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, and promotional programs.
• Conduct sales presentations for assigned general line products.
• Monitor and maintain acceptable inventory levels, turnover, and margins to maximize branch profitability.
• Solicit direct and warehouse sales for all general line products.
• Work closely with the location manager or location sales manager to promote assigned and new products.
• Maintain direct control over replenishment, pricing, and inventory for assigned products.
• Adjust prices as necessary and maintain catalog price pages.
• Develop an annual marketing plan incorporating vendor, division, and product promotions.
• Maintain strong technical knowledge of assigned products.
• Determine product market potential.
• Identify and evaluate competitive products, new markets, new product opportunities, competitors.
• Work closely with division merchandising to select suppliers.
• Maintain customer relationships.
• Prepare quotes, sell products, and identify opportunities to sell additional products.
• Assist the operations manager with warehousing assigned products.
• Deliver presentations at dealer meetings, sales meetings, builder shows, other related events.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, continuous process improvement.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

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

Benefits

• Medical + Prescription Drug
• Dental + Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare + Dependent Care)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings with company contribution
• Paid Time Off (20 days per year)
• Paid Holidays (10 per year)
• Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks)
• Life Insurance