Assistant Product Manager- Retail

Sherwin-Williams•Cleveland, OH

About The Position

EDUCATION Required: • Bachelor's Degree Preferred: • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE Required: • 1-3 years of prior experience in Marketing, Sales, Channel Management, Business and/or Product Development • Business experience with progressively more responsibility and a track record of results • Proficient in Microsoft Office products • Excellent written and verbal skills • Experience delivering presentations in a large setting • Experience in leading projects through project management tools • Operates under moderate supervision • Solid understanding of the General Marketing Mix, including Product, Place, Pricing, Promotion and Placement • Strong business acumen, strategic thinking and analytical skills. • Proven record of success working in a fast-paced environment Preferred: · Experience marketing consumer goods that are sold through Home Centers or Mass Market retailers · Experience in the Coatings industry · Experience in a Consumer Products industry · Experience in working directly with end-users to uncover customer needs · Knowledge of paint/coatings · Experience managing budgets, budgeting process and working with budgeting systems like Coupa · Past Product Management experience TRAVEL: 10 % Product Lifecycle Management · Improve Brand/Product awareness to Sales and Marketing · Research and determine End User needs for assigned product lines · Develop and implement New Product Development of assigned product lines · New product commercialization through established Stage Gate process · Lead projects for assigned categories directing Technical, Global Supply Chain, Marketing and Sales · Product expense cost reduction · Analyze and lead SKU Rationalization of assigned products · Manage life cycle of assigned products and develop plans to minimize obsolescence · Assist in the development short-term and long-term strategic planning · Coordinate efforts with production planning forecasting efforts · Execute plans and projects on-time and on-budget · Analyze competitors' products and new products/developments with category · Engage and execute necessary brand activations as directed, including working with Brand Team to assist in Website development, review and provide input on product brochures, sell sheets and in-store POP updates. · Commercialization of new products and packaging · Support customer product line reviews, customer application days, business plan and stage gate presentations 2. Financial Accountability · Monitor costs associated with Product/Brand · Help prepare demand forecasts, monitor customer/retailer P.O.S data and monitor changes in product costs, product mix, and recommend subsequent/needed adjustments in pricing with Channel Marketing · Assist on delivering product sales and profit within Product categories managed 3. Communication & Training · Lead the development and communicate training on assigned product lines and new products · Assist development of sales tools including training manuals, catalogs, price lists and brochures

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
1-3 years of prior experience in Marketing, Sales, Channel Management, Business and/or Product Development
Business experience with progressively more responsibility and a track record of results
Proficient in Microsoft Office products
Excellent written and verbal skills
Experience delivering presentations in a large setting
Experience in leading projects through project management tools
Operates under moderate supervision
Solid understanding of the General Marketing Mix, including Product, Place, Pricing, Promotion and Placement
Strong business acumen, strategic thinking and analytical skills.
Proven record of success working in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field
Experience marketing consumer goods that are sold through Home Centers or Mass Market retailers
Experience in the Coatings industry
Experience in a Consumer Products industry
Experience in working directly with end-users to uncover customer needs
Knowledge of paint/coatings
Experience managing budgets, budgeting process and working with budgeting systems like Coupa
Past Product Management experience

Responsibilities

Improve Brand/Product awareness to Sales and Marketing
Research and determine End User needs for assigned product lines
Develop and implement New Product Development of assigned product lines
New product commercialization through established Stage Gate process
Lead projects for assigned categories directing Technical, Global Supply Chain, Marketing and Sales
Product expense cost reduction
Analyze and lead SKU Rationalization of assigned products
Manage life cycle of assigned products and develop plans to minimize obsolescence
Assist in the development short-term and long-term strategic planning
Coordinate efforts with production planning forecasting efforts
Execute plans and projects on-time and on-budget
Analyze competitors' products and new products/developments with category
Engage and execute necessary brand activations as directed, including working with Brand Team to assist in Website development, review and provide input on product brochures, sell sheets and in-store POP updates.
Commercialization of new products and packaging
Support customer product line reviews, customer application days, business plan and stage gate presentations
Monitor costs associated with Product/Brand
Help prepare demand forecasts, monitor customer/retailer P.O.S data and monitor changes in product costs, product mix, and recommend subsequent/needed adjustments in pricing with Channel Marketing
Assist on delivering product sales and profit within Product categories managed
Lead the development and communicate training on assigned product lines and new products
Assist development of sales tools including training manuals, catalogs, price lists and brochures