Product Manager - IC, Sensor & Safety & MCCP

Summary of Work: Works closely with Border States’ sales and marketing staff to meet and exceed sales and gross profit objectives.  Regularly calls-on assigned accounts and makes joint sales calls with the sales representative to secure orders and perform other sales functions for technical products and service, by providing customers field support, application support, repair service, training, and other services as required.  Consults with customers on product and system applications.  Provides customers with timely follow-up on quotations, technical inquiries and other requests.  Provides continuous contact and interaction with customer’s engineering staff, contractors and consultants. Provides specific or specialized product support for branches and customers. 

 

Qualifications:  Minimum of a four-year technical or engineering degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience. Prefer the knowledge and technical competence in understanding electrical and hi-tech industrial products and applications including industrial automation software and hardware.  Experience with Rockwell Automation hardware and software products is required.  Minimum of four-years of prior customer service, marketing, quotation or sales experience preferred. Minimum of three-years of prior electrical distribution and quotations experience preferred with a comprehensive knowledge of BSE product lines and applications, alternate product substitutes, and supplier pricing policies.  APICS certified or other inventory management experience helpful.  Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and customer service skills are preferred with the ability to effectively plan and organize.  Travel is required.  Ability to read, write and speak in English preferred.  Prefer strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint), Internet, Lotus Notes and SAP software.