Job Summary
- Company
- Omron Electronics
- Location
- SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173
- Industries
- Electronics, Components, and Semiconductor Mfg
- Manufacturing - Other
- Engineering Services
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Employee
- Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Career Level
- Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)
- Job Reference Code
- MK10016
Product Marketing Manager - Machine Solutions
About the Job
Product Marketing Manager – Machine Solutions
Omron Electronics LLC is looking for an energetic and focused Product Marketing Manager in Schaumburg, IL for its Machine Solutions Group. The Product Marketing Manager is responsible for developing, leading, coordinating, and ensuring implementation of the product strategy for the Machine Solutions Group and their related products (Motion, Servos, Drives, Motors, PLC, HMI) that leads to rapid market share gain and sales growth.
Responsibilities:
• Coordination, prioritization, and oversight of the Machine Solution’s Group (within Product Marketing) activities to develop and execute the marketing plans for the target markets. These plans include:
o Development of appropriate marketing collateral: Product catalog, product brochures, product usage applications, product launch announcements and initiatives, web site content by product category, e-newsletters, product demonstration kits and programs, and industry white papers.
o Development of “How to Sell” information and training for use with/by the sales force.
o Development of product based promotional activities and programs
o National (America’s) and global product pricing and pricing strategy
o Product gap identification and analysis
o Product position analysis
o Competitor and competitive products analysis and reporting
o Development and maintenance of brand labeling plans and partnerships
o Management of professional marketing staff
• Planning
o Annual sales plan by product segment in alignment with sales plan
o Industry analysis by product segment potential and annual growth. Understanding addressable market by product segment and product application.
o Product launch plans.
o Setting annual achievement objectives by product line (KPIs)
o Day to day management of the Machine Solutions Group’s annual budget.
o Setting annual achievement objectives by individual (MBOs)
• Reporting Product Marketing Group’s key performance indicators
o Achievement of product group sales revenue and profit goals
o Achievement of product sales by target market segment
o Monthly MBO and KPI reporting
• Communication and interfacing with Omron Corporate in Japan
o Communication of strategic plans containing key product initiatives to support growth through the target vertical markets
o Attending joint global product planning meetings
o Communications and interfacing with corporate planners
• Management, coaching, and development of a team of Product Management professionals.
o Provide consistent feedback to team members on development needs.
o Provide assistance to team members to obtain improvement in development areas.
o Provide appropriate reward and recognition for team member accomplishments and strengths.
o Organize work split across team members to maximize group output.
• Represent Omron in a professional, ethical, and socially responsible manner.
• Represents the Omron Guiding Principles through personal and business interactions with employees, customers, distributors, and colleagues.
Requirements:
• Four (4) year Degree in Engineering or Marketing. MBA Preferred.
• At least seven (7) years in a strategic or product marketing role specific to industrial automation products.
• Knowledge of industrial automation products and applications.
• Sales or marketing experience with some or all of the following products:
? Industrial PLCs
? Motion Control, Servos, and Inverters
? HMI, Networking and Industrial Software
• Proven history of consistent market share growth.
• Energetic, aggressive and focused.
• Highly motivated self starter that delivers results on time and with high quality.
• Good organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal, listening, questioning and communication skills (written and oral).
• Entrepreneurial, and behaves as an owner of the company.
• Able to conduct market analysis to determine business opportunities and market penetration.
• Able to coach the communication of product strategies, marketing plans and how to sell information in a manner that motivates the sales force and distributors to support the strategy.
• Able to multi-task and collaborate cross-functionally with other team members.
• Ability to travel overnight up to 20%.
The Company:
Omron Electronics LLC is a leading global manufacturer of industrial automation products focused on sensing and control technologies. We serve OEM machine builders and end users with a wide range of products that integrate easily into complete automation solutions, offer simple connectivity, and are backed by solid support services. Our extensive product groups which are primarily manufactured overseas include programmable controllers, servo motors and drives, operator interfaces, temperature controllers, sensors, inspection and machine vision systems, RFID track and trace systems, and software. Our established distribution network generates most of the sales, and we use e-commerce, custom manufacturing and service centers to support special needs.
Omron Electronics LLC, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is the Americas industrial automation subsidiary of Omron Corporation, a $7 billion global technology company celebrating 75 years of success. Led by a management team where each member has 20+ years experience in Industrial Automation, we are a midsize firm with a corporate culture of quality and customer satisfaction. As we strive to grow the company and our market share, this position offers the potential to make a solid impact on the organization.
Omron’s corporate core value of “working for the benefit of society” applies to our unique technical competencies in the areas of industrial automation, safety, security, environmental protection and healthcare in pursuit of a brighter future for all. As a corporate citizen that has long recognized and encouraged the importance of giving back to local communities and helping those less fortunate, Omron has demonstrated this over the years by designing a manufacturing facility which employs the disabled, making donations to aide those impacted by natural disasters, and sponsoring an annual Omron Day in which employees volunteer in the local communities across the globe.
Benefits:
• Competitive salaries including incentive plans for eligible roles.
• Management commitments include: respect for individuality and diversity, and work/life balance.
• Comprehensive and affordable benefits include: immediate participation and vesting of the company match in the 401k, profit sharing, med/dental/vision/healthcare advocate service, Life/AD&D/Disability insurances, employee assistance program, matching gift program, paid time off for community service, discounts on our quality products, flexible work hours and a business casual setting.
Omron Electronics LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
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Omron Electronics LLC is looking for an energetic and focused Product Marketing Manager in Schaumburg, IL for its Machine Solutions Group. The Product Marketing Manager is responsible for developing, leading, coordinating, and ensuring implementation of the product strategy for the Machine Solutions Group and their related products (Motion, Servos, Drives, Motors, PLC, HMI) that leads to rapid market share gain and sales growth.
Responsibilities:
• Coordination, prioritization, and oversight of the Machine Solution’s Group (within Product Marketing) activities to develop and execute the marketing plans for the target markets. These plans include:
o Development of appropriate marketing collateral: Product catalog, product brochures, product usage applications, product launch announcements and initiatives, web site content by product category, e-newsletters, product demonstration kits and programs, and industry white papers.
o Development of “How to Sell” information and training for use with/by the sales force.
o Development of product based promotional activities and programs
o National (America’s) and global product pricing and pricing strategy
o Product gap identification and analysis
o Product position analysis
o Competitor and competitive products analysis and reporting
o Development and maintenance of brand labeling plans and partnerships
o Management of professional marketing staff
• Planning
o Annual sales plan by product segment in alignment with sales plan
o Industry analysis by product segment potential and annual growth. Understanding addressable market by product segment and product application.
o Product launch plans.
o Setting annual achievement objectives by product line (KPIs)
o Day to day management of the Machine Solutions Group’s annual budget.
o Setting annual achievement objectives by individual (MBOs)
• Reporting Product Marketing Group’s key performance indicators
o Achievement of product group sales revenue and profit goals
o Achievement of product sales by target market segment
o Monthly MBO and KPI reporting
• Communication and interfacing with Omron Corporate in Japan
o Communication of strategic plans containing key product initiatives to support growth through the target vertical markets
o Attending joint global product planning meetings
o Communications and interfacing with corporate planners
• Management, coaching, and development of a team of Product Management professionals.
o Provide consistent feedback to team members on development needs.
o Provide assistance to team members to obtain improvement in development areas.
o Provide appropriate reward and recognition for team member accomplishments and strengths.
o Organize work split across team members to maximize group output.
• Represent Omron in a professional, ethical, and socially responsible manner.
• Represents the Omron Guiding Principles through personal and business interactions with employees, customers, distributors, and colleagues.
Requirements:
• Four (4) year Degree in Engineering or Marketing. MBA Preferred.
• At least seven (7) years in a strategic or product marketing role specific to industrial automation products.
• Knowledge of industrial automation products and applications.
• Sales or marketing experience with some or all of the following products:
? Industrial PLCs
? Motion Control, Servos, and Inverters
? HMI, Networking and Industrial Software
• Proven history of consistent market share growth.
• Energetic, aggressive and focused.
• Highly motivated self starter that delivers results on time and with high quality.
• Good organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal, listening, questioning and communication skills (written and oral).
• Entrepreneurial, and behaves as an owner of the company.
• Able to conduct market analysis to determine business opportunities and market penetration.
• Able to coach the communication of product strategies, marketing plans and how to sell information in a manner that motivates the sales force and distributors to support the strategy.
• Able to multi-task and collaborate cross-functionally with other team members.
• Ability to travel overnight up to 20%.
The Company:
Omron Electronics LLC is a leading global manufacturer of industrial automation products focused on sensing and control technologies. We serve OEM machine builders and end users with a wide range of products that integrate easily into complete automation solutions, offer simple connectivity, and are backed by solid support services. Our extensive product groups which are primarily manufactured overseas include programmable controllers, servo motors and drives, operator interfaces, temperature controllers, sensors, inspection and machine vision systems, RFID track and trace systems, and software. Our established distribution network generates most of the sales, and we use e-commerce, custom manufacturing and service centers to support special needs.
Omron Electronics LLC, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is the Americas industrial automation subsidiary of Omron Corporation, a $7 billion global technology company celebrating 75 years of success. Led by a management team where each member has 20+ years experience in Industrial Automation, we are a midsize firm with a corporate culture of quality and customer satisfaction. As we strive to grow the company and our market share, this position offers the potential to make a solid impact on the organization.
Omron’s corporate core value of “working for the benefit of society” applies to our unique technical competencies in the areas of industrial automation, safety, security, environmental protection and healthcare in pursuit of a brighter future for all. As a corporate citizen that has long recognized and encouraged the importance of giving back to local communities and helping those less fortunate, Omron has demonstrated this over the years by designing a manufacturing facility which employs the disabled, making donations to aide those impacted by natural disasters, and sponsoring an annual Omron Day in which employees volunteer in the local communities across the globe.
Benefits:
• Competitive salaries including incentive plans for eligible roles.
• Management commitments include: respect for individuality and diversity, and work/life balance.
• Comprehensive and affordable benefits include: immediate participation and vesting of the company match in the 401k, profit sharing, med/dental/vision/healthcare advocate service, Life/AD&D/Disability insurances, employee assistance program, matching gift program, paid time off for community service, discounts on our quality products, flexible work hours and a business casual setting.
Omron Electronics LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
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Additional Information:
- Travel Percentage: 20%
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