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Description
Panasonic North America is seeking to hire a full time Product Specialist within the Panasonic Industrial Company, located in Rolling Meadows, IL.
Panasonic's Electromechanical Product Specialist will be responsible for the product support and promotion of a wide variety of electromechanical devices and switches. The Electromechanical Product Specialist will analyze existing and potential markets, provide product assistance and information to our customers, distributors, sales teams, and develop and maintain a close working relationship with our design and manufacturing divisions to help communicate and support market demands/needs.
Additional responsibilities include: visit customers with sales personnel, perform competitive analysis, develop competitive pricing models, coordinate new product introductions, coordinate product training, support the development of product specifications, support quality related issues, and participate in new product development activities.
Accountabilities:
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:
· Utilizes a high degree of product specific technical knowledge to support the sales process.
· Provides technical assistance and coordination to customer on product/customer specifications, pricing and applications.
FACTORY LIAISON:
· Maintains clear communication and strong relationships with factories to incorporate product/customer specifications and influence new product design.
· Initiates new product introductions with factories and sales department.
· Negotiate prices, terms and conditions with factories and assists sales to do the same with customers.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:
· Prepares forecasts, sales and profit/status reports, budget and mid-term plans by maintaining and reporting sales history and projections on market status.
· Develops inventory programs to support sales plan and keep control of inventory.
SALES SUPPORT:
· Supports sales force in developing and maintaining close account relationships and satisfying technical customer requirements. Is the Interface between factories and current/potential customers to identify new or existing technical specifications
· Drives sales programs for development of sales for the assigned product.
Qualifications
PROBLEM SOLVING/KNOW HOW:
· A four year college degree in a technical discipline is preferred.
· Six or more years of product/industry specific technical or sales experience.
· Functional ability to operate a PC and appropriate software programs is mandatory to accomplish specific duties listed above.
· Ability to travel as required by the position.
COMMUNICATIONS:
· Strong written, negotiation and oral communication capabilities, including major presentations to high level internal/external contact are required
· Japanese language skills a plus
Primary Location
: United States-Illinois-Rolling Meadows
Job
: Sales Support/Operations
Organization
: Panasonic Industrial Company
Details:
Job Id:
19005761
Posted / Updated:
10/6/2010 3:40:56 AM
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