Spectrum Safety Solutions:
With approximately 1,500 employees operating in more than 20 countries, Spectrum Safety Solutions is a global leader in fire detection and suppression solutions for high-hazard applications across verticals such as critical infrastructure, oil and gas, marine and clean energy. Our global team leverages strong customer relationships across four recognized brands, Det-Tronics, Marioff, Autronica, and Fireye, to deliver differentiated lifecycle solutions and advance growth across key segments. Carved out from Carrier’s Fire & Security business in July 2024, Spectrum Safety Solutions is now a privately-held company under the ownership of Sentinel Capital Partners.
Det-Tronics:
We make the world a better place to live! At Spectrum’s Det-Tronics, we build and maintain comfortable, accessible, efficient, healthy, safe, secure, and sustainable environments. Det-Tronics is a $180M technologically innovative, projects-based global brand protecting customers in many challenging environments with high end flame and gas detection products and systems. Det-Tronics is a part of Spectrum Safety Solutions and has a global footprint with manufacturing sites in the U.S. and sales presence in all key geographies.
About This Role:
In this role you will be responsible for defining and owning parts and accessories offerings that complement and add value to the Det-Tronics brand of Fire and Gas Detection Systems. Review, rationalize and revitalize the existing parts & accessories portfolio and work with the business stakeholders to define and execute the product portfolio multi-year strategy development & execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Owns and drives the product lifecycle management and the P&L for parts and accessories, including maximizing the recommended parts and accessories attach on quotations
- Identifies and partners with third-party suppliers to expand our total solution offerings
- Be the point person for 3rd party products (commercial and technical)
- Proactively adds and maintains pricing and cost in ERP system on parts & accessories
- Establish standard lead times with vendors
- Publish and maintain a 3rd party catalog and price list
- Research and determine which standard SKUs should be offered
- Work with vendors to create literature/datasheets with Det-Tronics contact information and branding, and incorporate in our product catalog
- Research and add new product lines to the portfolio based on market demands
- Conduct internal and external training on parts and accessories including 3rd party products and how/when/what to quote
- Provide inputs to the Systems product manager on what 3rd party products should be integrated on our systems including any necessary system performance certification requirements
- Be critical about SKU proliferation and lead SKU rationalization
- Partner to ensure that training, marketing material, etc., communicate product value & differentiation in a compelling way
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5+ years’ product development experience
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Preferred Qualifications:
Other qualifications you may have that would be beneficial in this role include:
- Significant experience developing product road maps and executing product development plans
- Demonstrated aptitude in leveraging human-centered design principles to deliver customer-focused products and solutions
- Knowledge and experience in flame and gas detection or other sensing industries
- Knowledge of NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
- Knowledge of Industrial Automation and Control Systems (e.g. DCS, PLC, SIS, ESD), Certified Fire and Gas Safety Systems, Fire Alarm and Extinguishing Systems
- Entrepreneurial and innovative with a strategic mindset
- Ability to influence and collaborate with senior management and work across all levels of the organization
- An executive presence with polished and well-developed facilitation, written and oral communication skills, demonstrating creativity and technical expertise
- Assertive and confident with a strong point of view while able to understand/empathize and support other perspectives. Intent on building trusting and collaborative partnerships/relationships
- Well-versed in all aspects of product lifecycle management & development
- Strong business acumen, including a solid understanding of financial analysis methods