Product Specialist

Flexco • Walker, MI

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About The Position

Flexco is seeking a Light Duty Product Specialist for its Marketing department at the Walker facility in the Grand Rapids area. The role collaborates with multiple teams to provide sales and marketing support, reporting, and analysis, and participates in a wide range of marketing and sales projects. Product management experience in a manufacturing setting is a strong plus. The position may include ownership of a product or product class, including strategy development, pricing recommendations, new product development, and tactical support. The specialist also supports product strategy and strategic initiatives with data and insights and assists with P&L analysis and performance-improvement initiatives. Starting compensation is $71,000 to $89,000 or more, depending on skills, education, and experience. The role requires comfort with up to 30% travel, potentially internationally, and occasional exposure to dust, heat, or cold during customer visits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of product management or product support experience.
• Exposure to ERP and PLM systems.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and data extraction.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong self-motivation.
• Comfort with up to 30% travel, potentially internationally.
• Strong mechanical aptitude; described as essential.
• Financial and sales analysis skills.
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of the product lines and industries supported.
• Ability to take personal responsibility for work quality and timeliness and achieve results with little oversight.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build strong internal and external customer relationships and work effectively within a matrixed organization.

Nice To Haves

• Product Manager certification.
• Prior product management experience in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Visit customer sites and gather Voice of Customer input to support development of marketing specifications for new products.
• Maintain a competitive database assessing the competitive landscape, market size, competitive share, and competitors’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
• Assist with creating and executing product-launch marketing materials for an assigned product category, coordinating content, packaging, digital updates, and promotional opportunities.
• Review and update existing marketing collateral to keep it current and aligned with Flexco’s brand and strategy.
• Provide and gather subject-matter expertise and work with the Marketing Communications team to develop technical support materials, including IOMs and videos.
• Generate marketing-related reports and analyses.
• Provide tactical support, including generating quotes and samples.
• Support marketing requirements for sales and operations.
• Participate in product-line continuous-improvement activities.
• In some cases, own a product or product class, including strategy development, pricing recommendations, new product development, and tactical support.
• Provide insights and data to support product strategy and strategic initiatives.
• Develop a general understanding of P&L and assist with analysis and initiatives to improve performance.

Benefits

• Medical coverage, including prescription drugs, dental, and vision insurance starting on the first day of employment.
• 401(k) with up to 8% matching funds.
• 12 paid holidays per year.
• Up to 10 vacation days and 10 personal days.
• Tuition reimbursement or educational assistance.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level