Associate Product Manager / Product Manager

INX International Ink Co. • Schaumburg, IL

82d • $76,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Associate Product Manager/Product Manager is responsible for managing and executing the overall strategy and financial performance of a specific Product Line. Works to identify market needs, build product growth strategies, and manage the overall product lifecycle to achieve revenue and profit growth objectives. Works cross-functionally to affect change across all levels of Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Pricing, and Executive Functions. This role will report to the Group Product Manager.

Requirements

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Chemistry, Sales or Marketing. MBA Preferred.
• Possess 1 to 5+ years' experience in product management
• Experience in managing financial performance of a product
• Ability to create and effectively present information to top management and/or Boards of Directors
• Proficient in computer-based applications, including Microsoft Office Applications
• Must be able to travel up to 20%
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

• Prior Business Management Experience
• Prior Manufacturing Experience
• Experience in printing ink field

Responsibilities

• Set the product offering for the market and works to shape demand towards products with high financial quality of earnings
• Develop effective price maintenance strategy to capture price realization needed to recover costs and improve profitability
• Secure market data, analyze and maintain complete competitive analysis information and market intelligence files for product line to determine and prioritize customer and market needs and wants for products
• Plan, organize and control the introduction of new products
• Manages the development and launch to market of all new products
• Continuously review product line integrity and reliability
• Work with Supply Chain to maintain a demand forecast on a monthly basis
• Responsible for meeting established finished goods turns target

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pet insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k)
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree