Jewelry

Market America•Greensboro, NC

About The Position

The Product Coordinator provides strategic and practical input for specific product offerings for product life-cycle in the United States and Canada. Analyzes sales reports, market performance, financial impacts, trends, and merchandising strategies. Manages new and existing products to meet corporate goals. Serves as champion for product line.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Business, Marketing, or related field.
Two to three years of experience in product management, marketing, or merchandising.
Or combination of equivalent experience, education, and training.
Proficient use of MS Office Products.
Above moderate levels of English reading comprehension, speaking, and writing; active listening; critical thinking, complex problem solving, analysis and evaluations, judgment and decision-making, and negotiation, and innovation.

Responsibilities

Analyzes sales data, market trends, and competitive landscape to identify product selection.
Collaborates with Manager and web merchandiser to establish effective marketing strategies.
Prepares product analysis and presents such analysis to substantiate product line strategy.
Ensures the ongoing financial success of new and existing products across all sales channels.
Reviews final product information, materials, features, benefits, specifications, and pricing for catalogue to ensure accuracy.
Collaborates on overall product image plan and layout for catalogue and web to maximize sales.
Develops, conducts, or coordinates product trainings for internal and external customers to properly instruct on the features and benefits of product.
Forecasts sales for new and existing products to determine strategy.
Facilitates and reviews designs of final product to ensure standards.
Defines product-selling model.
Establishes pricing and margins to maximize profits.
Approves samples of products to ensure quality standards.
Approves retail displays to effectively demonstrate features and benefits of products.
Participates in vendor selection and performance evaluation to ensure product quality and aesthetics.
Writes white papers and completes code sheets for new products and updates PIM forms to ensure correct pricing and product information.
Works with Public Relations Manager on any new product offerings or putting together any press kits with in their mkt
Responds to Motives inbox in a timely manner with in their mkt
Complies with company policies and procedures.
Performs other duties as needed.