Product Specialist - Heavy Duty Rescue

Pierce Manufacturing Inc; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company, is seeking a Product Specialist to support internal and external sales with HDR product information and bid-related data. You’ll manage specifications, proposals, pricing, and product data in the sales order configurator, while collaborating with Product Management to refine pricing options and product features.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 2 years of experience, with strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, sales, engineering or related field or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum 2+ years of related experience.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain specification and proposal text, pricing and component compatibility for the sales order configurator.
• Create new sales order configurator components including pricing, text, features, BOM and product data structure.
• Assist in creating new Special Pricing options with pricing and text that are well defined and accurate.
• Provide competitive product information to internal and external sales teams and develop a product database.
• Support Special Pricing options tied to strategic bid opportunities and require cross-functional support.
• Coordinate with product management on improvements and obsolescence.
• Develop and publish product updates related to changes in our product offerings.
• Participate in trade shows and seminars as required.
• Host customer lunches and dinners.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business, marketing, sales, engineering or related field or equivalent education and experience.

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

Product Specialist Overview

As a Product Specialist you will support both internal and external sales representatives with product information pertaining to Pierce heavy duty rescue (HDR) products and specific bids, and be responsible for all product-related information for specifications and proposals in the sales order configurator. You’ll work with sales representatives and direct them toward existing structured options when possible. You’ll also establish parameters for Special Pricing options (i.e. hours, cost, and visualization), help to coordinate the workflow of Special Pricing option requests and work closely with the Product Management team to elevate Special Pricing options.

YOUR IMPACT

• Have a complete understanding of the sales order configurator and maintain the specification and proposal text, pricing and component compatibility.
• Create new sales order configurator components that expand our product offering which include pricing, text, features, rules, BOM, symbols, and product data structure.
• Assist in creating new Special Pricing options in a timely manner, which includes pricing and text that are well defined and accurate.
• Provide competitive product information to our internal sales department and our external sales organization and develop a competitive product database.
• Support of Special Pricing options that are tied to strategic bid opportunities and require cross-functional support and or participation.
• Assist other team members with product definition and pricing as needed.
• Support internal and external sales representatives with issues that pertain to a specific bid/order.
• Communicate and coordinate with the product manager all items, which would be considered product improvements, enhancements, and obsolescence.
• Develop and publish product updates related to changes in our product offerings.
• Participate in trade shows and seminars as required.
• Host customer lunches and dinners.
• Maintain open communication with the Sales Department, Product Management Team and Order Management reporting on all developments and concerns.

YOUR EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, marketing, sales, engineering or related field or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum 2+ years of related experience.
• Strong organizational skills.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous industry related experience and/or Pierce product knowledge.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office application.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $64,500.00 - $103,500.00 The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions.

Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application. Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Advance your career by advancing the world. For many of our team members, this is more than a career. It’s a calling. Oshkosh is home to thousands of difference-makers working together to build, serve and protect people and communities around the world. From the front lines to the firehouse, the people we serve are driven by a sense of purpose. The people who work here are no different. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day. As part of a People First culture, you’ll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work, develop your career and make a real impact on the world around you. Oshkosh is a global company that designs and manufactures some of the world’s toughest specialty and access equipment under the brands of JLG®, Hinowa, Power Towers, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL™, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh® AeroTech™ and Pratt Miller.