Product Specialist - Non Destructive Testing - Paris
Date : August 23, 2013
Job Description
Job summary:
Under the authority of the Business Unit Manager, OISE Competence Centre the NDT
specialist has the challenge of supporting the EMEA sales force and client base in the
understanding, training and use of NDT applications using portable ultrasound equipment
(Phased Array, Flaw detectors, thickness gages, probes & acc. including software).
Additionally the successful applicant will need to pro-actively participate in managing these
products lines to ensure product evolution and commercial success. Supporting the sales force
by carrying out inspections, evaluating applications and new products under development are
also key responsibilities. Travel within Europe, Middle East and Africa represents
approximately 40% of this role and due to the territorial differences the successful applicant
will need to possess a strong cultural awareness and the ability to work autonomously.
Principal tasks:
Sales support and training:
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Offer applied support to the sales force pre and post sales;
Rapidly respond to commercial and technical questions from key accounts and the
sales force.
Provide advanced training courses and workshops to the Olympus subsidiaries,
distributors and key accounts.
Solutions management:
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Identify sub-segments in growing markets. Elaborate product line strategies to the
sales force and provide customer and sales force feedback to the factory for potential
product improvements and new opportunities for product development (ex: new
features, areas for improvement, success stories and competitive field intelligence)
Ensure that decisions and actions are aligned with OISE requirements and internal and
external client needs; be aware of the impact of decisions and actions concerning
client and company satisfaction.
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Sales support and marketing:
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Elaborate sales support tools according to the orientations of the product line strategy.
Actively participate in the release of solutions and new products.
Desired Skills & Experience
Skills:
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Good written and verbal knowledge of English and French
Excellent training and presentation skills
Innovative business and technical problem solving
Adaptable to change/flexible
Operates with a high degree of professionalism
Demonstrates strong judgment and analytical skill
Able to travel anywhere in Middle East, Africa and Europe
Education / Requested Experience
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Minimum 10 years of related NDT Ultrasonic/Phased Array technical/sales support
experience.
Engineering degree or equivalent work experience.
Sales experience an advantage though not essential.
Company Description
Olympus provides an industry-leading portfolio of innovative test, measurement, and imaging
instruments. Leading edge testing technologies include remote visual inspection, microscopy,
ultrasound, phased array, eddy current, eddy current array, X-ray fluorescence and diffraction,
high speed video, and optical metrology. Our products include ultrasonic flaw detectors and
thickness gages, videoscopes, borescopes, microscopes, high speed video cameras, in-line and
advanced nondestructive testing systems, XRF and XRD analyzers, interferometers, and a
large selection of industrial scanners, probes, software programs, and instrument accessories.
Olympus instruments are used in industrial and research applications ranging from aerospace,
power generation, petrochemical, manufacturing, and automotive to consumer products.
Olympus instruments contribute to the quality of products and add to the safety of
infrastructure and facilities.
Olympus IMS is an equal opportunity firm. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and
promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual
orientation, marital status, disability or veteran status.
E/DRH/024/02
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Mise à jour le : 03/12/2007