Geozone Drilling Services Manager Lam

DOCUMENT NUMBER: D001217226 TITLE: OPS.PRDMGT.MGMT.IV POSITION TITLE: Global Product Line Manager
POSITION CATEGORY: Global Product Line
REPORTS TO (JOB TITLE): Vice President - Global Product Line
DUAL REPORT Job PurposeActively manage and drive the product strategy & product development(s) for the respective product line, aligning new products with Global Product Line strategy to customer requirements and market needs, and ensuring integration into and maintenance and rationalization of the existing product portfolio.
Roles & ResponsibilitiesSAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCEDemonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises.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.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.Supervisors & Managers should demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises.QUALITYActive participation in the investigation and closure of all PC-1 & PC-2 issues related to your product line assuring that these are closed out in a timely manner and that they are reported to line management through the Weatherford process and policy.Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford's Management System.Maintain service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seek areas for improvement.OPERATIONSOversee product line group operations to ensure service safety, quality, and efficiency, and cost-effective management of resources as per objectives.Provide technical and operational support to our teams that are located in the operating countries on an as-needed basis utilizing the WISE platform as the conduit for this support.Manage global technical product development, estimates of potential profits, and commercialization of new products and services.Conduct market research to develop and maintain the PL marketing strategy in order to maximize our market share/new penetration in this market to improve operating income.Work with peers in the global team to coordinate the introduction of new technologies, taking ownership of the implementation of procedures, competency and training that are relevant.Forge excellent working relationships with area/country operations teams. Ensure that lessons learned are shared across the geozones.Support all Commercial and Technical Tender and BSA preparations.Initiate and support the development of strategic partners, suppliers, and technology that support the product line strategy.COMMUNICATIONMaintain effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external.Clearly communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports.Engage external customers to position products and technologies for application into their assets.Understand and improve where necessary the perception of this product line, identify potential new products required by the market and establish relationships for future success.Actively provide Weatherford product line-related presentations at industry events/forums/conferences.FINANCIALResponsible for ensuring the effective delivery of operational and budgetary objectives.Provide financial and technical justification for product selection/justification and definition.Review with line management capital & inventory requests.All employees have an accountability to the organisation 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.PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENTActively engage with employees to support talent management through Weatherford's performance management process, actively contributes to the development & delivery of key technical product line training courses programs to support personnel competency & business growth.Ensure that operational personnel meet product line competency standards and are in the correct positions for their skill sets.Responsible for effective staff leadership, and performance management by setting objectives and driving appraisals and communication.Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience.Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential.Supervisors are expected to actively engage their employees to support talent management through Weatherford's performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities.Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personnel & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce.VISION & LEADERSHIPParticipate in global product strategy, research and development requirements, development requirements, development priority, analysis of market research, and manufacturing coordination for new and emerging products.Maintain effective global product line organizational structure and skill base to meet the needs of the product line grouping in the short and longer-term.Evaluate and plan for future market conditions and align the strategy to take advantage of any changes or opportunities.Collaborate with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, operations, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and operations to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.Demonstrate leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times.Experience & EducationREQUIREDBachelor's degree in Engineering or Scientific discipline or equivalent experience.Proven track record in the development and/or application of new technology.Proven track record in international operations and deep-water developments.Extensive experience in a technical, product line, design, applications, or operations role.Proven track record in managing international operations of the product line.PREFERREDMaster's Degree (MBA).Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesREQUIREDMust possess a comprehensive working knowledge of the product line and products and an excellent understanding of the product line applications/operations.Broad and strong technical aptitude regarding oilfield products and services with an emphasis on the particular product line.Must possess excellent analytical skills to enable product/process evaluation, with a proven ability to facilitate and deliver product/process improvement.Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Ability to develop financial plans and manage resources. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data. Ability to prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.Proven technical problem-solving ability.General understanding of the global oil industry & awareness of the key operators/technology users.Must be self-motivated and an effective team manager.Must have good communication/interpersonal skills, both verbal & written.Must have good presentation skills to convey product line information, both internally and externally.Must have good organizational skills & an ability to work to tight & sometimes challenging deadlines.Must be able to make decisions and be able to identify & implement appropriate improvements.Possess an enthusiasm for challenging established practices.Good computer literacy & working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.Willing to travel internationally as required.PREFERREDProduct management experience in an oilfield service company.Commercial experience as a provider of and/or as a customer for oilfield products & services.International experience.Travel RequirementThis role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to: 25-50%
JOB DESCRIPTION SCOPEThis job description's purpose is to offer some details on the scope and depth of the role and its interaction with other roles with the organisation, through a focus on key criteria. It cannot capture the entire scope of the role. The document is generic in nature and offers consistency in role content from the early career level to more senior levels. The Company's expectation is that the holder of the role understands and accepts that its expectations will be potentially greater from those in more senior roles than those at an early stage of their career. Responsibilities may well be greater and their decisions will have greater impact on the function and organisations performance. The Company reserves the right to amend the content of the job description to better reflect the changing scope of the role with or without notice.
HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIONCAREER PATH LEVELEXECUTIVE I - V Make Selection Holds management accountability for a business, division, major geography, corporate function or major corporate sub-function. Develops, establishes & approves long terms strategy for the area managed.
MANAGEMENT I - V Level IV
Achieves goals through the work of others. Responsibilities inc; performance management, merit review, training & development. Focus is on managing others and applying operational or strategic management skills.
PROFESSIONAL I - VII Make Selection Applies a theoretical knowledge-base to work in order to achieve goals through own work. Characterised by specific functional expertise, typically gained through formal education. May provide guidance to others using technical expertise.
TECHNICAL I - V Make Selection Performs technical work, often in support of professional roles. Requires vocational training or the equivalent experience. Performs duties according to established procedures.
SUPPORT I - V Make Selection Performs clerical or administrative work, requires vocational training or the equivalent experience and performs duties according to established procedures.
OPERATIONS I - V Make Selection Performs operational, craft or manual tasks. Typically requires vocational training, apprenticeship or equivalent experience. Performs task according to established procedures.
GEOZONE ADDENDUMSThe job description template is a generic document designed to improve the quality, consistency and accuracy of the information regarding the Company's expectations for the position. Individual countries may have some regulatory requirements that are required to be included in the job description. Any specific country requirements are captured in their specific Geozone addendum, which should be issued to the employee with the job description document.
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