About
The Product Specialist role focuses on driving branding and marketing strategies that result in successful products and brands, including managing the product/brand P&L (e.g., budgeting, expenditures, profitability, ROI, etc.). This involves analyzing potential markets, competitor positioning, and customer buying patterns to project demand and profitability for potential products, key product features, requirements, and favorable timing for product launch.
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Location
Dammam, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia
Job Schedule
Full time
Remote
No
How you’ll make an impact
- Product Specialist receives the latest input of new developments, triggering R&D activities via PCR/CSC requests from a Saudi perspective when a business case is provided.
- Participating in R&D Stecos meetings related to GIS Dammam factory.
- Reviewing the CCRP’s on GIS products frequently and triggering activities in production or R&D (GPS) if needed.
- Supporting local DtV activities with the local DtV leader.
- Responsible for consolidating necessary Type Test Reports (TTR) for orders and the offering stage.
- Consolidating TTRs of GIS products in the form of the well-known "the company Certificates."
- Supporting LPM and pre-qualification team in various pre-qualification activities.
- Providing technical advice in customer discussions during the offering stage and, if needed, during Routine Test activities in special cases.
- Monitoring quality cases in the product, suggesting improvements, and performing Root Cause Analysis for such cases.
- Developing method statements for customers on several technical aspects.
- Assisting SCM in pre-qualifying new local suppliers if technical advice is needed.
- Delivering talks to internal and external audiences on GIS products.
- Exploring white spot areas related to the GIS allocated market.
- Organizing internal factory audits with the global auditor (e.g., GPS) and tracking findings, updates, and closures.
- Ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Living the company core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
- 10+ years of experience with a strong technical GIS background.
- Excellent knowledge of HV Product Portfolio.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Good knowledge of SAP.
- Negotiation skills, task management skills, and self-driven without supervision.
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English; Arabic is a plus.
