Product Specialist – Siemens
The Product Specialist – Siemens will provide technical support and expertise to sales and technical teams for the purpose of winning complex sales. Develop and manage the relationship between Price Engineering, Siemens, and designated accounts utilizing specific application knowledge to maximize and secure profitable sales of Siemens products and services at Price Engineering.
Essential Functions
- Act as the front-line expert for Siemens products and solutions at Price Engineering; Develop deep technical knowledge of Siemens products through training with supplier.
- Work closely with assigned supplier representatives and Price Engineering management to develop the sales strategy for Siemen products and applications (e.g., identifying key customers, target customers, and relevant applications for the market).
- Provide technical support, and training, and arrange the transfer of knowledge of Automation products and applications to the Price Engineering team.
- Support sales team effectively through consultative selling and deep knowledge of applications and customer processes.
- Present solutions for complex applications to customers in the form of presentations, lunch and learns, and mobile product expositions.
- Work with Price sales and engineering teams with proposal development.
- Assess commercial and technical feasibility of proposals, based on technical and application knowledge for the corresponding industry segment.
- Develop customer-specific solutions per the regulations of the industry segments in question.
- Coordinate communication between customers and Price Engineering team regarding product support, pricing, and overall customer satisfaction concerns.
- Analyze the market to search for potential customers; Identify potential applications and solutions that could be of value for both new and existing customers
Experience, Education and Skills
- B.S. in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- 3 years in a technical position either in sales or application engineering
- Knowledge of industrial control applications including motion control and automation
- PLCs, HMI’s, VFD’s, Power Supplies
- Excellent technical training abilities
- Ability and willingness to travel 30%, supporting sales, engineering, and service personnel
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent technical and marketing presentation and writing skills
- Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
- Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Skills Required
- B.S. in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- 3 years in a technical position either in sales or application engineering
- Knowledge of industrial control applications including motion control and automation
- Excellent technical training abilities
- Ability and willingness to travel 30%
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent technical and marketing presentation and writing skills
- Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
SunSource Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SunSource and has not been reviewed or approved by SunSource.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Medical, dental, and vision coverage with plan options are offered alongside wellness programs and an EAP. Offerings also include HSA/HRA and FSA choices that broaden the health coverage scope.
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Retirement Support — Retirement Support: A 401(k) with company match is included and called out in employer-provided materials. This provides a clear foundation for long-term savings within the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave & Time Off Breadth: Paid vacation and holidays are part of the package, with PTO described as decent and vacation potentially capping near four weeks. These time-off elements contribute to a rounded core benefits menu.
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What We Do
SunSource, a leader in industrial and mobile fluid power distribution for over 85 years, provides customers with innovative solutions that help reduce maintenance costs, lower operating costs and increase productivity. The solutions are part of the SunSource Advantage: a comprehensive program offering design and engineering support; supply chain optimization; productivity solutions; value-added services; and repair capabilities. As a national distributor with local presence, SunSource has a unique and dominant position as a full-service resource for the industrial, OEM, MRO and mobile industrial equipment industries. We distribute a broad range of components, but SunSource is much more than a distributor just supplying fluid power components or systems. Along with high-quality products, we provide a commitment to high-quality customer service and technically sound, cost-effective solutions. SunSource’s history of accomplishment and continued growth means that we give the best condition to energetic, driven people to be effective in their role. We pride ourselves on a culture that provides opportunities for development and advancement of our associates. In addition, we build meaningful relations with our customers, suppliers and internal associates. We are all bound by a pledge to a common mission toward providing the highest quality products and services within our industry and achieving the company’s growth objectives
