Responsibilities:
Responsible for acquiring, updating, and comparison of our client’s product performance vs. competitive performance, and competitive landscaping (pricing, features, applications, and innovation).
Evaluate ideas and suggestions for new products, investigate market opportunities and effect on market for present products, and recommend exploitation of fiscally attractive products.
Provide support to Electrical, Automotive, Industrial, and Retail Channels working with National Account Managers
Recommend specific and measurable Marketing objectives for product lines relating to profits and market share.
Develop pricing criteria for new product ideas to achieve planned market position and gross margin targets.
Continually improve knowledge of size and share of markets into which assigned products can be sold.
Develop and recommend product sales objectives - including sales volume and profit forecasts.
Lead implementation of new product launches outlined in the new product marketing plan.
Analysis and comparison of competitive performance and landscape in the market.
Develop and drive the brand, product and line strategy associated to the brand.
Drive continuous improvement in sales, gross margin, and inventory turns.
Set and maintain product pricing on assigned products.
Create and drive new promotional programs.
Other duties as assigned by management.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required - MBA or masters degree in market is desired.
Experience in product engineering or mechanical engineering.
Demonstrated sense of urgency and organization.
Results oriented; high energy; self motivated.
5-10 years product management experience.
Experience marketing through distributors.
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· Should you be interested in the above-listed position, please email a clean copy of your resume (Word format preferred) to jackie@sorcesolutions.com along with 3-5 available times for a telephone prescreening (30 minutes maximum). In order to ensure a response within 48 hours, please be sure to include the position title in the subject line of your response message.
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Should you not be interested the above listed position but know of someone who may be - please feel free to forward this message and please let us know who referred you to ensure the referral program is paid as planned. For other positions, check out our website listings at www.sorcesolutions.com.
If you are looking for a new position and have not sent us an updated resume within the last 6 months - please do so. Having the most up to date information will allow us the opportunity to match you to new/approved positions as soon as they open!
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· Jacqueline M. Sorce
· Owner/President - Sorce Solutions, Inc.
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