Product Specialist
- Job Title: Product Specialist
- Country: USA
- Location: Middletown, CT or Suwanee, GA
- Department: Marketing
- Job type: Hybrid
- Employment type: Full time
Role description
Manages product marketing for products
Your main challenges
- Accountable for daily product support including inquiries related to product information, part set up, cost and price verification, inventory checks, substitution recommendations and RMAs
- This position will support Habasit belting, machine, tools and parts
- Maintain and test system price updates and made to order pricing out of the configurator
- Approve special “competitive” prices or discounts
- Initiates product setup and maintenance of product data in IT applications and system and suggests ways to improve functionality
- Develops product related documentation and provides proactive communication of product information to Sales and Customer Care
- Provides internal product training upon request including disseminating application knowledge and competitive advantages
- Liaison to Sales and Logistics teams for product forecasting
- Helps to sell identified slow moving and obsolete material
- Provides input to portfolio analysis and supports requests for new products and enhancements
- Support local release of new products and enhancements following market launch process
- Supports long-term and annual business goals for product line within country and assist selling efforts at target accounts
- Dedication to professional development and achievement
- This position reports to the Head of Marketing and Technical Services; other duties as assigned
What we look for
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements/preferences listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Required – Associate’s Degree
- Required – Intermediate proficiency using all MS Office tools, especially Excel
- Required – At least five to seven years of work experience in Marketing, Sales or Customer Care
- Required – Self-motivation, hands-on spirit
- Required – High attention to detail and good communication skills
- Preferred – Belting experience
- Preferred – Bachelor’s Degree
What we offer
Things you should know about Habasit’s opportunities:
- Competitive Salary
- Excellent health insurance benefits which includes a bundled medical + dental package
- 401(k) program with up to 6% company match (at 100%)
- Tuition reimbursement (with Manager approval)
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Employee Assistance program
- Referral bonus