Associate Product Manager

Masco•Vista, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Associate Manager, Product (APM), you’ll play a key supporting role in bringing our spa, sauna, and aftermarket products to life, from early concepts through launch and throughout the product lifecycle. Working closely with Product Managers, you’ll help turn insights into action by supporting product planning, analysis, execution, and ongoing lifecycle management. This role sits at the intersection of data, process, and collaboration. You’ll partner with Brand, Program Management, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Customer Experience, and the cross‑functional New Product Introduction (NPI) team to ensure products are accurately represented, well‑documented, and ready for market. Your work will directly impact product readiness, pricing accuracy, forecasting, reporting, and internal alignment across multiple brands, including Hot Spring®, Caldera®, Aquatic Fitness®, and Omni‑Channel spa lines, as well as saunas and related aftermarket products. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Product Management, this role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing analytical work with cross‑functional coordination and wants to grow within product management in a manufacturing environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field preferred
2–3 years of Product Management or closely related experience with similar scope and responsibilities
Experience supporting product development, product lifecycle management, and cross ‑ functional initiatives
Understanding of consumer products, brand and product positioning, and basic business and financial concepts
Experience working with ERP systems and managing product data, part numbers, and documentation
Proficiency with standard business technology, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and electronic presentations
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem ‑ solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast ‑ paced, multi ‑ tasking environment

Nice To Haves

Product Management or Marketing experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
Experience with high ‑ ticket durable goods or the pool and spa industry is a plus
Ability to travel approximately 5% for sales and dealer meetings

Responsibilities

Manage part numbers and related information in the ERP system, maintain price lists and product documentation, and support product‑related change orders, deviations, and in‑market updates.
Assist Product Managers with product development objectives, schedules, lifecycle tracking, and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.
Help evaluate product strengths and weaknesses, support pricing and margin analysis, and assist with customer, market, and competitive research.
Collaborate with Brand, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Customer Experience, and other internal teams to ensure product readiness and alignment.
Refine and document product management processes and help maintain an organized internal document library.
Assist with planning and executing sales and dealer events, coordinate showroom updates, and help manage showroom spa maintenance.
Create presentation materials, product analytics, internal communications, and product‑related training and communications for Sales teams and dealers.
Pull and analyze sales, product, and market data on an as‑needed basis to support product reviews, lifecycle decisions, and strategic discussions with Product Managers.