Job Description
Job Purpose JOB DESCRIPTION Analyze, plan, organize, and commercialize new products and/or services, based on market needs and in line with the corporate and product line strategy. Consult with customers, Geozone , sales, marketing, engineering and manufacturing teams from initial concepts, feasibility, business planning, development, implementation, and commercialization, continuing through the product cycle to optimize profit for assigned new products, inline with financial and corporate growth objectives. Accountable throughout the product development and commercialization process, that product viability and financial targets are maintained by updating business cases through gates. Accountable for regular reviews with PL management on the progress and product performance and developing plans to close any gaps from stated goals and objectives. Accountable for individual product financial KPIs are met or exceeded and that clear value drivers are articulated and delivered to maximize pricing. Roles & Responsibilities SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE Maintain 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 Place 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 Seek 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 QUALITY Active participation in the investigation and closure of all service quality issues related to new product commercialization that are assigned and assuring that these are closed out in a timely manner and they are reported to line management through Weatherford’s process and policy and impacts are tracked to improve further product expansion. Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and taking an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s Management System Maintains Service Quality as an immediate priority when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement OPERATIONS Technical product line expert for the global product line for new technology Acts as the liaison between the customers, Product Line Management, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and engineering during development and product launch Ability to articulate and develop clear value propositions based on the new technology business case Ensure that commercial proposals and value propositions are delivered with product line director/VP approval based on the business case Ensures adequate resources are in place to properly field trial and launch the new technology Identifies candidate wells and work with customers to ensure the field trial objectives are met Provides technical input/support into all new product/service-related incidents, following up on corrective actions and evaluation the success of these actions for assigned new products Ensures the operational performance statistics/KPIs of the new product are continuously updated and evaluated, providing feedback to Global Product Line Manager and Geozone Product Line Manager for assigned products Provides feedback/supporting materials to Training/Development team for Field Engineer and Sales training to commercialize new products Reviews all field trial results with customers and ensure value is delivered and tracked to optimize pricing Assists in supporting the launch of PL strategy, both in the planning and in the execution Supports Global Product Line Manager and Geozone Product Line Manager to develop and execute the business plan for the new product for the Geozone Actively promotes the new technology within the Geozone to ensure all business objectives are met following the commercial launch of the new technology Gathers customer feedback to further improve the product/service and/or optimize features against financial metrics and delivery times. Ensures Lessons Learned as the product moves from product launch into the early commercialization phase are communicated to the Global Product Line Manager Prov