Manager, Product Development

Overview

Join Kyocera International, Inc. We’re hiring a Manager, Product Development at our Hendersonville, NC location!

Minimum Starting Salary: $105,000 annually (Final offer based on experience, education, skills, and market factors)

Why Kyocera? With nearly 80,000 employees worldwide, Kyocera is a global leader in advanced ceramic technologies used in aerospace, automotive, medical, and semiconductor industries. Our materials power everything from smartphones to space shuttles — and we’re just getting started.

What Makes Us Stand Out? We don’t just offer jobs — we offer careers with purpose, stability, and growth. Here’s what you can expect:

• 3 weeks of vacation to start (120 hours/year)
• 10 paid holidays annually

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Employer-paid pension plan

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Flexible schedules

• Onsite gyms, walking tracks, and employee gardens at larger locations
• Long-tenured team (many with 30+ years of service!)
• Inclusive and diverse workforce
• A company philosophy rooted in doing the right thing as a human being

Kyocera’s culture is deeply inspired by our founder, Dr. Kazuo Inamori. His values guide our decisions and shape our workplace. Learn more about our guiding principles here:

Apply today and become part of a team that’s shaping the future — one innovation at a time.

The Product Development Manager coordinates new customer development and expansion for a specific product line. This includes increasing business within the division's existing account base, but primarily to expand this base by supporting Sales Engineering efforts and providing technical expertise to production and feedback to counterparts across multiple roles.

Requirements:

• 4 year degree, engineering preferred
• 8 years’ experience as Sr. Sales Engineer or Product Sales Specialist
• Analytical skills including Excel and presentation creation
• Strong sales acumen
• Ability to work well with others internally and externally
• US Driver's license and ability to legally drive in the US
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Ability to pass background check
• Eligible to work in an ITAR environment

• Develops and expands specific Division product lines and target markets with an emphasis on core Kyocera Technologies. May directly support customers daily on own account as well as indirect support to sales engineers inside the product line.
• Responsible for specialty programs including monthly sales analysis and metric reporting; works closely with National Sales Manager and General Manager on sales related to this product line.
• Maintains goals and metrics for annual Master Plan and booking Plans, and for monitoring progress in these areas with corrections and expense tracking.
• Drives positive customer interaction and relationship management within new target account base; manages this activity through the BDU system or other contact management tool. May work with other divisions on cross applications or mutual customers.
• Represents customer requests and perspectives to production and management personnel to plan and execute the proper "customer first" support. Documents customer concerns, returns or delivery issues.
• Generates new business inquiries, explore opportunities for the department, and support Sales Engineer staff's development through technical training. Will serve as a product expert on specific line and may travel to Japan to train or be trained on product changes.
• Communicates with counterparts in Japan for a price quotation, delivery, and various kinds of technical confirmation, legal language discussion, & general product development support.
• Participates and hosts business travel with visiting personnel from international production facilities and management during customer visits in USA. Other business travel as needed to customers, production sites and end user…