introduction (NPI) Success Rate
• Pricing Strategy Performance
• Training & Technical Support

What you Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related field (required).
• Master's degree in business administration, engineering, or a related field (preferred).
• A minimum of ten years of relevant Engineering management experience (required).
• A minimum of five years managing a global Engineering team (required).
• Demonstrated experience in:
  • The domains of business development.
  • Lean, Six Sigma, or other problem solving (preferred).
• Travel required: Domestic and international travel up to 40%.

Don’t feel like you check all the boxes in the job description? Here at Franklin Electric, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive culture which includes embracing candidates from a variety of different backgrounds and industries. We highly encourage you to apply so we can connect on this and future opportunities.

Why Work at Franklin Electric?

Becoming a part of the Franklin Electric team not only provides outstanding benefits, it also opens doors to opportunities for future growth. Enjoy peace of mind with a world-class company. But more importantly, be satisfied in knowing you make a difference.

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