General Line Product Manager

Responsibilities

• Purchase, price, and market a group of general line products for warehouse and customer sales.
• Develop and implement sales strategies, new products, promotions, and conduct sales presentations on assigned general line products.
• Maintain acceptable inventory levels, turnover, and margins to maximize branch profitability.
• Solicit direct and warehouse sales on all general line products.
• Work closely with location manager or location sales manager in promoting assigned and new products.
• Maintain direct control over replenishment, pricing, and inventory of assigned products.
• Change prices as necessary and maintain catalogue price pages.
• Develop an annual marketing plan incorporating vendor, division, and product promotions.
• Maintain technical product knowledge.
• Determine product market potential.
• Identify and evaluate competitive products, new markets, new product opportunities, and competitors.
• Work closely with division merchandising in selecting suppliers.
• Maintain customer relationships, quote prices, and sell additional products.
• Assist operations manager in warehousing assigned products.
• Make presentations at dealers' meetings, sales meetings, builder shows, etc.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• College Degree or equivalent work experience in related job function.
• Working conditions are an office environment with minimal physical exertion.
• Effective communication skills.
• Proficiency in utilizing computer software applications necessary for performing job responsibilities.
• More than seven (7) years in building products industry or general line sales.