Product Specialist - West Coast

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying new sales leads, target accounts, and target applications
• Proposing appropriate solutions along with business proposals (example - quotations)
• Assisting all relevant stakeholders on a sales campaign
• Developing relationships with the sales and FAE and the customers
• Having an in-depth understanding of solutions offered and applications served
• Promoting and advocating the Business Unit within the sales organization
• Providing guidance to the engineering, marketing and management on upcoming market trends, competitive threats, etc.
• Assisting the relevant Product Line Managers with planning, managing, and promoting the product line through the various product life cycle
• Assisting web developers and marketing teams with relevant information to help promote the BU and its solutions; also attending trade shows
• Developing business plans for new product investments
• Some travel involved

Requirements

• Minimum of a BS degree in business, marketing or a technical/engineering discipline
• At least 5 years of experience in sales, product marketing, or business development in the I.T., Telecom, Automotive, or Interconnect industry
• Extremely important to have a 'can-do' attitude and willingness to 'roll up your sleeves' to get the job done
• Excellent interpersonal skills that demonstrate the ability to build rapport, internally and externally
• Highly self-motivated with strong work ethics
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate across various time zones and languages

Qualifications

• BS degree in business, marketing or a technical/engineering discipline
• At least 5 years of relevant experience