Product Specialist Lead

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the Product Manager in optimizing the offer portfolio and return on investment. Each day, you will ensure that ABB has full understanding of market requirements in a specific area and can transform those requirements into offer specifications and development activities. You will also showcase your expertise by performing various offer lifecycle activities supporting the development, launch, maintenance, pricing, and profitability.

The work model for the role is: #LI-onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions in Pinetops, NC.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Understanding and following global or assigned area standards, market and customer requirements, and their impact on the current offer portfolio.

• Conducting valuation of market size and trends, as well as competitor analyses including identification of offering gaps and evaluating ABB's market standing.

• Ensuring whether technical solutions can be used across the Product Group's offer portfolio to the maximum possible extent.

• Managing the technical specification of the assigned products and supporting the Product Manager in developing the business case on offer developments, maintenance, and cost reduction.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's degree (EE preferred).

• Minimum 8 years of experience working in the electrical industry.

• Minimum 5 years of Sales, Marketing, and Project Quotations experience.

• 3 plus years industry and leadership experience is preferred.

• Ability to leverage wide variety of electronic tools to stay organized communicate effectively remotely (Microsoft Outlook, Salesfore.com, Teams, etc.).

• Strong understanding of advanced electrical concepts across low- and medium-voltage applications, with expertise in industrialization and production processes.

• Comprehensive knowledge of domestic utility grid operations, including generation, transmission, substation functionality, distribution products, and points of delivery, as well as industrial applications of power.

• Candidates must already have work authorization to work in the US.

What's in it for you

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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