Assistant Product Manager

Overview

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Assistant Product Manager assists the Product Manager in the following areas: Product Development, Product Line Extensions, Sales and Customer Support, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Pricing Analysis, Profitability Reporting, Inventory Management; supports all other Product Management duties. This position requires the individual to function effectively in a team environment, often in a leadership or assistant role. The individual must successfully develop relationships both internally within the company and externally with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• 1+ years business experience, preferably in marketing
• BS/BA in Business, Marketing major a plus
• Strong analytical and organizational skills to drive multiple projects
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to comfortably present to large and small groups
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team; work effectively with different personality types
• Ability to work independently under pressure and take direction from more than one person
• Creativity and merchandising experience a plus
• High energy, enthusiasm, self-motivation and ambition to grow in the role
• Strong computer skills including MS Office and ERP systems
• Ability to travel overnight occasionally

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to work in front of a laptop or PC workstation for extended periods of time
• Occasional standing, sitting, walking, and talking on the phone
• Schedule flexibility to include weekend and after-hours workload
• Moderate lifting, up to 25 pounds

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is a fast-paced work environment with consistent pressure to complete duties as outlined above which requires ability to manage multiple projects at a detailed level and provide support to many internal departments in a fast-changing environment. Many duties listed above are time-sensitive and have strict deadlines for completion.

• Climate controlled office environment
• Overnight travel when necessary

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Review and understand the financials for the category and assist with researching issues. Conduct basic proforma financial analysis and projections
• Support the creation of sales materials related to launch of new products, customer line reviews and overall marketing programs
• Assist in facilitating the new item setup process to obtain new product quotes, meeting setup deadlines and achieving ship dates
• Participate in annual product line reviews to manage the full product portfolio and identify items in declining stage of lifecycle. Manage the appropriate system coding and disposition of related inventory
• Coordinate on and off-shelf display programs to support customer and category goals
• Assist with and learn the process of package development, including graphics. Oversee graphics system tasks and routing/sign-off process
• Coordinate with manufacturing and sourcing to learn the supply chain for all items. Support the team in developing high quality vendor partnerships
• Maintain comprehensive product, category, competitive and industry information and assist in communication of this information within the company
• Work with technical and QA team to gain an understanding of quality and regulatory requirements and resolve issues as they arise
• Facilitate clear communications with sales and marketing support groups, including organizing and leading weekly team/project update meetings