Product specialist

ABB

Pinetops, NC

Full Time

Mid Level

about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world. ABB is dedicated to addressing global challenges with core values of care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration, focusing on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities. The company aims to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions and offers a role in product management to make a significant impact in the world of electrical products and solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Support the global product manager in capturing ideas and defining new product technical requirements based on customer needs and portfolio understanding.
Provide comprehensive technical support to sales, marketing teams, and customers regarding the portfolio and applications.
Assist in the entire product development process from requirement specification and ROI evaluation to product launch, including creating launch documents and training teams.
Support customer development efforts and resolve customer issues, which may involve visiting customer sites.
Deliver product and application training to internal teams and customers.
Analyze market, product, and competitor data and prepare documentation to support sales, marketing, and customer development.
Collaborate on defining go-to-market strategies and necessary tools or resources to support sales growth.
Work with factory teams (manufacturing, quality, engineering, supply chain) to ensure customer satisfaction and portfolio execution.

Requirements

Minimum of 2+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or business experience as a product specialist, product manager, application engineer, or similar, with electrification products.
Solid understanding of electrical power systems, applications, and terminology, especially in utility and OEM markets.
Experience in marketing and sales strategy.
Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills with a collaborative, solution-focused approach.
Ability to synthesize complex ideas and communicate them in technical, commercial, and layman's terms.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, marketing, or business management is preferred.
Strong analytical and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities.
Willingness to travel up to 30%, including some international travel.
Must have work authorization to work in the US.

Nice to Have

Experience working with electrical power systems and related applications.
Experience in utility and OEM markets.
Demonstrated experience in marketing and sales strategy.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, marketing, or business management (preferred).
Minimum of 2+ years of relevant experience in product management, engineering, or business roles.

Benefits & Perks

Not explicitly specified in the description.

Working at ABB

ABB values diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities. The company emphasizes care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration as core values, fostering a supportive environment dedicated to creating sustainable solutions and addressing global challenges.

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