Jobs in Ann Arbor, MI

About the role

The Product Specialist supports the commercial success and lifecycle management of assigned PowerFilm surface mount chip attenuators and Passive Coaxial RF (Radio Frequency) product lines and related components by serving as the primary liaison between customers and internal cross-functional teams. This role develops product pricing strategies, prepares sales quotations, analyzes and sets standard and distribution pricing, utilizes ChatGPT to assist with market analysis, manages custom and derivative product requests from initial inquiry to order, supports new product introduction (NPI) activities, collaborates and helps steer the sales growth funnel, completes product margin analysis, and coordinates product lifecycle initiatives while ensuring alignment with business objectives. Working closely with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Sales, the Product Specialist answers information requests, monitors market activity, and engages in customer communications. They collaborate with engineering on new programs to provide a conduit of information to the customers for on-going progress and work as part of a team to prepare special projects for data analysis and corporate reporting. The person that fills this role has the option to work a hybrid schedule of 2 days in the Ann Arbor, MI manufacturing facility and 2 days remote as part of our structured 4 day, 10 hour work week.

What you'll bring

• Other experiences to be considered include production planning, purchasing, demand planning, SIOP planning, and data analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft 365 Suite.
• Experience using a CRM platform.
• Working knowledge of Power BI analytics platform or similar system including the ability to export data into Excel for further analysis.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using ERP systems for MRP queries, stock levels, multi-level BOM’s, bill of operations / routers, lead times, sales orders, etc.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM, business, accounting or similar degree strongly preferred, or Associate or technical school degree or lesser level of education with strong relevant experience may be substituted for education.
• Salesforce experience preferred.
• Experience preparing manufactured product sales quotations including developing pricing strategies by looking at past pricing practices and planning for multiple year programs is a strong plus.

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