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Are you passionate about the growing sales to meet and exceed revenue quota? Then consider a career with Bourns.

Bourns, Inc. is a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions for over sixty-nine years, and we are seeking a Senior Account Manager. In this role, you will focus on an assigned territory of Los Angeles and Orange County for the sale of Bourns products. Taking ownership of the overall business development within the assigned territory to include managing local Manufacturer's Representative and Distributors to: develop existing component sales business and executive level client relationships; uncover new opportunities; develop new solutions; overall increase sales leading to profit growth. This person drives and owns short and long-term sales plans for the Region. This position reports directly to the Southwest Sales Manager. This role is based in Riverside, CA.

The successful candidate will own and possess the drive to:

• Grow Bourns sales for the assigned region to meet and exceed revenue quota. Assist customers in adopting Bourns products into their designs. Drives Design In and Design Wins at customers.
• Manages and works with local Manufacturers' Representative and Distributors to drive sales discovery and Demand Creation
• Coordinates Bourns contacts at the customers; primary interface and coordinator for all Bourns functions i.e. Field Application Engineer (FAE), Market Director (MD) and Product Line Manager (PLM) with Application Engineers (AE).
• Proactively follows up on projects and ensures CRM project status is up to date.
• Makes an optimum number of face to face sales calls to engineering, procurement and other related departments for the purpose of product presentations, pursuing information and obtaining sales orders. Acquires comprehensive knowledge of all customer personnel and products.
• Develop strategic sales and account plans based on industry trends and customer analysis. Ensure territory plans are aligned and updated quarterly. Provide monthly written report to Sales Manager on Sales Achievement, customer project status, etc
• Own local customer annual RFQ and contract negotiation in cooperation with Marketing Directors/VP, Product Line Managers (PLMs) and local Customer Service (CS) team for pricing. Maximize the award allocation to gain max actual shipments.
• Optimize ongoing logistics and supply chain topics in cooperation with PLMs, Customer Service and logistic functions.
• Supports the Product Lines and different quality functions in quality resolution mainly as communicator and sometimes a proactive driver or even owner.
• Plan and demonstrate a detailed understanding of both the customers' sector and business drivers/challenges. Understand solutions selling/challenger sales methodology and tools and apply these regularly.
• Own the set up and negotiation of an NDA or customer contract in cooperation with the contracts team or Legal and the Business Unit.
• Complies with all company policies, instructions, and directives for the fulfilment of the company objectives and for maximum profitable sales.
• Attends and participates in sales meetings, training programs, conventions, sales contests, and trade shows as directed.
• Presents a professional demeanor and image to the customer and within Bourns.
• Turns in online expense reports on time and uses funds properly.
• Performs other related duties as required. Own and achieve the assigned local or regional design, and production/purchasing sites to achieve/maximize revenue quota.

If you see yourself as the next Senior Account Manager at Bourns and you have the right experience along with the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed, multi-culture team we want to talk with you.

The ideal candidate will have the following training and experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Material Engineering from an accredited university is required, MS degree is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the above functions in related fields.
• Five years minimum of engineering experience including demonstrated capability to design, develop and successfully release to manufacturing products of major scope and a high degree of technical complexity.
• Ability to create and present technical presentations to customers and management. Time management and organizational skills are critical.
• Excellent verbal skills are required to clearly communicate instructions and present ideas, concepts and solutions to all levels of employees, customers and vendors.
• Excellent written skills are required to issue instructions, present ideas, concepts, and solutions to all levels of employees, customers and vendors through letters, emails, graphs, charts, reports, etc.
• Must be able to work in fast paced environment.

As a key member of the Bourns' Sales team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work in an expanding international company. To apply, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to our Human Resources Department at BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions for over seventy years, seeks an Application Engineer at our corporate headquarters in Riverside, California. In this role, you will function as the primary point of contact for providing technical information, part specific knowledge, and service to customers, sales representatives, distributors, and Bourns sales personnel. You will be the expert for the correct product applications, performance characteristics and must understand the requirements for specification review, special orders, and quality/corrective action requests. This position reports directly to the Trimpot Product Line Manager (PLM).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reviews customer requirements and drawings or specifications to determine the appropriate standard product or to develop a special product that will meet the required performance characteristics of the customer. Interfaces with customer and internal engineering and manufacturing.
• Analyzes and reviews all special requests and presents new product additions or improvements to PLM.
• Accountable for preparation and review of technical data for use in product data sheets, product advertising, sales promotion, field training materials, product introductions and any technical aspect of a sales proposal. Keeps all data up-to-date and verifies published data is correct.
• Assists with and/or initiates Quality Corrective Action Requests (CARs) from customers and tracks all CARs to a timely conclusion. Analyzes problems and issues and provides recommendations for solutions. Coordinates results and provides to customer, or sales representative, as appropriate.
• Responsible for maintaining and publishing all competitive updates, cross-references, and technical evaluations and other sales tools. Coordinates with Marcom Department for production and release of sales tools.
• Responsible for the maintenance of documentation as it pertains to Customer Drawing Records (CDR’s), customer part numbers, SAP input and other customer related issues.
• Assists Product Line Management in coordinating forecasts, product life cycle, and planning.

Qualifications Needed:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience which would provide the knowledge to perform above functions.
• At least one or more years of progressive sales / engineering experience and the ability to adapt to a variety of tasks.

This position is located at Bourns' corporate offices in Riverside, California. As a key member of the Trimpot Engineering team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits, and the ability to showcase your skills. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter, and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Are you looking for an opportunity to work in an engaging and collaborative environment for an industry-recognized leader?

Bourns, Inc. is a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions for over seventy years, and we are seeking an Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board.

The Executive Assistant COB under general supervision of the Chairman of the Board (COB), is responsible for directing multiple projects while utilizing corporate resources, and ensuring that project objectives are met and support the organization’s strategic objectives. Responsible for the coordination of administrative duties in support of the COB, Executive staff, and the Board of Directors, including the provision of varied and complex office duties. This role also supports the Bourns’ family in coordination of the semi-annual family meeting to include coordination of location, travel, meals, accommodations, communications, child-care, expense reports and other assistance as needed.

This position is based at our Worldwide Corporate Headquarters in Riverside, California. This role reports directly to the Chairman of the Board.

The successful candidate will have the following accountabilities:

1. Ensure the coordination and implementation of multiple projects, often of a highly confidential and sensitive nature are completed within established timelines and budgets.
2. With minimal direction from supervision, plan and execute administrative project with minimal follow-up.
3. Completes projects and special assignments by establishing objectives; determining priorities; managing time; gaining cooperation of others; monitoring progress; problem-solving; making adjustments to plans.
4. Receives and screens communications to the Chairman of the Board and using independent judgment to determine which communications require the attention of the Chairman or should be directed to other members of the Bourns management team.
5. Conduct research, prepare reports, handle information requests and perform administrative functions such as organizing high level management meetings, expense coordination and processing and preparing correspondence for Senior Operating Managers.
6. Make domestic and international travel arrangements. Coordinate hotel and transportation for employees from various global plants.
7. Prepare agendas, scribe meeting minutes and schedule arrangements for committee, and board and other executive meetings. Ensure that Board members travel arrangements are made to confirm the attendance of the board members.
8. Coordinate communications, agenda planning, logistics, meeting facilitation and follow up for the following:
   1. STEP, Bourns Inc. & Board Meetings
   2. STEM Conferences
   3. LEAPS Conferences
   4. Semi-Annual Family Meeting
   5. CEO Forum
9. Review operating practices and procedures to determine if improvements may be made in areas such as workflow, reporting procedures or expenditures.
10. Direct other administrative staff members when organizing corporate projects or events.
11. Train and provide administrative direction for clerical staff as necessary.
12. Recognizes unique and problem situations within areas of responsibility and researches and formulates in conjunction with Chairman.
13. Coordinates meeting arrangements at hotels, offsite venues or restaurants which oftentimes requires contracts and menu selections.
14. Carries out responsibilities with professionalism, respect for others, in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.

If you have the right experience and the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed, multi-cultural team we want to speak with you. The ideal candidate will have the following education, interpersonal skills, training and experience:

• The equivalent of two years college level course work in business or related work experience.
• Five to seven years of progressive administrative and project related experience in a corporate environment.
• Must be able to communicate comfortably and effectively with senior management, Board of Director members, company customers and external resources effectively and skillfully to obtain necessary information and respond to inquiries.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of tasks highly desired.
• Must possess communication skills to be able to tactfully and effectively communicate instructions and explanations to all levels of employees.
• Excellent written skills are required to communicate concepts and procedures effectively.
• Requires the ability to compose correspondence, prepare PowerPoint presentations, proof major documents and read and comprehend business communications.
• Utilizes Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Concur and other software to prepare correspondence, reports, complex forms and schedules.
• Gathers information from various sources and combines data to generate comprehensive reports.
• Must be highly organized and able to adapt quickly, handle multiple tasks, and prioritize.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships internally and externally.
• Flexible and able to work in fast paced environment.
• Possesses strong work ethics and cultural sensitivity.

As a key member of the Bourns’ team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work in an expanding international company. To apply, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to our Human Resources Department at BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Bourns, Inc. is a leading provider of components and solutions for Motion Control, Circuit Protection and Circuit Conditioning. Our goal is to satisfy our worldwide customer base while achieving sound growth with strong application solutions based on technological products of innovative design, superior quality and exceptional value. We offer exciting and challenging career opportunities for growth-oriented professionals.

We currently seek a Field Applications Engineer to contribute to our Consumer and Automotive Market Segment team. The FAE will:

• Identify, define and create optimum solutions to achieve market segment design-ins that utilize the full Bourns product portfolio.
• Provide comprehensive technical support for customers within the Mid-west and Eastern regions of the US in specific market applications.
• Facilitate new product development that generates technology-leading product road maps while maximizing the voice of the customer philosophy.
• Identify opportunities in new and existing applications, pursue leads, visit accounts and ensure that customers are provided with the most current technical information.

The successful candidate will have BSEE, with an MSEE preferred. A BS in a related field may be acceptable with appropriate electrical engineering experience. A strong background in analog and digital electronics and board-level design is required. Experience with power magnetic components for automotive applications will be a very strong advantage. Knowledge of the consumer and automotive component market is essential.

This position will be based in our Auburn Hills, Michigan facility, or could be home-based in the greater Chicago area, with an expectation of up to 50% domestic travel and occasional international travel.

As a key member of the Consumer/Automotive market team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits, and the ability to showcase your technical expertise and team player skills, as well as your ability to build strong customer relationships. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com.

Visit our website at: www.bourns.com. EOE/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions, offers exciting and challenging careers for motivated professionals. Our goal is to satisfy our worldwide customer base while achieving sound growth with strong application solutions based on technological products of innovative design, superior quality and exceptional value.

Our Marketing Organization is expanding, and we are seeking an analytic and Strategic Pricing Analyst to join our team. If you have the proven ability to win new business and maximize profits through effective pricing and strategic market analysis, consider joining Bourns' Marketing team.

This role is an essential contributor to the Marketing Organization's success. You will report to the Global Strategic Pricing Manager and in this position you will:

• Establish business and pricing rules to enable selection of optimal product line prices based on market intelligence.
• Collect and report results on quoting effectiveness, price compliance, margin improvement and sales revenue growth. Make recommendations for improvements.
• In coordination with the Product Line Management team, prepare pricing strategies based upon overall margin analysis, market strategy, competitive information, customer usage and our customer growth strategy.
• Share established pricing best practices and knowledge of balanced margin revenue trade-offs with pricing analysts and Product Line Managers
• Manage all special pricing requests for customers in defined market segments. Follow established pricing guidelines set by Product Management and escalate where needed to win more business.
• Perform margin and pricing analysis to support key business initiatives as required.
• Identify price/margin erosion and assist sales and product management team in constructing and implementing solutions.
• Take initiative to identify and resolve issues around pricing and product margins to develop and enhance our win strategy.
• Ensure that margins, sales revenue and quote conversion rates are enhanced for the product lines.

If you have the right combination of work experience and education, we want to talk with you. A Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Marketing or related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience is required. Must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English. An MBA is preferred. The right candidate should have the following training and experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience, one of which is related to analytical techniques in electronic component or related industry.
• Proven progressive experience in market planning, analysis, development and pricing.
• Must possess strong analytical skills and be able to handle multiple product lines simultaneously.
• Exceptional knowledge and competence in MS/Word, MS/Excel (e.g. pivot tables), MS/PowerPoint and MS/Project, Access and Model N.
• Strong work ethic and the desire to succeed.

This position can be located at Bourns' worldwide office in Riverside, California, or our offices in Dallas, TX, Taipei or Hungary. As a key member of the Marketing Organization, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and the ability to showcase your analytic and strategic skills. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com. Visit our website at: www.bourns.com. Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The Bourns Automotive Division has played a leading role in the design, development and manufacture of potentiometric sensors since 1949. At our engineering centers in Riverside/California, Taufkirchen/Germany, and Auburn Hills/Michigan we develop and design an extensive range of customized automotive position, speed and torque sensors. These products are manufactured in Ajka/Hungary, Chihuahua & Tijuana/Mexico and Xiamen/China.

Our research and development work combined with close collaboration with customers help to ensure that our products meet the highest standards set for the automotive industry. Using state-of-the-art development software and world-class production methods, Bourns can provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to customer applications.

This position will be responsible for all sales and customer support activities for all Bourns products for assigned customers' automotive markets. Must be able to develop and maintain strong relationships with customers, sales team, program management and the plants. In this position you will:

• Achieve the agreed upon sales objectives for the assigned products in the assigned markets.
• Demonstrate proven sales prospecting, relationship building, and related sales activities with specific focus on the following:
  • New product sales growth at both new & existing customers
  • Maximize profit margins associated with existing products & customer relationships
• Develop Annual Business Plan projections for the assigned accounts. Must be able to think on both strategic and tactical levels.
• Provide customer support and account maintenance, for the assigned customers in assigned automotive markets, to achieve customer loyalty.
• Coordinate and communicate project requirements to the appropriate people within Bourns (Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing) and provide feedback to the customer as required.
• Keep informed of internal engineering and manufacturing activities, including design, drawing, and program reviews and "project requirements."
• Ensure customer satisfaction pertaining to Bourns organizational disposition of customer engineering activities, including design, drawing, and program reviews, testing, root cause analysis, field test failures, plant issues, and cost reduction initiatives. However, the above activities are the ultimate responsibility of each Bourns individual quality, design, manufacturing disciplines. The main focus of this position is sales growth.
• Coordinate customer satisfaction with timely quotations and prototype deliveries for customer programs.
• Obtain and communicate market information on current or potential products or future programs with Bourns management.
• Maintain compliance to current ISO/IATF standards and customer specific requirements as applicable
• Support, promote, and perform in a manner consistent with high performance teams, continuous improvement goals, and values of Bourns Automotive Division.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of 3 – 5 years relevant work experience in the automotive market, preferably in sensors and electronics technology. Experience in automotive sales with a proven history in successful sales growth and prospecting.
• Must have a team selling approach to the job. Must be familiar with Strategic Selling concept and able to put it into action.
• Experience in high volume manufacturing.
• Proficiency in use of networking/prospecting programs like: LinkedIn, Spoke, Jigsaw, data.com.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point is a must.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain strong relationships with customers, sales team, program management and the plants.
• Excellent team building skills and knows how to motivate others throughout the organization. Needs to take hard measures to ensure maximum results for the Bourns Automotive Division and Bourns overall.
• Possess out of the box thinking attitude.
• Flexibility and high energy level required
• Must possess and maintain a Valid Driver.s License.

This position is located at the Auburn Hills, Michigan office. Bourns offers a competitive compensation and benefit package including 401(k) with company match, profit sharing and retirement savings plan, education reimbursement, paid vacation, holidays, plus comprehensive medical and dental benefits.

For confidential consideration, please forward resume and cover letter to: kim.labarge@bourns.com

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

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