Product Support Engineer

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About the role

Join our Airside Product Support Team where you will enable the sales of Airside products through cross-functional knowledge sharing, complex problem-solving, and innovative decision-making. These products include:

• Performance Climate Changer® air handlers
• Terminal Devices (UniTrane® fan coil, unit ventilators, blower coil air handlers, and unit heaters)
• VariTrane™ variable-air-volume units

Serving as an advisor to our sales teams, you play a critical role in offering the right mix of products, systems, solutions, and competitive intelligence tools to drive the growth of the Airside business. As a Product Support team member, you will provide timely and knowledgeable phone/email support to the Field Sales Organization in North America with a focus on Airside products. This role is based in Columbia, SC or Lexington, KY with an in-person team at least 3 days a week.

Schedule

Monday to Thursday: work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays: choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage and serve as a trusted partner with Trane account managers and Airside Product Growth Team (PGT).
• Serve as a subject matter expert through technical and application knowledge of Airside products. Continually advance this knowledge through personal development goals.
• Collaborate with internal or external customers in the areas of:
  • Technical Airside equipment understanding and systems application
  • Customer specification, bill of materials review, and pricing questions
  • Non-selectable and design special options
  This collaboration will include responding to internal product support requests via email and phone using the Zendesk platform.
• Support testing and improvement of our equipment selection system, Trane Select Assist.
• Engage in customer visit process at Columbia facility including direct support or host duties for assigned visits.
• Partner with Sr. Product Support Team Members and Product Management team to:
  • Deliver sales channel training during structured training programs, in support of Airside strategies, and in conjunction with sales office requests
  • Provide voice of customer to support Airside portfolio strategies including new product development (NPD), top line margin expansion (TLME), and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) projects
  • Support commercialization efforts for new or modified product launches as needed
• Leverage Lean thinking and project management skills to support team continuous improvement journey. This includes participation in Managing for Weekly Improvement (MWIs) performance reviews and strategic problem solving.
• Learn about our product management strategies and operational frameworks establishing a strong foundation for career growth into diverse areas including product management, operations, or engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another related technical field.
• One to two years of experience within industrial or manufacturing sector preferred. Experience could include product management, engineering, marketing/sales, field support, or manufacturing operations. It would also include any technical internships.
• Tactful and assertive leadership skills to effectively interact with the field (account managers, sales assistants, customers).
• Effective and clear decision-maker in time-sensitive situations.
• Ability to recognize developing situations to react and diffuse potential problems.
• Serve as a mediator between internal/external organizations and within the internal organization.
• Solid organization skills and flexibility to handle a variety of tasks and projects.
• Knowledge of HVAC, or similar products, is beneficial but not required. Product training will be provided as part of onboarding process.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Pay

Annual base salary range: $66,816.66 - $93,309.99. This is a salaried position and is not eligible for incentives or sales commission.

Benefits

• Benefits kick in on day one for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs with generous incentives.
• Family building benefits including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution (up to 8% company contribution).
• Paid time off including 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

Benefit offerings may vary depending on Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations.