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Industry Segment Specialist

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on developing proposals and providing technical support for assigned industry segments at Motion Industries. You will assess customer needs, customize products, and conduct training sessions, ensuring clients receive tailored solutions and support.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
  • More than seven years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Preferred: Ability to walk, climb and work in industry environments as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Develop proposals and assess customer needs to recommend appropriate products and services.
  • Customize products to meet client requirements.
  • Provide technical support to Motion branches and clients pre/post sale of the product.
  • Conduct technical user training and product briefings with customers, vendors, and company representatives.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Communication

About the company

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Genuine Parts Company

  • Wholesale & Distribution
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Founded in 1928, Genuine Parts Company is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. The company's Automotive Parts Group distributes automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. The company's Industrial Parts Group distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. In total, the company serves its global customers from an extensive network of more than 10,000 locations in 17 countries and has approximately 58,000 employees. Further information is available at www.genpt.com.

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Job description

SUMMARY:


Under limited supervision, the Industry Segment Spec III develops proposals and assesses customer needs in order to recommend appropriate products and services for his/her assigned segment of responsibility. May customize product in order to meet client requirements. Provides technical support to Motion branches as well as clients pre/post sale of the product and troubleshoots technical problems. Visits branches and clients in order to present/educate about technical products/services. Has working technical knowledge of all phases of the assigned industry.

JOB DUTIES


  • Prepares and conducts technical sales briefings for customer and company representatives.
  • Researches customer technical specifications and estimates the costs, resources, time, and technical requirements of modifying, configuring, and installing the product or solution.
  • Leads post-sale product configuration and designs custom solutions in accordance with customer specifications.
  • Diagnoses malfunctions of complex devices/equipment/systems and directs/oversees repair work.
  • Conducts technical user training and product briefings with customers, vendors, and company representatives.
  • Mentors lower level employees.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.



EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE


Typically requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field and more than seven (7) years of related experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.



KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES


  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:


Requires the ability to walk, climb and work in the industry environments as needed.



LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS: None required.


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:


BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: Yes



COMPANY INFORMATION:


Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition, reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

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