Job Product Specialist- Orchestral Strings

Product Specialist- Orchestral Strings Job Locations US-NY-Farmingdale Category Product Management Type Regular Full-Time Overview

D'Addario & Company is the largest manufacturer and distributor of musical instrument accessories in the world. As a US based manufacturing company, we pride ourselves on high automation machinery and innovative technology, as well as our commitment to environmentally sustainable practices. Through our D'Addario Foundation we are committed to helping make music education possible and ensuring thousands of children can participate in instrument instruction programs in under-served communities. Most importantly, we pride ourselves on our diverse team of individuals who commit to the embodiment of our core values of curiosity, passion, candor, family and responsibility and translate them into action every day.

Have you ever thought of working with band and orchestral products as a career? Are you driven, curious, and excited to work with people who have the same passion as you? Do you thrive seeing your hard work come to fruition? If you answered yes, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

We are currently looking for an Orchestral Strings Product Specialist to join our growing, progressive, and collaborative work environment. This position would be a hybrid role and require the candidate to work on-site in the Farmingdale, NY office approximately 2 days per week. The position has been created primarily to provide product-specific expertise and business support throughout the product life cycle for the Band & Orchestral division (comprised of the Woodwinds and Orchestral Strings brands). The position will report to the Orchestral Product Manager and will work collaboratively with all members of the Band & Orchestra division. The position is generally involved in and periodically responsible for all cross-functional tasks associated with product management, including data analysis, market research, product development, product information management, consumer and trade marketing, sales training, and sales support. This is a multi-disciplinary role with a high degree of interaction among product management, strategy, marketing, engineering, operations, and sales departments.

Here at D'Addario, not only do we offer a competitive compensation package, but the opportunity to build a career with one of the most highly regarded organizations in the music industry. We are eager to connect with individuals with all types of diverse backgrounds, thinking and perspectives. If you are interested, please apply and tell us how you would add value to our team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity of product data over the course of the product life cycle.
• Collect and analyze data in support of strategic business planning and decision-making. Assist with budget preparation and monitoring, price, cost, and margin analysis, portfolio performance analysis, market size and market share tracking/reporting.
• Support product development efforts, global marketing efforts and business-to-business (B2B) initiatives
• Support business development functions as needed, including outreach, educator relations, social marketing, artist relations, customer loyalty and product recycling programs.
• Attend trade, educator shows and other customer-facing events.
• Domestic and international travel 20-30%, including travel to regional offices as needed. International travel approximately 3-4 times per year according to specific business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, music, music business, or music education
• Competent Musician, plays an orchestral stringed instrument,
• 1+ years of product development, marketing, or general business experience
• Music industry, music retail or music education experience a plus
• Fluency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other business reporting technology
• Proficiency in social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and social media aggregate tools like Hootsuite or other similar platforms).
• Team player with ability to manage time-lines with a sense of urgency and commitment to achieve business objectives; formal Project Management skill set is a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication Skills, confident interpersonal skills

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