Associate Product Manager

Wing Group•Burnaby, BC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Associate Product Manager, you are responsible for supporting the many aspects of the product team’s cross-departmental tasks. You are a key contributor to the process of bringing our products to market and the coordinator of information and data across systems and cross-functional areas.

Requirements

2-3 years in the outdoor recreation industry in retail or wholesale sales or product or brand management
Post secondary education in business or any applicable combination of education plus experience
Strong passion for the activities we make products for
Intelligent, creative, inspired, well organized and detail-oriented
Willing and able to travel for tradeshows, relationship building, research and events
Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Ability to manage project deliverables on time/budget
Ability to adapt and work well in a continuously changing environment.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Netsuite is an asset

Responsibilities

Build a strong working knowledge of Mustang Survival products, technologies, and end-use applications. Actively seek to understand “why” behind product decisions so as to support marketing and sales through clear, accurate, and compelling messaging
Act as a key owner of product data within the system, ensuring completeness, consistency, accuracy, and readiness across all business channels. Drive improvements in data quality and workflows
Support in market research and competitor analysis for future and existing products
Support in the preparation of product presentations for gate reviews and other key touchpoints (sales meetings, brief-ins, etc.) that deliver critical information to internal stakeholders
Aid in creating processes to: Support in information gathering, planning and execution of embellishment requests
Support in developing SMU, collab, and future white label programs to ensure cross functional teams are aware of the timeline and tasks
For above focus areas, initiate or review incoming ECN’s (Engineering Change Notice) to aid with product sustainment
Manage seasonal updates/changes to Embellishment Workbook
Coordinate with Sales and Marketing teams for SMS volumes and processing
Coordinate packaging details and manuals for new products across cross functional teams
Support the product team in creating and managing products in the system including new model setup
Work with the team to coordinate stage gate meeting presentations for product and design – create and/or distributing templates for the presentations and consolidating presentations to ensure consistency
Record notes, and produce and circulate summarized notes, from stage gate meetings to meeting invitees and identified key contacts
Manage the Master Line Plan document to ensure accuracy across seasons, make documented amendments as required, and communicate changes across cross functional team leads