Engineering Trade Manager - Fire Protection

Description

• Responsible for coaching and directing technical field management and team members in developing, coordinating, and implementing market, technical sales, brand, and market reach strategies for the segment
• Analyze and interpret marketing trends concerning technical products or services
• Establish and develop technical marketing objectives and goals for assigned industry segment to improve specification strength and specification coverage
• Prepare presentations for both internal and external customers
• Design, develop, and carry out technical marketing initiatives and campaigns that support the total business strategy and stated objectives
• Partner with global counterparts to align on common roadmap and to prepare deliverables
• Build and strengthen a trade community via newsletters, webinars, and trainings
• Responsible for the selection, organization, and participation in key associations, boards, and trade shows related to the given segment including steering mechanisms to evaluate ROI for participation
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering through the new product/ software development and product care global process
• Prepare and present analytical reports while organizing and conducting research activities
• Evaluate the customer’s needs and expectations and match product, service, and software solutions to create differentiation

Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Very strong organizational competences
• Negotiation and customer service skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Technical knowledge, IT knowledge, and computer proficiency
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, Fire Protection Engineering preferred
• Ability to understand market trends and customer needs
• Strong creative skills, as well as experience in managing internal relationships and multiple, high impact projects
• Efficient in time management and attentive to details
• Interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent strategic planning skills
• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Experience in the Commercial segment highly preferred
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) preferred
• 4–6 years (within or outside Hilti) of experience in marketing, fire protection design or equivalent time calling on engineering firms designing and/or installing fire protection solutions

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance