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The chosen candidate will collaborate with numerous teams for sales and marketing support, reporting and analysis. This individual will participate in a wide array of marketing and sales projects. Prior experience with product management within a manufacturing setting is a huge plus.\n\nThis is your opportunity to work in an environment where the culture is focused on People First, Better Together, Customer Centered, Forward Thinking and Committed to Excellence. Flexco has consistently been named to the list of Chicagoland's \"101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For\" and is a past winner of Chicago's “Best and Brightest in Wellness.”\n\nProduct Specialists at Flexco can expect starting compensation of between $71,000.00 and $89,000.00, or more, depending on skills, education and experience. \nLocation: Grand Rapids\nDepartment: Marketing \nWhat you will need:\nBachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field required\nProduct Manager certification will be a huge plus\nMinimum of 2 years of product management/support experience\nExposure to ERP and PLM systems\nProficient in Excel, Word, Power Point, and data extraction\nExcellent communication and organizational skills\nStrong self-motivational skills required\nComfort with up to 30% travel with potential for international\nOccasionally exposed to elements such as dust, heat, and/or cold during customer visits\nStrong mechanical aptitude - Qualification essential\nFinancial and sales analysis skills\nStrong technical and commercial understanding of product lines and industries being supported.\nTakes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little oversight.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\nStrong internal and external customer relationships; Ability to effectively work within a matrixed organization\n\nWhat you will be doing:\nConduct site visits and engage with customers to gather VOC (Voice of Customer) to assist with the development of the Marketing Specification for new products.\nMaintain competitive database that assesses competitive landscape, including market size, competitive share, understanding of the SWOT of the competition.\nAssists with the creation and execution of product launch marketing materials for designated product category, ensuring alignment across content, packaging, digital updates, and promotional opportunities.\nReviews and updates existing marketing collateral to ensure content is current and is aligned with our brand and strategy.\nProvide/gather subject matter expertise and work with Marketing Communication team to develop technical support materials, including IOMs and videos.\nGenerate various marketing related reports and analysis.\nProvide various tactical support, including generation of quotes and samples\nProvide tactical support to assist with marketing requirements for sales and ops support.\nParticipate in product line continuous improvement activities\nIn some cases, complete ownership of a particular product or product class. Includes strategy development, pricing recommendations, new product development, and tactical support.\nProvide insights and data to support product strategy and strategic initiatives.\nP&L: Develop general understanding of P&L and assist with analysis and initiatives to improve performance.\n\nFlexco is an equal-opportunity employer offering generous compensation and benefits package including:\nMedical (including Rx), dental, vision on day one of employment\n401(k) with up to 8% matching funds\n12 paid holidays per year\nUp to 10 vacation days and 10 personal days\nTuition reimbursement/educational assistance\nLife insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and more.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3795,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":2,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T21:27:27Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":36,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.654,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":30,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:0","win:tail","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":89000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/flexco-product-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/flexco-product-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-05T01:16:25Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1638,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3362,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-06T00:00:00Z"}}}