Product Marketing Specialist

Are you a Product Marketing professional who is passionate about being part of crafting innovative new product solutions to tackle critical global energy and infrastructure challenges? If so, Emerson Automations Solutions has an exciting opportunity for you!

The Product Marketing Manager provides the strategy, and roadmap to deliver customer focused solutions.

As a Product Marketing Specialist, you'll serve as a key member of our global product team, developing and maintaining a comprehensive customer-centric product portfolio for the Fittings, Plugs & Receptacles, and Control Stations categories.

This opportunity is based in Appleton Group’s Global HQ in Rosemont, IL location with the flexibility to work remotely one day a week.

IN THIS ROLE, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE: 


* Capture market information, competitive landscape, customer requirements, and distribution channels.

Understand and help develop market and customer requirements for the product category.

Be a passionate voice for the customer while contributing to cross-functional New Product Development


* Provide content and support for business case development for new products and product improvements, collaborating with a cross-functional team


* Run reports using corporate platforms for sales and product performance


* Assist with Oracle set up for new items for pricing and attributes


* Build marketing collateral for the Appleton sales team, internal customer facing teams, representatives, and distributors to equip them to clearly articulate Appleton portfolio solution offering value propositions to our customers


* Collaborate with technical support and engineering teams to help answer customer product questions

WHO YOU ARE:


* You are open to change and continue to learn and experience new opportunities 


* Keeping in touch with customers and gain insight into customer needs


* Including key stakeholders in executing on decisions crafting a buy-in mentality


* Transforming ideas into actions and produce results with new initiatives

FOR THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED: 


* BA/BS in Business, Marketing, Product Design, or Engineering 


* 0-2 years product/portfolio management experience 


* Proficient with Microsoft business applications 


* Solid communication, teamwork, and presentation abilities


* Travel (up to 20%) to visit customers, distributors, and trade shows

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU APART:  


* Experience in the electrical fittings, conduit, raceway, or electrical distribution market


* Experience with certification standards of hazardous location products


* Experience in the Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining, Power Generation, or other harsh industrial industries

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during the annual merit review process.

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