Assistant Product Manager

Michaels Stores•Irving, TX

22d

About The Position

We're looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Assistant Product Manager to join our dynamic Product Development team. In this pivotal support role, you'll work closely with the Product Manager and/or Associate Product Manager, coordinating critical activities across the product lifecycle, from initial concept to market launch. Your contributions will be essential in managing timelines, ensuring compliance, overseeing packaging execution, and generating key insights that drive our product strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
1-3 years of experience in a product development, project coordination, merchandising, or operations support role.
Strong organizational skills with an exceptional ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent attention to detail, especially for data entry, documentation, and compliance reviews.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with various internal teams.
A proactive attitude and eagerness to learn about product development processes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Design, or a related field
Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
Basic understanding of packaging design and production processes.
Exposure to consumer insights research or market analysis.

Responsibilities

Project Timeline Management: Own the end-to-end tracking and reporting of product development timelines, ensuring all stakeholders are aware of progress, milestones, and potential blockers.
Packaging Execution Management: Coordinate and manage packaging execution, including the precise coordination of photoshoot briefs to ensure visual assets align with product and brand vision.
Product Development Support: Provide crucial support to the Product Development team, including accurately uploading Product Data Books (PDB) to our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system and meticulously recapping new development comments and feedback.
Trademark and Customs Compliance Review: Facilitate the review of trademark and customs compliance with cross-functional (CF) partners, ensuring all new products adhere to regulatory requirements and have accurate customs classifications.
Conversion Sample Review: Coordinate and manage the review process for conversion samples. This includes reviewing samples, facilitating alignment discussions with cross-functional partners, and clearly communicating results and next steps.
Category Report and Insights: Contribute to category reporting and insights by conducting competitive shopping (comp shop) analysis, assisting with market analysis, coordinating ideation sessions, and supporting consumer insight activities, then compiling and reporting on findings.