Job Summary
Provide information concerning products, applications, and problem diagnosis to sales representatives and customers. Conduct product application testing and troubleshooting on customers' applications. Orchestrate product-related trainings for the purpose of maximizing sales. Possess strong communication skill including active listening. Demonstrate excellent prioritization as well as customer service.
Principal duties and tasks
- Receive phone calls or emails from sales reps and customers and answer inquiries concerning product capabilities, specifications, and applications
- Analyze and troubleshoot customer issues via phone or email
- Research and analyze competitive information pertaining to the company's products
- Conduct product application testing for sales reps and customers
- Create and update manuals for product training and product demonstration for sales reps
- Plan, design, develop, and conduct trainings on products, applications, and competitive information for salespeople including both new hires and incumbents
- Develop, update, and disseminate key sales enhancement product information via company intranet and / or electronic newsletters
- Coordinate with the parent company in Japan on new product release and other pertinent tasks such as product literature development
- Travel to customer and / or other affiliates for training seminars
- May assist sales reps with on-site presentations to customers, as needed
- Proactively identify areas to improve department operation efficiency and initiate projects to achieve such improvements
- Understand and observe company / department policies and procedures
- Assists office administrator for quotation and order entry
- Other duties or projects, as assigned
Requirements and Qualifications
Ability to organize and prioritize tasks, activities, and projects for timely completionActive listening skillAnalytical skill to identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate partsAbility to establish and maintain pleasant interpersonal relationships primarily over the phone and emailsAbility to communicate complex ideas in a simplified fashionHigh degree of service orientation to actively look for ways to help peopleProblem solving skill - identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutionsBachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (i.e. Computer / Electrical / Mechanical Engineer) and / or 2+ year of experienceTechnical Skills
Ideal candidates should have experience in some of the following areas :
Experience in MeasurementExperience in MicroscopeExperience in Vision SystemHMI Programming / Scada ProgrammingSerial, Modbus TCP, Ethernet etc communication protocolSensors and actuators (e.g. DC motors, encoders, relays, & solenoids)Experience with Stepper / Servo MotorKnowledge of Database Language (SQL / MySQL)Knowledge of C# / Java / Python