You will be assigned to one or more of the following sites during your career progression:
- Cincinnati, OH
- The Woodlands, TX
- Marion, NC
- Saddle Brook, NJ
- Jurupa Valley, CA
- Brazil, IN
- Spartanburg, SC
Relocation is a core part of this role — each move expands your experience, visibility, and advancement potential.
What You’ll Be Learning & Doing: As an Early Career Business Leadership Associate, you’ll gain broad exposure across a global industrial manufacturing organization, including:
Business & Strategy
- Support annual business and operating plans
- Analyze markets, competitors, and customer trends
- Participate in key strategic initiatives and growth projects
Product & Innovation
- Work with engineering and operations on new product development
- Help evaluate new product ideas and business cases
- Support product launches and lifecycle management
Customer & Commercial Exposure
- Engage with sales teams, distributors, and customers
- Learn how products are specified, sold, and supported
- Assist with pricing, applications, and “how‑to‑win” strategies
Marketing & Communication
- Contribute to product and brand messaging
- Support trade shows, technical training, and sales tools
- Help translate technical value into customer impact
Operations & Business Execution
- Learn how manufacturing, sourcing, and supply chain decisions are made
- Understand profitability, lead times, and cost drivers
- Gain hands‑on exposure to how industrial businesses scale globally
Essential Qualifications / Experience:
- Degree in a technical and/or business-related subject e.g. Engineering, Manufacturing or Business Systems and Marketing
- Exceptional marketing and analytical skills
- Industry experience preferable
- Experience with product life cycle
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing in English, including technical and business terms. Able to communicate in other languages an advantage.
- Excellent presentation skills
- Customer focus
- Ability to operate across the business and in different environments and cultures
- MBA preferred, but not required
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This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Skills Required
- Degree in a technical or business-related subject, such as engineering, manufacturing, business systems, or marketing
- Exceptional marketing and analytical skills
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing in English, including technical and business terms
- Excellent presentation skills
- Customer focus
- Ability to operate across the business and in different environments and cultures
- Experience with product life cycle
- Industry experience
- MBA
- Ability to communicate in additional languages
What We Do
Crane employees share a proud 150-year-plus history of doing business the right way—treating people fairly, dealing honestly and ethically with customers, suppliers, and shareholders, and working hard to meet or exceed the expectations of customers. They also share a fascinating history of innovation dating from the early years of the Industrial Revolution to the current era of technology-driven product development and improvement. Crane is committed to the highest standards of business conduct. We strive to create value for all our stakeholders with a highly disciplined approach to materially strengthening our businesses through successful implementation of the Crane Business System, through strategic linkages among our businesses, and through utilization of strong free cash flow for strategic acquisitions.
