Field Applications Engineer - A world class material and energy solution provider
Salary - Competitive / Milpitas, CA / Status :
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Position Summary:
This position is responsible for the day to day Engineering operations of the company Energy Solutions (Energy Storage). The position (i) supports sales and business development from a technical standpoint to achieve order intake and revenue objectives for the region, (ii) provides technical support on ongoing projects execution to ensure customers satisfaction and recurring orders, (iii) provides after sales support and maintenance services to customers under warranty or under maintenance contracts, (iv) coordinate all above technical responsibilities in close collaboration and support from HQ Center of Excellence
Sales and Business Development technical support duties include:
- Provide local technical support to customers and peer
- Develop close relationships across customer organizations including senior technical management
- Influence customer products /systems requirements around SDI’s most pertinent offering by developing strong Energy Storage system value propositions tailored to customer
- Support the development of responsive proposals, and actively participate in negotiating winning contracts
- Review and improve tenders from Korean tendering team to American customers
- Prepare Energy Storage simulations for our customer to identify with them optimal sizing, lifecycle, technology, recommended operating modes
- Provide early technical consulting to customers developing their Energy Storage projects, building a solid technical-business case and making them become a reality
- Establish influential relationships with key industry partners including system integrators, EPCs, PCS providers, regulators, and standards organizations
- Actively participate in key industry organizations and identify new opportunities through presentations, papers and committee membership
Ongoing projects' execution technical support duties include:
- Address technical issues locally during the project installation and on-going service support
- Coordinate with Project Manager to ensure that all project technical duties and milestones are properly addressed (either by HQ Center of Excellence or locally)
- Review and participate to Site Acceptance Tests to ensure their success
- Ensure projects technical Quality Assurance, while providing feedback to Project Management and HQ Center of Excellence to ensure continuous improvement
After sales and maintenance services technical support duties include:
- Address technical issues locally during the project installation and on-going service support
- Coordinate with Account Manager to ensure all support and maintenance service contract technical related issues are promptly addressed to customer satisfaction
- Ensure Energy Storage lifecycle technical Quality Assurance, while providing feedback to Account Management and HQ Center of Excellence to ensure continuous improvement.
Technical coordination with HQ Center of Excellence duties include:
- Identify and develop new applications for large format lithium ion battery modules, trays & racks
- Provide guidance on all required local standards (i.e. UL , IEEE) for R&D roadmap
- Identify and promote new product development to meet the current and future needs of energy storage customers
- ordinate with business teams in distributed locations with particular emphasis on the HQ based technical and commercial teams in Korea
Requirements:
- BS, MS, (PhD is a plus) in Engineering or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years technical experience in related industries including power Generation-Transmission-Distribution, energy storage, or other battery intensive industry
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, fluid and high growth environment
- Self-starter mentality with strong technical, analytic and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated focus on quality and customer service
- Must have excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Exceptional relationship skills are also required as well as well-rounded influence skills with customers
- Must be able to establish and grow relationships with primary and executive-level contacts, internally and with customers & partners
- Full proficiency in MS Office, and office engineering analytics software
- Experience with battery operation modes, sizing and configuration simulation software
- Electrical or Chemical Engineering Degree, Mechanical Engineering and Material Science Engineering or equivalent Advanced Engineering Degree
- Previous Utility-scale or Commercial & Industrial battery technical experience
- Travel: 25% to 50%
Senior Accountant - A leading food service company
Salary - Negotiable / Commerce, CA / Status :
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• Close month end financial statement.
• Oversees AP, AR and Cash Management
• Responsible for various activities in the accounts payable/receivable function for multiple locations
• Researches and solves payment discrepancies.
• Makes adjustments to accounts as needed.
• Prepares various reports for accountants.
• Contact buyers and/or suppliers to verify any discrepancies
• Manages payment activities such as sending follow up inquiries, negotiating for better payment terms.
• Maintain completed & detailed documentation of all collection activities
• Assist Quarterly & Yearly full physical count of inventory
• Perform other assigned tasks and duties necessary to support Business Admin dept.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting field
• Min. 5~10 years of accounting experiences in the similar industry
• Ability to multi-task and problem solve
• Attentive to detail and accurate
• Bilingual (English and Korean) is a must.
• Must be able to work efficiently in a team and independently
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products especially Excel, experience in SAP accounting software is a plus.
Procurement Manager - The largest information technology company
Salary - Competitive / San Jose, CA / Status :
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• Responsible for assisting with intellectual property matters including reviewing initial invention disclosures for patentability.
• Work with product development groups to identify inventions and review patent applications.
• Work with attorneys to perform patent analysis, infringement study, patent portfolio management, novelty searches, market/technology evaluation, and litigation support.
• Job has higher autonomy to direct some level of reasoning and logical analyses in order to form solutions to problems.
• Researches and reviews invention disclosures for patentability.
• Coordinates work with product development groups to identify inventions.
• Plans work with attorneys to perform patent analysis, infringement study, patent portfolio management, novelty searches, market/technology evaluation and litigation support.
• Reviews patent applications and assist in the development of patent analysis and submission.
• Participate in reviews of the patent portfolio with business and engineering personnel to identify patents that could be exploited.
• Coordinate reviews of the existing patent portfolio with engineers, patent review boards, business and engineering personnel to enable cost savings by abandoning patents that no longer support the intellectual property strategies.
• Provides ad hoc research, as requested.
• Responsible for routine or standard technical problems and responds to standard requests from internal and external customers.
Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree with 6-10 years of directly related experience is required.
• Advanced degree in engineering or Juris Doctorate with 6-9 years of experience preferred.
• Prior experience in writing and reviewing invention disclosures required.
• Registered USPTO license required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• The ability to negotiate with and convince others in adversarial environments, including defense attorneys, customer leadership, directors & managers, staff, and employees with opposing views and interests to accept and approve negotiations, plans, proposals, and recommendations.
• Must have excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills and presentation skills.
• Requires the ability to manage, plan, organize, and prioritizes multiple assignments and projects as directed.
• Ability to make professional and business presentations in writing, through emails and reports, or orally, including complex professional, business, and technical matters to an audience of high technical skills, management, and operational experience.
• The ability to read, write, interpret, explain, and act on a good understanding of the industry, reasonable business practices, product knowledge, and legal requirements as it relates to contracts or related documents.
• Interact with all levels within the organization and has frequent external contacts.
Procurement Specialist - The largest information technology company
Salary - Competitive / Irvine, CA / Status :
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• Supports assigned organizations to fulfill the procurement needs and requirements of product development projects and activities.
• Places, processes, and follows up on orders to expedite and ensure timely delivery to meet project schedules.
• Assist in resolving purchasing and procurement related issues and discrepancies.
• Identifies and resolves invoicing problems and issues between accounting and vendors.
• Initiates Return Material Authorizations (RMA's), identifies approved vendor credits, and resolves credit application issues.
• Complies with purchasing policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure the best prices and the most optimum delivery of materials, supplies, and equipment while enhancing their efficiency.
• Performs purchasing activities in compliance with procurement standards, controls, and ethical business practices.
• Assists in the communication of purchasing policies and practices to relevant groups of employee customers.
• Utilizes the resources of the SAP system to initiate and perform inventory control, initiate purchase requisitions and purchase orders, prepare purchasing reports, and record purchasing transactions.
• Prepares and presents reports, provides information to identify purchasing requirements, and communicates and reports performance against plans and business objectives.
• Manages days of supply, MIN>MAX and inventory control for materials procured.
• Manages excess and obsolete materials on and off site, the company owned and Vendor owned, on and off site.
• Coordinates and executes projects and activities to ensure conformance to plans and the timely and effective achievement of results.
• Identifies schedules, and performance of procurement activities in accordance with business project schedules and plans.
• Applies basic knowledge of departmental principles and procedures.
• Performs work within company and regulatory guidelines.
Requirements:
• High School Diploma or equivalent with 5-8 years of directly related experience or Bachelor's Degree with 2-5 years of experience is required.
• Prior experience with SAP or similar business enterprise purchasing, inventory control and procurement management system required.
• Prior experience in purchasing or procurement of electronic components, circuit boards and wireless accessories preferred.
• The ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple and simultaneous projects and assignments.
• Must have Microsoft Office Suite of PC software applications experience with Excel spreadsheet and PowerPoint preparation skills operating in an NT LAN/WAN systems environment.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all assigned levels with the customer and within and outside the company.
• Plan, organize and prioritize multiple complex assignments and projects.
• Ability to read, interpret, and act on proper understanding of products, equipment, and operational documents based on corporate legal, sales, business applications, engineering plans, and management philosophy.
• Ability to communicate in writing, through emails and reports, or orally procurement and purchasing contract terms and conditions to an audience that may include less technically oriented and trained listeners.
• Ability to work as an individual contributor to achieve personal and team goals and complete assignments within established time frames and specifications.
• The ability to perform tasks and work assignments and complete clearly defined objectives using technical direction with applied knowledge of alternatives and the ability to make sound financial business decisions.
• Work independently and in a team environment, in order to achieve personal and team goals and complete assignments within established time frames.
• Must be analytical and process oriented.
Regional Distribution Manager - A leading electronic component manufacturing company
Salary - Negotiable / Chicago, IL / Status :
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• Work with and manage the Sales reps (QBRs, Training, Opportunity review, buddy calls ) in the region,
• Work with and manage our distribution activity (QBRs, Training, Buddy calls etc.) in the afore mentioned regions
• Be visible in Distributor Branches and manage day to activity, opportunities in the branches ( directly or with REP’s)
• Generate and manage new NBOs in the territory directly or through our rep and distribution partners
• Communicate effectively with our HQ’s counterparts
• Achieve sales forecast and design win targets
• Look at ways in how you pick up on the need to change personal, interpersonal, and professional behavior quickly based on the demands of the project, customer, or solution
• Execute timely/ongoing review of customer backlogs and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve (e.g., factory, finance, sales, and customers)
• Manages inventory and DOI (Days of Inventory) to prevent incurring inventory in the channel
• Present alternatives when presented with new information and present it to management
Requirements:
• 3+ years in selling electronic components ( as Regional Distribution or Regional Sales Manager
• 3+ years’ experience working in the industry, consumer electronics or semiconductors, preferably working for international business environments
• Demonstrated experience in budget and forecast abilities
• Exceptional customer interface and customer service track record
• Possess strong organizational, time-management, and negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills with internal and external contacts and customers
• Strong/Advance computer abilities (computerized systems, mobile devices and MS Office)
• Multitask and prioritize workload and determine priorities \
• Detailed-oriented and results-driven
• Generate spreadsheets, reports, data, and other information for presentations
• Read, analyze and interpret work instructions and procedures
• Must have the ability to change gears comfortably
• Must be able to travel about 60% + of the time