Employment Opportunities

Title:

Press Sales Account Manager – Bilingual KOREAN/ENGLISH 

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia or Montgomery, Alabama

Reports To:

Director Die & Mold Components

Position Description:

This position is responsible for maintaining and expanding sales of designated key accounts or designated market segment in accordance with business strategy.

Job Responsibilities:

• Respond to specific inquires from customers such as die design engineers, die maintenance and purchasing for assistance in selecting the correct Misumi component for their applications. 
• Make visits to key customers for sales/research activity.
• Marketing activity for business expansion in press Die, injection Mold industry.
• Practice new strategy for this business field based on market research.
• Implements appropriate new sales techniques to increase the sales volume in designated area or accounts.
• May recommend product or service enhancements to improve customer satisfaction and sales potential.
• Forecasts the types of components being considered for purchase and the estimated dollar volume.
• Collect competitor’s information
• Traveling is expected 50% within the U.S. (including Canada, Mexico)
• Other duties as assigned by the employer.

Competency Requirements:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in business or mechanical engineer.
• Entry level (1-3 years work experience) of press dies, plastic mold and steel industry especially automotive field preferred
• Prior sales experience to tool or die making companies or metal stamping company preferred.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills
• Strong performance record in achieving results
• Prior experience working with Korean companies a plus.
• Logical thinking and analytical skills required.
• Good command of MS-Word, Excel, and Power Point required.
• Must be fluent in Korean and English language.

Title:

Product Engineer – Bilingual Japanese

Reports To:

Product Manager

Position Description:

Interfaces with all departments and provides engineering support to internal and external customers.  Plays a key role in supplier/inventory management and sales/marketing efforts.  Acts as liaison between USA subsidiary office and Japanese headquarters.

Job Responsibilities:

• Facilitates communication between USA subsidiary office and Japan based HQ
  • Communicates regularly via phone/email with Japanese speaking HQ staff for a variety of topics (technical product questions, operational issues, etc…)
  • Translates emails/documents sent from HQ office and distributes to appropriate USA office personnel.
• Provide technical and sales support to internal and external customers
  • Answer product related questions via phone/email
  • Create and present sales/marketing/training materials via webinar, seminar, or customer visitation
  • Cross reference competitor products or customer drawings to Misumi catalog products
• Responsible for proofreading/creation of catalog/marketing materials
  • Proofread catalog pages and marketing materials for accuracy and content (web and print)
  • Create catalog pages and marketing materials as assigned (web and print)
  • Draft technical articles related to Misumi product for use in industry publications, Misumi’s website, and Misumi newsletters
• Responsible for creation of CAD data and/or ensuring accuracy of CAD data created by third party vendors
  • Create CAD models of product using AutoCAD, Solidworks, or Inventor
  • Check CAD models for accuracy
  • Identify and resolve CAD model error trends with third party vendors
• Assist in supplier development and continuous improvement activities in coordination with Procurement department
  • Identify, Evaluate, and Recommend new suppliers based on product requirements
  • Ensure manufacturing compliance to product specifications
  • Analyze nonconforming product claims in order to determine root cause of nonconformance
  • Implement corrective/preventive actions with suppliers for late delivery/nonconforming product issues
  • Negotiate terms (pricing, delivery, etc..) with suppliers in order to meet department objectives
• Assist in product development activities in coordination with Procurement department
  • Research customer requirements and design specifications
  • Create manufacturing drawings
  • Recommend and Coordinate supply chain
  • Identify and document manufacturing and packaging requirements
  • Recommend pricing and delivery terms of product based on market research
  • Perform first article inspection
• Assist in inventory management/item selection and recommends supply chains in coordination with Procurement department
  • Recommend safety stock levels based on analysis of sales data
  • Recommend items to inventory based on analysis of sales data and market research
  • Recommend supply chain method (i.e. import or manufacture domestically) by performing cost/benefit analysis
• Other duties as assigned by Manager (data analysis, market research, product inspection, submitting RFQ’s, etc…)
• Travel 1-4 days average per month

Competency Requirements:

• Excellent verbal/written communication skills at Japanese Native level required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3 to 5 years of design experience
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment
• Previous experience of supply chain/inventory management preferred
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Solidworks or Inventor 3D design software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint)
• Excellent problem solving and multitasking skills

Title:

Mechanical Engineer – Bilingual Japanese

Reports To:

Product Development Engineer

Position Description:

Responsible for development of new products.  Provides engineering support to customer and internal organization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Communicates between US and Headquarters in Japan on a regular basis.
• Work on new catalog projects containing creation of catalog pages, technical specifications, pricing tables, dimensional tables, extensive translation and proofreading.
• Ensure compliance to quality and work with the customer service and procurement on quality claims.
• Meet or talk with customer in regards to quality claims.
• Work with suppliers on corrective action for nonconforming products.
• Work with customers on establishing the required specifications for potential new product.
• When developing new product work with suppliers on manufacturing requirements, packaging, pricing delivery, workflow, first article inspection when needed.
• Assist Procurement department in other vendor maintenance and research.
• Help with maintaining and development of company website.
• Work with CAD suppliers and solve quality issue with CAD data
• On occasions help verify the new CAD data created by CAD vendor.
• Work on special quotations for customers requiring components outside the catalog specs.
• Review quote requests and decide manufacturing feasibility.
• Help customers expedite manufacturing in special cases.
• Answer customer phone calls/emails regarding technical support.
• Work with customers and create cross reference charts for customer products
• Provide help to the Sales personnel regarding technical issues and Customer support.
• Visit, support and help maintain Major Misumi accounts.
• Present the technical portions of Lunch and Learns and help with technical answers, 
• Sometimes may be a part of periodical inventory process at the QCT center.
• Help translate or create technical/marketing materials/ brochures
• Internal Training – Create and present training material to Sales, Customer Service, Inside Sales and other internal groups
• Writing Articles about the company that can be published is always encouraged
• Create presentation materials for Customer Visits, Show seminars and Webinars
• Conduct Webinars or Seminars for customers
• May be involved in Tariff code setting for new and existing products
• Required to create technical entries to Engineering Blog on Misumi’s website
• Travel 1-4 days average per month.
• Other duties like product, customer search, inspection, quoting as requested by Manager.

Competency Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3 to 5 years of design experience
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills in English and Japanese.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Knowledge of either Solidworks or Inventor 3D programs
• Good knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook, Access and Powerpoint
• Great problem solving skills, initiative and creativity

Title:

Product Engineer

Reports To:

Product Manager

Position Description:

Interfaces with all departments and provides engineering support to internal and external customers.  Plays a key role in supplier/inventory management and sales/marketing efforts.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and sales support to internal and external customers
  • Answer product related questions via phone/email
  • Create and present sales/marketing/training materials via webinar, seminar, or customer visitation
  • Cross reference competitor products or customer drawings to Misumi catalog products
• Responsible for proofreading/creation of catalog/marketing materials
  • Proofread catalog pages and marketing materials for accuracy and content (web and print)
  • Create catalog pages and marketing materials as assigned (web and print)
  • Draft technical articles related to Misumi product for use in industry publications, Misumi’s website, and Misumi newsletters
• Responsible for creation of CAD data and/or ensuring accuracy of CAD data created by third party vendors
  • Create CAD models of product using AutoCAD, Solidworks, or Inventor
  • Check CAD models for accuracy
  • Identify and resolve CAD model error trends with third party vendors
• Assist in supplier development and continuous improvement activities in coordination with Procurement department
  • Identify, Evaluate, and Recommend new suppliers based on product requirements
  • Ensure manufacturing compliance to product specifications
  • Analyze nonconforming product claims in order to determine root cause of nonconformance
  • Implement corrective/preventive actions with suppliers for late delivery/nonconforming product issues
  • Negotiate terms (pricing, delivery, etc..) with suppliers in order to meet department objectives
• Assist in product development activities in coordination with Procurement department
  • Research customer requirements and design specifications
  • Create manufacturing drawings
  • Recommend and Coordinate supply chain
  • Identify and document manufacturing and packaging requirements
  • Recommend pricing and delivery terms of product based on market research
  • Perform first article inspection
• Assist in inventory management/item selection and recommends supply chains in coordination with Procurement department
  • Recommend safety stock levels based on analysis of sales data
  • Recommend items to inventory based on analysis of sales data and market research
  • Recommend supply chain method (i.e. import or manufacture domestically) by performing cost/benefit analysis
• Other duties as assigned by Manager (data analysis, market research, product inspection, submitting RFQ’s, etc…)
• Travel 1-4 days average per month

Competency Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3 to 5 years of design experience
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment
• Previous experience of supply chain/inventory management preferred
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Solidworks or Inventor 3D design software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint)
• Excellent problem solving and multitasking skills