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Acceleration Specialist

Employer
Doosan Bobcat North America
Location
Fargo | Bismarck, ND
Salary
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Industry
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Role
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Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time

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As an Acceleration Specialist, you will determine what value may exist of innovation concepts in varying phases by working with customers, dealers, and the Product Management team and, where applicable, progress concepts into products or phases that can be incorporated into commercialized solutions.

Role & Responsibility

Innovation Concept Development & Evaluation
  • Assist with concept and MVP testing through an agile approach to maximize speed of development and learning
  • Foster an environment to grow an idea and iterate when necessary to create an optimal solution based upon information, data, feedback received
  • Document and analyze concept feedback and provide recommendations for enhancements or changes
  • Provide input into idea canvas when required and relative changes or iterations based upon feedback received
  • Provide customer insights, observations, and requirements assumptions in the discovery and believable phases of development, update assumptions and validated requirements throughout the development process
  • Execute to the defined prioritization methodology to evaluate which ideas are the strongest
  • Gather and share internal, dealer and/or customer feedback of ideas or concepts to ensure rapid advancement or halt the concept/project
  • Gather data that will be used to summarize VOC activities
  • Provide inputs to potential business hypotheses and associated testing methods
  • In conjunction with Customer Insights, initiate and/or participate in market and product research activities to understand customer and dealer needs (Survey, Customer Visits, Focus Groups, Dealer Visits)
  • Collaborate with respective product specialists to gather insights on concept requirements 
  • Support activities and events to test hypothesis either in the field or via survey to gather required feedback

Innovation Trend, Competitive and Industry Awareness
  • Be aware of trends and developments in innovation
  • Share with team potential links of new technology to customer needs
  • Monitor, analyze and communicate competitive technology and innovation progress

Customer and Dealer Engagement
  • Work with customer insights and product management to understand the customer segment that is desired for certain activities and events
  • Work with sales and dealer channel to ensure feedback from a variety of dealer types is considered

Concept Management – Development and Hand-Off
  • Collaborate with product management throughout project to determine product incorporation into roadmaps, launch methodology (limited, AMP kits, full production, etc.) and timing
  • Support Innovation Council activities by providing research summary and business case inputs


Job Requirement

  • Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing, Management or equivalent
  • Experience Required: 2>5 Years
  • Travel Required: 25-50%
  • Analytical skills to evaluate and understand data, and provide recommendations on processes and product design
  • Utililize audio and video recording equipment to capture interactions with customers, dealers and products
  • Technical/analytical skills to effectively build and administer technology solutions, evaluate and understand data, and provide recommendations on processes
  • Ability to think outside the “box” and a strong desire to stay on the cutting edge of technology and innovation strategies including evaluation and implementation of new tools/process
  • Record of success in previous data collection and analysis
  • Training/facilitation experience with ability to evaluate and utilize multiple tools to stimulate creative thinking
  • Bobcat product knowledge, preferred
  • Previous construction or agriculture experience, preferred
  • Previous agile project management, preferred
  • Previous experience in conducting research, analyzing and interpreting data, preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to handle multiple, competing demands
  • Ability to effectively work and collaborate with individuals at all levels across the organization and external to the company
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As a part of the Doosan Group, which employs more than 43,000 people in 38 countries worldwide, the company offers its customers products and solutions to help build stronger businesses and communities. Based in Seoul, South Korea, with its North America headquarters in West Fargo, North Dakota, Doosan Bobcat is a leading global manufacturer of construction, agriculture, landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment, attachments and services. The company is committed to empowering people to accomplish more. 

Doosan Bobcat North America is home to world-renowned brands, including Bobcat® compact equipment, Doosan® portable power products, Ryan® and Steiner® grounds maintenance equipment and Geith® attachments. Doosan Bobcat North America is a tradename of Clark Equipment Company.

Doosan is committed to a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, race, color, religion, creed, citizenship status, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Individuals with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation in the application process or who need assistance accessing the information on this website should call 701-241-8700. Doosan is a VEVRAA federal contractor and seeks priority referrals of protected veterans.

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Company

Our people power our progress. Keeping our company moving forward means empowering employees with opportunities to grow and the resources necessary to be happy, healthy and productive. That’s why we offer our people a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Here, you’ll enjoy full health coverage, paid time off, income protection, employee discounts on certain consumer goods, tuition reimbursement and more.

How do different cultures play a part in your organization?

Our North American headquarters is located in North Dakota, where we started the compact equipment industry. But our locations span the entire globe – dealers, manufacturing facilities and corporate offices – where innovation is driven forward worldwide. To continue expanding our reach, we’ve opened the Global Collaboration Center in the heart of downtown Minneapolis.

What skills, education, and experiences does your ideal candidate(s) have?

•Education Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent
•These are entry level opportunities
•Must be able to follow established methods and procedures and perform work accordingly. Must have the ability to work rapidly and under time pressure for extended periods of time in order to meet build requirements. Must possess the ability to read build sheets and blueprints.
•The ability to communicate with supervisors and fellow workers in both written and verbal forms at a level normally acquired through the completion of a high school diploma or GED is required.
•Job specific skills, techniques and safe work and equipment operating practices are learned through on-the-job and classroom training. General instructions are given on recurring duties, operations and assignments; detailed instructions are given on new duties, operations and assignments.

How would you describe the company leadership/team management? Our employees are the driving force behind our brand. We cultivate an environment where they feel valued and build their career while working for an industry leader. Career opportunities include positions in our corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. We also have a highly-competitive internship and co-op program. Your opportunity to contribute to the future of the compact equipment industry is right here.

Where do you see the company/organization in the upcoming years? https://www.bobcat.com/company-info/next-is-now

What do you feel candidates need to know about the company before applying?

Our success is powered by our people. Plain and simple. Their dedication and passion for empowering customers to accomplish more is what drives our continued industry leadership. Our integrated, global team of employees and dedicated dealers work together to deliver the best products and services; making lives, businesses and communities better and stronger.

Bobcat Company is both an employer and partner of choice, and we pride ourselves in attracting, retaining and developing top-tier talent and dealers to drive our mission forward.

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