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Product Manager

Sumitomo Corporation of America
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2025

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) is an integrated global trading company active in a range of commercial ventures. It imports and exports raw materials, and goods and has diversified activities in businesses throughout the Americas. These activities include investments and financing, coordination and operation of urban and industrial infrastructure projects, providing transportation and logistics services, developing natural resources, distribution of steel and other products, and developing and managing real estate. SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation (SC), one of Japan's major integrated trading and investment business enterprises with operations in a wide array of businesses, organized into six industry focused segments, Metal Products; Transportation & Construction Systems; Infrastructure; Media & Digital; Living Related & Real Estate; and Mineral Resources, Energy, Chemical and Electronics.

Visit www.sumitomocorp.com for more information.

Product Manager Job Description :

  • Product Manager is responsible to strengthen existing business, create new business, expand revenue and profits for the company and forming strategic partnerships utilizing our global network of partners and supply base for multiple product groups :

Metal Products, Specialty Steel / Nickel Bar long products / Wire rod, Specialty Tube, Plate & Fabrications , Forgings, and Castings for application in various markets : Aerospace, Automotive, Power Gen, Oil and Gas, Renewables (Wind / Solar), Nuclear / SMR

  • Strategic planning and Sales Execution : Create and execute plans to achieve sales goals, including identifying target markets and potential clients
  • Set sales goals and quotas, pursue leads, and move them through the sales cycle including managing sales negotiations

    Create budget / prospect and Monitor budget , sales / profit performance

    Obtaining RFQs, creating quotations, delivery monitoring, perform support roles such as qualification of new products, addressing customer needs and managing customer claims (quality issue management) and maintaining strong customer and supplier relationships

    Above responsibility includes traveling to visit customers and accompanying supplier trade missions. Provide timely Meeting Reports and Action Items to follow up on and follow through

    Evaluate and create partnerships with potential new supply source partners to match with customer and market needs

  • Support partners throughout the sales process in all sales-oriented activities, including marketing, sales promotions to achieve budget targets
  • Create business reports for business progress update to Management
  • Research & Development : Conduct market research to identify business opportunities and research prospective accounts
  • Research and develop new markets and opportunities for continuous growth for trade and investment

    Attending trade conferences, client meetings; networking and cross-collaboration with other business units / subsidiaries.

  • Effective Oversight of Sales operations and Implementation of best practices
  • Close communication to ensure compliance to Risk Management, Accounting, Finance, Legal, Logistics to achieve business goals

  • Create and monitor credit lines to ensure compliance to company regulations
  • Ensure Inside Sales and NY Account Control requirements are met for smooth operations
  • Effective Management practices
  • Manage direct report to create and develop new business, while strengthening existing accounts

  • Develop and train direct report's knowledge in products we handle, suppliers capabilities and customer / market demands
  • Lead and develop direct report's sales and business capabilities by providing guidance with the ultimate goal of expanding business and creating revenue and profit for the company
  • Monitor and review direct report's performance and ensure compliance to company rules and regulations
  • Strengthen Relationships : Build and maintain relationships with clients, suppliers, and industry decision-makers
  • Product Manager Job Description :

  • Product Manager is responsible to strengthen existing business, create new business, expand revenue and profits for the company and forming strategic partnerships utilizing our global network of partners and supply base for multiple product groups :
  • Metal Products, Specialty Steel / Nickel Bar long products / Wire rod, Specialty Tube, Plate & Fabrications , Forgings, and Castings for application in various markets : Aerospace, Automotive, Power Gen, Oil and Gas, Renewables (Wind / Solar), Nuclear / SMR

  • Strategic planning and Sales Execution : Create and execute plans to achieve sales goals, including identifying target markets and potential clients
  • Set sales goals and quotas, pursue leads, and move them through the sales cycle including managing sales negotiations

    Create budget / prospect and Monitor budget , sales / profit performance

    Obtaining RFQs, creating quotations, delivery monitoring, perform support roles such as qualification of new products, addressing customer needs and managing customer claims (quality issue management) and maintaining strong customer and supplier relationships

    Above responsibility includes traveling to visit customers and accompanying supplier trade missions. Provide timely Meeting Reports and Action Items to follow up on and follow through

    Evaluate and create partnerships with potential new supply source partners to match with customer and market needs

  • Support partners throughout the sales process in all sales-oriented activities, including marketing, sales promotions to achieve budget targets
  • Create business reports for business progress update to Management
  • Research & Development : Conduct market research to identify business opportunities and research prospective accounts
  • Research and develop new markets and opportunities for continuous growth for trade and investment

    Attending trade conferences, client meetings; networking and cross-collaboration with other business units / subsidiaries.

  • Effective Oversight of Sales operations and Implementation of best practices
  • Close communication to ensure compliance to Risk Management, Accounting, Finance, Legal, Logistics to achieve business goals

  • Create and monitor credit lines to ensure compliance to company regulations
  • Ensure Inside Sales and NY Account Control requirements are met for smooth operations
  • Effective Management practices
  • Manage direct report to create and develop new business, while strengthening existing accounts

  • Develop and train direct report's knowledge in products we handle, suppliers capabilities and customer / market demands
  • Lead and develop direct report's sales and business capabilities by providing guidance with the ultimate goal of expanding business and creating revenue and profit for the company
  • Monitor and review direct report's performance and ensure compliance to company rules and regulations
  • Strengthen Relationships : Build and maintain relationships with clients, suppliers, and industry decision-makers
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

    Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Sumitomo are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Sumitomo will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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