Associate Product Development Manager
About The Position
The ideal Associate Product Development Manager candidate will play a key role in the development and implementation of Chemical Guys product innovation and marketing strategy. This person will have the opportunity to be involved in consumer insights and market insights work that shapes our new product and portfolio strategies. This role will experience the needs of a fast growing business that includes channel management, pricing and promotion planning. This position requires strong analytical skills, experience with retailer assortment and product planning for consumer products. Candidates must work closely with cross functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance). This individual will be the expert in their assigned categories and responsible for delivering products and projects on time, on quality, and on cost. Our ideal candidate puts the consumer first, thinks creatively, makes data-driven decisions, and has a bias for action.
Requirements
- 2+ years of Product Development / Product Management / Category Management / Channel Management / Sales in the consumer goods industry
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and deliver projects successfully with a strong winning mindset to achieve stretch goals
- Strong interpersonal skills with a high sense of responsibility and integrity to develop excellent working relationships at various levels across the organization and with 3rd party service providers
- Excellent communication and follow-through skills (High “say-do” ratio)
- Comfortable in changing high-volume environments with tight deadlines
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and translate data into actionable proposals
- Desire to affect change through influence and an ability to convince others with differing opinions
- Strong organizational writing, communication, and presentation skills to drive effective collaboration within a matrix organization
- Experience in Microsoft Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Responsibilities
- Monitors and drives competitive, strategic and tactical activities. Develops appropriate strategies and/or new launches.
- Responsible for clearly scoping and defining new products as well as changes to the portfolio.
- Supports the execution of the product development cycle, from concept to launch, for new product solutions, product enhancements, and special projects
- Monitors, measures and optimizes promotional and merchandizing strategy to optimize topline growth and bottom-line results.
- Ensure all products are being produced according to the product plan, specifications, and regulatory requirements
- Write and communicate clearly and effectively product specifications and launch timelines to a cross functional team
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Operations on product end-of-life (EOL) cycle management
- Gather and analyze market, consumer, and customer data to provide actionable insights and understanding
- Aid in preparing product analysis and presentations
- Ability to communicate effectively with management
- Available for marketing and sales projects as needed.
- Serve as a product/technical support and resource to Sales, Marketing, and other internal departments as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
