Product Specialist - Molex
Lisle, IL 60532
About the Job
Molex is looking for a Product Specialist in our Datacom & Specialty Solutions (DSS) division supporting our enterprise products and global customers. Our team provides data center solutions with connector and cable products that meet today's needs while preparing the data center for the future. The Product Specialist will be responsible for supporting several product families and their associated Product Managers within the Enterprise products group.
Our Team
The Product Specialist will work with Enterprise Product Managers and New Product Development Managers to develop and implement strategic marketing, commercialization, and promotional plans. This person will be a supporting function to various Product Managers for specific product lines to drive customer engagement and adoption of products. In addition, the Product Specialist will engage in product training, web initiatives, sales releases, and any other marketing activity which leads to meeting divisional revenue goals. Finally, the Product Specialist will support other strategic activities such as interfacing with manufacturing plant personnel, executing sample shipments to sales, tradeshows, and other locations, and creating customer-facing collateral.
What You Will Do
- Create & update product marketing collateral to promote products via website and other marketing channels
- Collaborate with engineering teams to create unified and standardized formatting for technical documents for each product family for a seamless customer experience
- Support Product Managers and New Product Development Managers with execution tasks such as order tracking, sample shipments, and prototype builds among other things
- Engage with PMs as needed to create/fine-tune product messaging for improved internal and external promotion, including but not limited to roadmaps, presentations, and brochures
- Work closely with the Molex MarCom team on product release documents taking new products to market through the standard process
- Review and execute strategies for various products pertaining to distribution partnerships, stocking packages, registrations, and other strategic distribution initiatives
- Learn necessary SAP functions/screens, BW reporting, and financial monitoring; support Enterprise PMs by running various reports and analysis as needed
- Develop a knowledge of Enterprise industries, customers, markets, and applicable Molex products through proactive investigation and customer engagement; expected to eventually lead product trainings
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business or related discipline
- 1+ years' experience in engineering, sales, product development, marketing, or electrical components
- Demonstrated skills in preparing and delivering presentations
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience working in connector industry
- Motivated individual with interest in high-speed, datacenter/hyperscale markets
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.