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Job Location drjobs

Buffalo, NY - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Summary
Responsible for all product planning and marketing initiatives including market and product research product development and supporting the Sales Customer service and Manufacturing functions to ensure all customer satisfaction expectations are met in line with Company strategy and goals.

Essential Job Functions
1. Collaborate with other business functions including Engineering Manufacturing Quality Purchasing etc. to establish product specifications that meet customer expectations.
2. Manage the entire product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
3. Work with Sales R&D Manufacturing and other needed departments to meet timelines for new product development and market release deadlines.
4. Conduct market research and analysis on current and future products and product opportunities and make recommendations for future business strategies. This may include visits to current and potential customers.
5. Collaborate with other business functions to develop and improve new and existing product lines based on market and customer information.
6. Run beta and pilot programs with earlystage products and samples.
7. Develop marketing strategies for products including core positioning and messaging strategies and concepts.
8. Collaborate with Sales and Marketing as well as product champions industry experts and other resources to develop innovative marketing initiatives including value added programs and marketing materials.
9. Develop handson in depth knowledge of competitive products and maintain technical analysis of competitive strengths and weaknesses providing in depth analysis of the market industry and competitors.
10. Support Marketing Sales and Customer Service departments through the development and maintenance of marketing materials including FAQs product notes user guides training material and demos.
11. Provide product training to sales representatives and other departments including feature/benefit opportunities and competitive comparisons.
12. Attend trade shows and perform product demonstrations.
13. Participate in sales forecasting and budgeting analyzing sales data and providing information concerning sales trends and performance.
14. Work with cost estimating to monitor profitability of product lines and participate in costreduction initiatives.
15. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements
Bachelors degree in related field (sales marketing business etc.
Minimum 3 years experience in a Marketing/Product Management role required.
May require up to 20 Travel

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Ability to work in a fastpaced environment
Ability to work in a constructive positive manner with others in a team environment
Basic reading math and direction following skills
Advanced communication skills both oral and written
Ability to work independently
Ability to manage products and meet project deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects at once
Demonstrated project management ability
Ability to effectively interface with both internal and external customers with enthusiasm and professionalism
Demonstrated strong business acumen with the leadership and functional ability to define and implement marketing plans
Proven ability to develop communicate and create buyin around business strategies
Knowledge of CRM systems
Knowledge of Electronic Contact Management systems
Knowledge of financial concepts including budgeting forecasting etc.
Demonstrated creative ability to identify develop and implement new product and marketing initiatives
Ability to plan using forecast methods data etc.
Strong ability to handle pressure and stress
Excellent customer service skills
Knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software

Required Experience:

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Employment Type

Full Time

Company Industry

Department / Functional Area

Sales

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