Product Marketing Manager- Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role is a Product Marketing Manager focused on Quarry Wheeled products, requiring extensive travel and cross-functional leadership. It emphasizes market analysis, product introductions, sales support, and development of marketing tools. Requires a BS/BA in engineering or business, with ten years in sales/marketing in construction/mining, plus leadership and analytical skills.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Product Marketing Manager will have responsibility for the marketing of Quarry Wheeled products through product demonstrations, competitive testing and training.
  • The position will require substantial travel for meetings with all KAC Divisions, vendors, regions, distributors and end use customers.
  • In conjunction with the Senior Product Manager, develop annual Market Analysis report and product action plans. Describing in detail the sales results, goals that were achieved, profitability, market trends, competitors'' actions and a prioritizes for the prior and upcoming years.
  • Create detailed SWOT analysis and price comparison studies and recommend actions to improve Komatsu’s position in the marketplace.
  • Provide high value technical sales support to the Regional Sales group, Major Accounts and distributors through day-to-day sales and marketing activities, product training, customer visits, competitive comparisons, job studies, application recommendations and presentations to achieve sales and profit objectives.
  • Lead, coordinate and execute new product introduction programs. To include, sales material, competitive comparisons, training, and sales support.
  • Develop and maintain highly effective sales tools that will be utilized for in-house training, distributor and customer presentations. To include brochures, specification sheets, product bulletins, marketing programs, communication action plans and strategies, video's, trade shows, conventions, and Demo Days.
  • Conduct machine and customer surveys to determine customer needs, trends, opportunities and competitive information. Develop appropriate action plans based on survey results.
  • Coordinate preparation and maintenance of marketing and advertising material for the assigned products. To include public relations, Internet and Extranet, trade shows, conventions, and Demo Days.
  • Recommend changes, improvements, modifications, or deletions in assigned product or products, based on regular analysis of market trends and opportunities.

Requirements

  • University degree (B.S./B.A.) in Engineering or Business required. Advanced degree (MBA) beneficial but not required.
  • Strong leadership skills supported by superior presentation and communication skills, including computer proficiency (MS Office, application tools as required).
  • Highly organized and efficient time manager, especially relating to optimizing travel and customer/product visits.
  • Strong ability to analyze complex technical situations, determine root cause, identify actions and lead resolution and implementation.

Preferred

  • Additional Information Will consider candidates that have transferable skills that meets the requirements of a Product Specialist or Product Manager level position.

Benefits

  • Health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, HSA, wellness programs, etc.
  • 401k and/or employee savings programs
  • Employee time off (vacation and designated holidays)
  • Employee and family assistance programs
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Employee learning and development programs
  • Diversity & Inclusion Commitment
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Komatsu

Creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, businesses, and our planet thrive together.

Founded in 1921
Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN
4.1K employees (164 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
156K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
63.3%
Direct
28.5%
Referral
6.3%
Social
1%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
110 (3% of company)

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