Italian Group, leader in manufacturing components for industrial automation, is currently looking for a Product Manager Junior (Heavy duty industrial connectors) to manage the Spanish market. The main target will be to engage the full responsibility of starting up and managing a new Representative Office in Spain, collecting market information and promoting the company's products to the main industries.
The main responsibilities of the role will be:
* Market study: market shares of our products, definition of price positioning by brand and product category.
* Collection and report of all technical and commercial information about product evolution, needs of the users and activity of main competitors.
* Market development: definition and implementation of sales strategies shared with the group's commercial management and annual sales targets.
* Support activity to our local distributors mainly from technical point of view.
* Definition of the products strategy to enter the market disruptively.
* Selection and participation in local exhibitions.
* Definition and implementation of communication campaigns about the product in collaboration with the marketing department.
* Preparation of monthly follow-up reports referring to the activity carried out and possible new business opportunities.
* Monthly preparation of analysis of the customer's purchasing trend by type of product.
The ideal candidate has the following characteristics:
* Electrical or Mechanical engineering Degree.
* Technical experience as an engineer in automation, control fields (or similar).
* Experience in offering technical products to industries.
* Some years of experience in a similar position.
* Advanced level of English.
* Availability to travel frequently.
* Excellent negotiation skills at various levels.
REQUIRED SKILLS: leadership, independence, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, analytic capacity and strong propensity for problem solving, perseverance and ability to manage stress.
CHARACTER: honest, serious, positive, active, enterprising.
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