**Position Summary**
Support in developing, communicating and implementing marketing plans for the defined product families.Support in managing the defined product families through every stage of their life cycle: development, product launch, technical sales support, end-user approval, cost reduction and rationalization to ensure achievement of profit and growth objectives.
**Responsibilities**
- Support product development and the site Simplification Strategy.
- Create and maintain product literature and web pages.
- Develop effective product training materials and selling aids, communicate these to the sales teams through structured training programs.
- Suggest cost reduction or product range rationalization initiatives to sustain achievement of financial objectives.
- Monitor competitor activity, map competitors' products and create competition benchmarks.
- Identify new product opportunities and participate in product development teams (Winovation).
- Support the field sales force and distribution network.
- Support product strategy and improve products' visibility in the market.
- Map competitors' products, activities and new product launches.
- Provide contents for literature and web pages.
- Draw up products marketing specification.
- Supervise products' life cycle.
- Implement the product launch strategy with the sales force.
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent technical experience, in a related technical or business discipline.
- Ability to work in a structured organization.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities using effective problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in multifunction teams and HPTs.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to effectively and persuasively present information to sales teams and customers.
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- MS Office computer skills.
**EMEA Business Descr**
Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl ("PHEMEA"), based in Etoy, Switzerland, is the Principal Operating Company for Parker in the EMEA region.
It is supported by a network of Parker Manufacturing Divisions and Sales Company Entities.
The Instrumentation Group EMEA is a strategic business Group within PHEMEA.
Fluid Climate & Control Division EMEA (FCCE) is a key service provider to PHEMEA.
**Parker Hannifin**
**Equal Employment Opportunity**
Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.