Assistant Product Portfolio Manager

INLINE PLASTICS CORP•Shelton, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working under the direction of the Product Portfolio Manager, the Assistant Product Portfolio Manager supports and manages assigned new product development, product line extension, and commercialization projects from concept through launch and product lifecycle. This role collaborates closely with Sales, RD&E, Marketing/Branding, CX, and other cross-functional teams to address customer and market needs, ensure product profitability, facilitate successful launches, and drive overall business growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business management.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word.
Ability to read and interpret technical and financial information.
Ability to apply mathematical and statistical concepts to sales forecasting and financial analysis.
Ability to analyze complex data and draw data-driven conclusions.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of engineering terminology.
Experience with Salesforce, Pardot, SharePoint, and Teams preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the Product Portfolio Manager with new product development, line extensions, and commercialization from concept through launch, including product briefs, assigned projects, timelines, prototypes, samples, and deliverables.
Partner with RD&E and cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing/Branding, CX, Quality, and Operations to evaluate feasibility, coordinate development, resolve challenges, and support timely launches.
Support Sales and customer-facing activities by working directly with Sales Managers, participating in customer meetings, innovation sessions, plant visits, and trade shows, and translating customer feedback into product opportunities.
Conduct market and competitive research to identify trends, customer needs, pricing, portfolio gaps, and opportunities.
Maintain competitive analyses, cross-references, category matrices, and other market intelligence tools.
Prepare pre-development NCMs, margin analyses, reports, and recommendations to support product, customer, and business decisions.
Manage prototype, sample, and product information, including historical RP/prototype tracking, sample coordination, competitive samples, and accurate product information in applicable systems.
Support and improve product processes and systems, including Salesforce, PSF, Epicor, SOPs, project trackers, and checklists to improve visibility, consistency, and efficiency.
Partner with Marketing/Branding and internal teams on product launches and communication, including product training, photoshoots/videos, application ideas, presentations, sales materials, catalogs, and carton artwork.
Perform other duties as assigned by Product Management.