About the position
The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position: Product Management, Electronic Catalog (ACES & PIES) Management, Price Analysis and/or Price Management, Coordination with related departments - Purchasing / Customer Service / Marketing / North and Latin America Sales divisions, Coordination with manufacturers / suppliers - US based and non-US based, Perform market analysis including analysis of competitive landscape, market segmentation, Manage product category in terms of profitability, market share, growth rate by market segment, and life cycle, Perform product trend and product gap analysis. Analyze new product opportunities and market conditions through trade shows, customer visits, vendor visits, and field research, Manage / create application data to assist in development of complete application catalogs, Manage website maintenance, and Other tasks and duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Product Management
- Electronic Catalog (ACES & PIES) Management
- Price Analysis and/or Price Management
- Coordination with related departments - Purchasing / Customer Service / Marketing / North and Latin America Sales divisions
- Coordination with manufacturers / suppliers - US based and non-US based
- Perform market analysis including analysis of competitive landscape, market segmentation
- Manage product category in terms of profitability, market share, growth rate by market segment, and life cycle
- Perform product trend and product gap analysis
- Analyze new product opportunities and market conditions through trade shows, customer visits, vendor visits, and field research
- Manage / create application data to assist in development of complete application catalogs
- Manage website maintenance
- Other tasks and duties as assigned
Requirements
- Supervisory skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point
- Must be committed to a high level of work quality and personal spirit of cooperation, accuracy, and timeliness
Nice-to-haves
- Previous experience in similar automotive product specialist position
- Product engineering with a focus on leading cross functional and product development team
- Oracle
- Second language (Spanish)
- Presentation abilities to technicians and sales staff
