Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST), a company built on nearly a century of business success, is a global leader of industrial technology with $1.8 billion in revenue. We are leaders in the world market for the development, manufacture and sale of customized, innovative sensors and controls. Our products are found in a wide array of automotive, appliance, aircraft, industrial, military, heavy vehicle, heating, air conditioning, data, telecommunications, recreational vehicle and marine applications that improve the safety, efficiency, and comfort for millions of people every day.
Are you ready to be part of a rapidly growing $2 billion business with operations and business centers in 16 countries and over 17,000 employees worldwide? Sensata Technologies has an exciting entry-level business-to-business marketing position with excellent growth potential. The role is part of a global team that focuses on the development and execution of growth strategies for one or more product applications. Our Marketing Intelligence Consultants work closely with our sales, engineering, and business development teams.
Our products improve safety, efficiency and comfort for millions of people every day. We serve numerous industries, including:
• Global Automotive & Heavy Vehicle
• Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC)
• Industrial variable speed pumps for advanced fluid management
The ideal candidate for this role is someone with an engineering background who understands the automotive industry and can flexibly manage both commercial and technical topics. Visiting customers regularly, Sensata Marketing Intelligence Consultants use their technical knowledge and strong business acumen to analyze market trends, technology drivers, customer requirements, and the competitive landscape, and use this information to build their growth strategies.
Primary responsibilities include:
· Perform market research to inform strategic growth initiatives
· Generate detailed business case presentations
· Drive short-term and long-term revenue growth: Identify, evaluate, and prioritize competitive, legislative, and technical discontinuities that present opportunities or threats; Build strategic, action-oriented business plans to grow share in existing applications; Identify paths to expand our addressable market (including new product development, technical partnerships, or M&A).
· Defend incumbent positions against competitive entry: Define and promote product value proposition with both customers and internal stakeholders; Manage product positioning in the market place, including rationalizing pricing strategy based on market conditions; Lead competitive benchmarking team activities, including both commercial and technical dimensions, and integrate benchmarking data into product and margin roadmaps; Drive for product enhancements to achieve sustained differentiation.
Work Style:
Desire to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Able to manage and execute change in a dynamic, complex organization; Proactive approach, and ability to work well under pressure. Analytical, logical, resourceful, creative, and results-driven; Able to work effectively both independently and in groups, and to collaborate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds around the world; Able to act decisively under conditions of ambiguity, and adapt plans in light of new information; Willingness to travel: 10%-20% travel in Europe, and 1-2 overseas trips per year as required.
Communication Skills:
Ability to synthesize a coherent, meaningful, and compelling story from diverse and sometimes incomplete data sources (and communicate it effectively at all levels of the organization).
Technical Skills:
Able to develop deep subject matter expertise, and insight into current and future automotive systems, their controls, and enabling sensing solutions. (Prior related experience preferred.); Able to think strategically and translate strategies into actionable plans; Solid understanding of financial fundamentals.
Experience/Qualifications:
· B.S. degree in engineering or related field (MBA a plus)
· 2-5 years industrial experience (automotive industry preferred)
· Advanced Skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
· Experience with Demantra, Oracle, IHS market database a plus
· Excellent oral and written communication skills - fluent in English (foreign languages a plus)
· Proven success delivering results in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
· Proactive approach, and ability to work well under pressure.
Sensata Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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| Education Backgrounds: |
Automotive Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics |
| Specialties: |
Automotive Consultancy Management Marketing Project Management |
| Education Level: |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) Postgraduate (Masters) |
| Experience: |
10 - 15 years 2 - 5 years 5 - 10 Years |
| Languages spoken: |
English |
| Job Location: | Almelo, Netherlands |
| Keywords: | Marketing, Intelligence, Consultant, sensata, technologies, engineer, Oracle, IHS, microsoft |
Type: Job
Deadline: 7th October 2015
Job reference (ID): 8813
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