Global Product Line Champion - Industrial Pumps

Company: Weatherford
Location: Houston
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Overview Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation. We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition. Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team. When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other's successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford. Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course. Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Responsibilities Job Purpose The Product Line Champion is responsible for providing technicial, applications & operational support for our Industrial Pumps and Multiplex Pumps product line to both internal and external clients on a global basic, primarily to promote and grow our Industrial Pumps portfolio which will evolve to cover all Industrial Pumps products and solutions. In addition to understanding the clients requirements, grow the business by identifying and exploiting market opportunities outside of the oil and gas industries, market trends and competitor activity, maximizing market share and profits, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This role will report to the Global Product Line Director and will support the regional & countries on a technical basis. Roles & Responsibilities SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

• Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company's Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices and complies with the Company's Rules to Live By
• Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk
• Seeks continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations
• Demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises
• Understands and comply with all safety rules and company policies of Weatherford. QUALITY
  • Responsible for being familar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherfords Management System
  • Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement
  • Represents the company and product line's best interest in a professional manner at client or industry meetings. Know and understand Weatherford Quality Policy and comply with all requirements of the Quality Systems Manual, Operating, and Technical Procedures and Workplace Instructions.
  • Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job. OPERATIONS
    • Provides global technical services and application support for products and services to employees within the global product lines, external clients, and other business units within Weatherford
    • Responsible for job planning, product knowledge, and availability
    • Direct any research and development projects or efforts required in order to create the products and/or services required as per above. Work with RD&E on all ongoing sustaining efforts to progress Product Line products and/or services quality improvement initiatives forward
    • Evaluates and prioritizes requests for new technology changes, enchancements, and new features; participates in product requirements through interviews with stackeholder, collaboration with product designers and other methods as needed
    • Work with the Project Management and Engineering teams to implememt feasible solutions that meet the timeline and budget of the stakeholders
    • Liase with SMEs in service lines to generate training materials and deployment plans for commercialization; responsible for effectively communicating product features, value proportations, and roadmaps COMMUNICATION
      • Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external
      • Assist local operations with the introduction and continued support of products/services into the market, including travelling to those locations as required.
      • Define and direct specific product strategy by gathering input and business neds form customers and then creating a product-based solution to generate revenue and/or create value
      • Resolves conflicts between competing stakeholders by prioritizing requirements and products for development and commercialization; tracks project issues to completion, such as outstanding questions, decisions, or changes
      • Provide direct, high-level support to customers for critical new technology services FINANCIAL
        • All employees have an accountability to the organization to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses
        • Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure
        • Define and monitor relevant KPIs to identify areas of improvement and drive operational improvements PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT
          • Develops and drive business opportunities by assessing and creating distribution channels to expand equipment sales.
          • Provide operational technical support for all globally active operations to ensure tools are run within specification and following best practies and lessons learned
          • Maintains the Global Product Line's training requirements in line with competency assessments VISION & LEADERSHIP
            • Provides input to Product Line Management on product request and development.
            • Demontrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times
            • Leads product training to Global Sales representatives in order to ensure alignment with Weatherford standards Travel Requirement: This role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to: 25-50% Qualifications Experience & Education REQUIRED
              • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Scientific discipline or equivalent experience
              • 10+ years of oilfield experience is preferred, and or/similar experience as a SME in other industries
              • 5+ years of experience in Industrial Pumps/Multiplex Pumps PREFERRED
                • Experience in Sales and Marketing

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