Product Engineer Brand Partners

Brief Summary

As the leading global marketplace of optics, imaging, and photonics products, access to Partner Products is crucial to our customers’ success. The Product Engineer, Brand Partners will be an integral part of the Brand Team and assist in the growth of the portfolio of industry-leading brands within the Edmund Optics Marketplace. This role will directly support the commercial success of partner products by executing the tactics identified in the Marketplace Partners Brand Strategy. By combining their technical, marketing and business skills, the Product Engineer, Brand Partners will be critical in ensuring the strategic fit of new branded partner products. This role will work closely with internal Product Line Managers, Merchandising, Product Release & Marketing, as well as external Sales and Channel Managers of assigned brands. Some travel is required.

**Job Description**:

- Support the execution of the Marketplace Partner Brand strategy for assigned brands
- Research, understand and communicate supplier product information to various Edmund Optics internal teams to ensure the product content, features & benefits and technical specifications are properly aligned with Edmund Optics’s website, product videos and/or printed collateral
- Participate in cross-functional product onboarding processes including technical validation, data curation, and commercial readiness for assigned brands
- Assist in maintaining strong relationships with supplier marketing teams and channel managers to ensure alignment of goals, roadmaps, and performance expectations of assigned products
- Assist in the execution of supplier brand marketing and merchandizing through campaigns, product spotlights, and additional promotional strategies tailored to that brand’s strengths and Edmund Optics’ audience to generate revenue and grow customer count
- Collaborate with internal product release, product content, and merchandizing teams to align brand promotions with commercial and corporate strategies
- Stay informed on the competitive landscape and emerging technologies to inform the Brand Team
- Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations

Qualification Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, Business, Marketing or Communications; experience in an optics, lasers, or physics lab, or in product support of optical, electrical, or laser components; 1-2 years in a B2B, distribution or marketplace setting preferred.
- To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills and Abilities Required
- Ability to understand technical specifications and convert them to compelling product features & benefits
- Interest in developing skills of co-branded marketing and third-party brand representation
- Willingness to work with many groups, across departments, and show strong team spirit
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Excellent communication, project management and creative thinking capabilities
- Can manage heavy workload of multiple, concurrent projects and priorities at once
- Proficient with all MS Office software; strong emphasis on Power BI

Edmund Optics shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet the company’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in the employer’s sole discretion.

This role will be physically based in Singapore or India, and reporting directly to our team in the U.S.