The Product Specialist will be managing the Celgard product portfolio.
Responsibilities include:
- Responsible for product sampling and sample tracking of both commercial and developmental products; provide technical information to Sales and Tech Service in support of new opportunities when required.
- Responsible for driving product development projects through the Stage Gate process.
- Track the status of product qualifications at key customers and summarize qualification status on a monthly basis.
- Work with Sales and Operations to sunset products at the end of their life cycle.
- Draft a Product Plan that outlines market opportunities, profiles target customers and competitors, evaluates the product portfolio against customer needs, and identifies key priorities for development and product enhancements
- Gather and prioritize product and customer requirements through direct interaction with customers and regional Sales and Tech Service teams, and define desired product attributes.
- Interact with Operations/Quality during development of Product and Delivery Specs.
- Primary point of contact for Sales; responsible for facilitating the flow of information between the field (Sales, Customer, Competition) and product development.
- Ensure proper communication of the status of major development or enhancement programs with colleagues in Hipore and AK Corporate, where applicable.
- Deliver field-based product training when necessary.
Qualifications:
- 2-4 years of experience in Product Marketing or a related function such as Quality Management.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineering, Information Technology.
- Able to work with a diverse team of individuals, both internal and external, across the globe.
- Ability to establish metrics to manage the product lifecycle.
- Experience developing product requirements and utilization of a stage gate process to track and document products from inception to end of life cycle.
- Ability to operate in the global marketplace across different time-zones to work with internal regional heads and key customers to understand market trends, long-term vision, and strategy.
- Strong team player; excellent communication and presentation skills.Able to influence across organizations and leadership levels.
- Ability to manage numerous simultaneous projects in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Must possess proven matrixed team leadership skills and time management skills.
- Some travel required.
The Product Specialist will be managing the Celgard product portfolio.
Responsibilities include:
- Responsible for product sampling and sample tracking of both commercial and developmental products; provide technical information to Sales and Tech Service in support of new opportunities when required.
- Responsible for driving product development projects through the Stage Gate process.
- Track the status of product qualifications at key customers and summarize qualification status on a monthly basis.
- Work with Sales and Operations to sunset products at the end of their life cycle.
- Draft a Product Plan that outlines market opportunities, profiles target customers and competitors, evaluates the product portfolio against customer needs, and identifies key priorities for development and product enhancements
- Gather and prioritize product and customer requirements through direct interaction with customers and regional Sales and Tech Service teams, and define desired product attributes.
- Interact with Operations/Quality during development of Product and Delivery Specs.
- Primary point of contact for Sales; responsible for facilitating the flow of information between the field (Sales, Customer, Competition) and product development.
- Ensure proper communication of the status of major development or enhancement programs with colleagues in Hipore and AK Corporate, where applicable.
- Deliver field-based product training when necessary.
Qualifications:
- 2-4 years of experience in Product Marketing or a related function such as Quality Management.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineering, Information Technology.
- Able to work with a diverse team of individuals, both internal and external, across the globe.
- Ability to establish metrics to manage the product lifecycle.
- Experience developing product requirements and utilization of a stage gate process to track and document products from inception to end of life cycle.
- Ability to operate in the global marketplace across different time-zones to work with internal regional heads and key customers to understand market trends, long-term vision, and strategy.
- Strong team player; excellent communication and presentation skills.Able to influence across organizations and leadership levels.
- Ability to manage numerous simultaneous projects in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Must possess proven matrixed team leadership skills and time management skills.
- Some travel required.
