Global Marketing & Engineering Leader (Intl Growth)

Conical Tool Company; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Conical Tool Company in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Director of Marketing and Engineering to lead industrial engineering, R&D, tool design, quality, efficiency, and costing for international products and markets. The role demands strategic oversight of cross-functional teams and global supplier relationships.

The candidate will drive sales, manage engineering, QA, and plant personnel, and enhance technical documentation while analyzing product and sales data to identify profitable growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (industrial, civil, manufacturing, or electrical).
• Six years manufacturing experience including costing of materials, labor & machine expense.
• Two years sales experience in international markets.
• Three years management experience in metalworking industries.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with international manufacturers and suppliers to extend market saturation and product development in South America.
• Drive sales and meet growth objectives.
• Manage engineering, quality assurance, and plant personnel in technical assistance, specifications, efficiency, and quality of production.
• Improve technical support documentation (speeds and feeds tables, machining processes, tooling guides).
• Statistically analyze product and sales data to identify profitable categories for new product lines and increased revenues.
• Identify marketing and pricing strategy to maximize profitability.
• Maximize market segmentation and product promotion, brands, and categories of metalworking supplies.

Skills

Fluent in Spanish or Portuguese

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (industrial, civil, manufacturing, or electrical)

Job description

Conical Tool Company in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Director of Marketing and Engineering to lead industrial engineering, R&D, tool design, quality, efficiency, and costing for international products and markets. The role demands strategic oversight of cross-functional teams and global supplier relationships.

The candidate will drive sales, manage engineering, QA, and plant personnel, and enhance technical documentation while analyzing product and sales data to identify profitable growth