Product Manager Associate II

Position Overview

Plays a key role in establishing the vision and direction through all phases of the product lifecycle and executes objectives through cross-functional teams in the areas of product strategy, product development, and product quality.

Plays a key role in identifying and driving product initiatives that clearly link to short and long term goals.

What you'll do

• LEADERSHIP
  • Basic ability to inspire and motivate others to take action and to influence cross-functional team and divisional leadership as needed.
    • Proactively initiates important conversations.
      • Takes initiative to identify areas of opportunity for inefficient processes or identifies areas of best practice which can be replicated.
        • Works on cross-functional teams to eliminate non-value add work.
          • Identify, develop and roll out change.
            • Supports team members through mentoring.
              • May have the opportunity to manage junior members of the team.

• TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
  • Contributes to the team by being engaged and present at meetings, trainings and summits and demonstrates strong teamwork skills.
    • Contributes by collaborating with other teams to recognize their needs.
      • Genuinely values and recognizes the ideas, abilities, contributions and differences in others.

• COMMUNICATION
  • Solid presentation skills.
    • Solid ability to create visual presentation content.

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • May lead multiple medium to large scale projects and advise on small scale projects led by junior members of team.
    • Demonstrates the ability to productively lead and facilitate small meetings.
      • Supports facilitation of large meetings.

• NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
  • Participates and assists with ideation process for projects; specific product and/or specific needs.
    • Demonstrates basic understanding of product development processes and procedures.

• QUALITY/ SUSTAINING
  • Frequently attends and participates in quality focused meetings.
    • Works cross-functionally to support analysis and prioritization.
      • Creates communication regarding minor quality issues for distribution, with oversight.

• PRODUCT STRATEGY
  • Solid understanding the product features, benefits and user applications.
    • Realizes product positioning within the category hierarchy and how it ladders to the master brand.
      • Has general understanding of key differences in the market, category and competitive landscape.

• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  • Strong understanding of data collection and sales reporting.
    • Ability to provide sales analysis as it relates to product margin goals and market positioning.

• RESEARCH
  • Solid understanding of trends and insights related to product line.
    • Articulates top consumer or dealer frustrations and recommends solutions.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • Three plus years of related consumer goods product management experience.