Product Specialist

Pei--genesi; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PEI is seeking a Product Specialist to support Product Managers in pricing, purchasing, and BOM setup within the ERP/MRP environment. The role includes expediting and marketing products to internal and external customers, interfacing with suppliers and sales teams, and maintaining data integrity.

The ideal candidate has strong communication, ERP/MRP experience, and manufacturing exposure, with the ability to learn rapidly and manage multiple data-heavy tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum High school diploma and/or 4+ years related experience and/or training.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or advanced relevant experience preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment or company preferred.

Responsibilities

• Learn and understand technical products and processes.
• Maintain internal price and delivery module, responding promptly to sale
• Negotiate pricing with suppliers
• Set up part numbers and bill of materials in the ASW (MRP) system
• Communicates important supplier information to management, such as material issues that may impact our overall business
• Ensures integrity of system information including cost, resale, packaging information, descriptions, and other part data maintenance
• Assist with annual price sheet set up
• Assist with Marketing – web, catalogs, mailers, internal
• Resolve problems
• Other Special projects

Skills

Effective communication

Learn new products quickly

ERP/MRP experience

Organization & task management

MS Excel

MS Outlook & Word

Customer service mindset

Negotiation with suppliers

Part numbers & BOM setup

Marketing support (web/catalogs)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent + 4+ years experience

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

PeopleSoft

Job description

*Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled*SUMMARY:The Product Specialist position plays a crucial part in the day-to-day operations of PEI, supporting all Product Managers in all aspects of the Product & Supply Chain Management process. The primary focus is on pricing, purchasing and part number setup, Bill of Material creation, interfacing with Suppliers and Sales teams. The Product Specialist also performs some expediting and marketing of products to our internal and external customers.EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:Minimum High school diploma and/or 4+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Bachelor’s degree and/or advanced relevant experience preferred.Experience in a manufacturing environment or company preferred.TECHNICAL/MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES:Effective Communication skills (written and verbal)Ability to quickly learn products, processes, and technically complex systemsExperience with an ERP/MRP system such as Oracle, SAP, Peoplesoft or other.Organization & Task Management skillsMicrosoft Excel – intermediate spreadsheet skillsMicrosoft Outlook & WordCustomer Service mindsetESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Learn and understand technical products and processes. Take initiative to learn in the classroom, on-the-job, and self-teach through studying product manuals and documents.Maintain internal price and delivery module, responding promptly to saleNegotiate pricing with suppliersSet up part numbers and bill of materials in the ASW (MRP) systemCommunicates important supplier information to management, such as material issues that may impact our overall businessEnsures integrity of system information including cost, resale, packaging information, descriptions, and other part data maintenanceAssist with annual price sheet set upAssist with Marketing – web, catalogs, mailers, internalResolve problemsOther Special projects#LI-AS1