UK Product Specialist
Role Summary
GCT is an electronic interconnect company established in 1988 with facilities in Europe, USA & Asia supporting our global base of blue-chip customers both direct & through our distribution partners. We produce connectors, cable assemblies and custom interconnect products designed to provide best possible solutions to engineers.
GCT strive to be best in class in product quality and innovation whilst maintaining exceptional standards of customer service. This ethos has delivered continual growth resulting in the exciting opportunity for a new Product Specialist to join our expanding team.
The successful candidate will be an integral member of a small friendly team assisting the Group Product Manager to deliver products through the new product implementation (NPI) phase whilst also providing technical support to our global sales team & distribution partners.
A keen interest in technology and a proactive approach, combined with a commitment to continued knowledge development is essential. Detailed training will be provided on all GCT processes, products and systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with all aspects of the NPI process
- Compiling product related data prior to product launch
- Assisting with creating the NPI sales presentations & training materials
- Assisting with the creation of general sales literature
- Competitor studies to ensure our pricing & product features remain competitive & relevant in the market (new and existing products)
- Managing competitor cross reference library
- Analysing market trends
- Tracking competitors’ activities
- Analysing and reporting on product sales performance
- Lost business analysis to identify product weakness
- Evaluation & recommending improvements to our distribution partners
- Assisting with product lifecycle management
- Administration of legislative and compliance information and surveys relating to the electronics industry
- Assisting with price list maintenance
Experience & Qualifications
- Engineering, electronic or technician qualification/relevant experience
- Experience within the interconnect industry would be beneficial but not essential
- Strong people and verbal/written communication skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and work well under pressure
- Analytical, strong team working skills and ability to use initiative combined with a willingness and enthusiasm to learn and develop in the role
- Good working knowledge of Word, Excel & PowerPoint
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate, someone looking to develop into a multi-disciplined role working alongside professional product development, marketing, sales and operations teams. We are passionate about what we do so if you’re looking for a new and exciting challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
EU Contact details: Global Connector Technology Ltd. 7 Sutherland Court, Brownfields, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1BJ, United Kingdom.
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