Overview
Electrical Product Advocate Jobs in Bloomington, MN at Ban-Koe Systems
Ban-Koe Companies, leading the industry in securing the work place and managing the work force solutions, is excited to announce that they are seeking an Electrical Product Advocate to help continue driving our success and enhance our solution offerings to our family of business customers.
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The Electrical Product Advocate is the product champion responsible for the strategic and financial success of their assigned products. This position will provide the product vision, create the roadmap and drive its execution with a customer focus to meet market requirements. The Product Advocate works cross-functionally to plan, organize and control assigned product lines from conceptual stages through product life cycles that optimize profit and meet growth objectives that deliver the company’s vision and strategy.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Identifies and fills product gaps and generates new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth.
Creates and regularly updates market analysis and product strategy documents and makes them available to internal stakeholders to inform their business decisions. Promotes data-based decision making.
Monitors competitive market successes and failures, and incorporates knowledge in product marketing strategy.
Manages the entire product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
Translates product strategy into detailed requirements and works cross functionally with the technical and development teams.
Works collaboratively to evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed.
Acts as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding.
Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development.
Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.
Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses.
Coordinates and develops communications, sales, programming, developmental and financial plans for product line.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Assists in presentations, promotions, and the preparation of advertising literature and product documentation.
Participates in key sales situations for the product, including attending and making presentations at trade shows.
Solicits feedback from customers on company products and services.
Other special projects as assigned by management.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Electrical knowledge.
Ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to management.
Highly effective oral and written communications skills.
Proven ability to influence people and teams to achieve successful results.
Exhibits high credibility and trustworthiness to co-workers, customers and to the company.
Consistent decision making with an ability to define, improve, and organize people around process.
Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks with attention to detail.
Tenacity in overcoming obstacles while maintaining productive and positive working relationships.
Strong project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to execute in a rapidly changing fast paced environment that requires strong teamwork.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the capacity to learn new systems.
Ability to travel up to 20%.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Required:
3+ years of relevant experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Desired:
Bachelor’s degree in related discipline.
Previous experience in the software industry.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Vision insurance
Shift:
Day shift
Application Question(s):
What are you hoping to find in this position that you have been lacking in your recent employment?
What is your expectation for a starting salary?
Ability to Relocate:
Bloomington, MN 55431: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Title: Electrical Product Advocate
Company: Ban-Koe Systems
Location: Bloomington, MN
