Associate Product Manager - Kitchenware, Cutlery, Boards

Overview

The Associate Product Manager will be part of a team who will drive product line contributions across divisional categories – reporting to the Category Director. This role will support the Product Management function by driving key deliverables and managing many aspects of the product portfolio. The ideal candidate possesses good business sense, attention to detail and an ability to contribute across a wide variety of projects and a desire to learn by doing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation of product roadmaps, product and packaging briefs, quoting, and go-to-market product plans to ensure that tasks are completed, and goals are reached.
• Conduct research on product, data, market trends, and competitors.
• Drive product development with sourcing regarding quoting opportunities and negotiate pricing at various points in the product development process.
• Work with Sales and Channel to create promotional displays by quoting, ordering samples, creating sell sheets and managing timelines.
• Coordinate sales sample requests and support category trade shows.
• Process and collect financial data from Power BI for monthly meetings.
• Collaborate with customer support teams to address product-related issues, gather feedback, and drive product improvements.
• Monitor online reviews for existing portfolio and new product launches.
• Arrange shipping of samples and props for photo and video shoots.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field.
• 6 months – 1 year of office experience. Marketing or product management experience within the Consumer Packaged Goods industry preferred.
• Collaboration and team-oriented mindset, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills including strong time management and organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively to small and large audiences.

Expectations

• We expect the candidate to be based in or near Rancho Cucamonga, CA. This is a hybrid role whereby you will work out of our Rancho Cucamonga, CA office 3 days per week and can work from home 2 days per week.
  
  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
    

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