Product Specialist

Join the LIPPERT Team!

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Product Specialist

Our AV Product Specialists are responsible for supporting the Audio and Video and electronics interface portions for Aftermarket RV and Specialty commercial design solutions. The AV Product Speciailst utilizes data sets, market knowledge and knowledge of customer electronics innovative solutions to help Lippert deliver and elevate customer needs through products and services. This includes but is not limited to, program schedule management, program budget management, overall program scope and execution. The AV Specialist also works with and mentors, design engineers, product managers, operations, supply chain, innovation teams and customers as part of a complete AM team to ensure program design activities, goals, and targets are completed on-time, on budget and are successful. Key emphasis is the ability to work in a fast-paced project team to bring various RV and Specialty product solutions from concept through prototyping/production for customers in the RV and Marine industries.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain product cost models
• Connect with industry internal and external customers locally and globally to understand and evolve products.
• Support the product roadmap process and maintain documentation
• Test existing products and new product per various industry standards to meet product requirements, safety, compliance and performance.
• Support business case creation with competitive landscape information
• Complete competitive analysis and understand our products in the market
• Monitor, update and communicate product-level insights
• Conduct product-focused market research. Possible research topics include customer requirements, sales team feedback and product innovations with competitors
• Support product launches for offline and online channels
• Facilitate innovation prototypes into manufacturable production ready prototypes in coordination with various plants on new designs.
• Collaborate cross functionally on competitor pricing, market development, item analytics, selling and field solutions
• Research new product ideas and methods
• Communicate and train Salespeople and Customer Service on product lines
• Rationalization process, making recommendations and pricing CWSL items
• Lead idea generation and project scope meetings
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Work Experience: 2 years of Marketing experience
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in business, marketing or related field
• Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)

Preferred Education and Experience

• Manufacturing/industry experience in RV, Electronics, Marine.
• Experience in multi-site organization with evolving design and manufacturing needs
• Experience working with OE customers/ custom integrators
• Experience converting OE products into appropriate Aftermarket products
• Previous experience as an application specialist or similar role
• Proficiency in app development/ usage/ interface/ GUI .

Travel

Travel will be minimal up to 20% locally and nationwide. Occasional travel to trade shows/ seminars. Occasional travel for customer visits.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass Everify.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Apply at careers.lippert.com!

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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