Product Specialist

Amphenol Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Corporation, a leading interconnect solutions provider, seeks a Product Specialist to support business growth in Telecom/DataCom markets in North America. You will assist in identifying opportunities, analyze industry trends, and help in launches, pricing, and market positioning.

You will build relationships with customers and internal teams, coordinate across Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Quality, and travel as needed domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 1–4 years of experience in product marketing, business development, sales support, account management, or a related role.
• Interest or experience in electronics, interconnect, manufacturing, or Telecom/DataCom industries preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Comfortable learning technical products and translating technical information into customer-friendly messaging.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the Telecom/DataCom market.
• Support customer and market growth initiatives by researching industry trends and potential target accounts.
• Help maintain and track sales opportunities and customer projects.
• Build positive relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Support customer inquiries and coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely responses.
• Participate in customer meetings, presentations, and business reviews.
• Assist with product launches, promotional activities, and sales enablement materials.
• Help develop customer presentations, product overviews, and competitive analyses.
• Support pricing and market positioning initiatives.
• Monitor industry trends, customer activity, and competitor developments.
• Gather and analyze market data to identify growth opportunities.
• Prepare reports and presentations for management and sales teams.
• Maintain opportunity tracking and assist with forecasting activities.
• Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams to support customer projects and new business opportunities.
• Help ensure project milestones and customer deliverables remain on schedule.
• Serve as a liaison between customers and internal departments to facilitate communication and issue resolution.
• Support product development and customer qualification activities.
• Assist with internal process improvements and documentation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Learning new tech

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

The Power Solutions Group, a business unit of Amphenol, is a global leader in electrical connectors and cable solutions for the Telecom/DataCom market, serving customers in Storage, Servers, and Networking applications. We are seeking an enthusiastic and customer-focused Product Specialist to support business growth initiatives, strengthen customer relationships, and assist in expanding our market presence across North America.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional interested in combining technical products, customer interaction, sales support, and market analysis while working closely with experienced product marketing and sales teams. The position reports directly to the North American Regional Product Marketing Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development Support

• Assist in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the Telecom/DataCom market.
• Support customer and market growth initiatives by researching industry trends and potential target accounts.
• Help maintain and track sales opportunities and customer projects.

Customer Engagement

• Build positive relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Support customer inquiries and coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely responses.
• Participate in customer meetings, presentations, and business reviews.

Product Marketing Support

• Assist with product launches, promotional activities, and sales enablement materials.
• Help develop customer presentations, product overviews, and competitive analyses.
• Support pricing and market positioning initiatives.

Market Research & Analysis

• Monitor industry trends, customer activity, and competitor developments.
• Gather and analyze market data to identify growth opportunities.
• Prepare reports and presentations for management and sales teams.

Pipeline & Project Coordination

• Maintain opportunity tracking and assist with forecasting activities.
• Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams to support customer projects and new business opportunities.
• Help ensure project milestones and customer deliverables remain on schedule.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as a liaison between customers and internal departments to facilitate communication and issue resolution.
• Support product development and customer qualification activities.
• Assist with internal process improvements and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 1–4 years of experience in product marketing, business development, sales support, account management, or a related role.
• Interest or experience in the electronics, interconnect, manufacturing, or Telecom/DataCom industries is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Comfortable learning technical products and translating technical information into customer-friendly messaging.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to connectors, cable assemblies, or electronic components.
• Experience supporting customer accounts or sales initiatives.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and sales pipeline management.
• Internship or prior experience in manufacturing, engineering, or technology industries.

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Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/