Product Specialist/Product Innovation

Job Description

Brady Corporation Overview
Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and places. Brady's products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software. Founded in 1914, the Company has a diverse customer base in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, medical, aerospace and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2021, employed approximately 5,700 people in its worldwide businesses. Brady's fiscal 2021 sales were approximately $1.14 billion. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradyid.com.

Intelligent Manufacturing Business Unit:
As a leader in physical identification, Brady is a trusted printer and high performance label supplier. The Intelligent Manufacturing team's vision is to bring a wide variety of digital tracking technologies into the industrial manufacturing space. As manufacturing evolves and Industry 4.0 technologies become more widely adopted, Brady plans on being at the center of data exchange, aggregation, and systems integration. Some of the specific technologies include; Optical scanning and vision systems, RFID tracking hardware and software, IT / OT hardware, Bluetooth tracking systems, and other cutting-edge technologies.

Position Summary:
The Product Specialist is a technical role responsible for investigating new technologies within the advanced manufacturing market. This person will work closely with research and development to evaluate commercialized products and technologies for possible integration into our product portfolio. The Product Specialist will collaborate with the Intelligent Manufacturing team to perform competitive benchmarking and to recommend product roadmap strategies based on the results. Additionally, this role will conduct market research to capture voice of the customer via site visits, trade shows, interviews, and surveys. The expectation is this individual will become the expert on emerging technologies and provide key insight for future product development.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research technologies within the advanced manufacturing market for feasibility and market adoption
• Perform out of the box benchmarking and document the user experience
• Led and coordinate with the R D team on investigating emerging technologies
• Design and create demos which illustrate synergies between existing Brady products and innovative technologies
• Serve as primary attendee at multiple industry related shows and events per year as supported by the business to identify competitive products and services.
• Consult with customers, value added resellers, and integrators to understand current market issues
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of regional market dynamics, competitive landscape and go to market strategies in target markets and audiences.
• Leverages this understanding to influence price, customer segmentations, selling opportunities, etc.
• Create effective and collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders - Global Product Management, Sales, Engineering, Operations
• Position is based in Milwaukee, WI.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing or other related field
• In-depth understanding of sales and business performance metrics
• Ability to drive high-visibility, cross-functional projects
• Entrepreneur's attitude and mindset
• Strong presentation skills and ability to facilitate large-group discussions
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to travel 30%, US and Canada.