Product Manager

About the role

Jasco is looking for a qualified and experienced Product Manager who develops specific products and manages product lines from conception through product end of life.

Responsibilities

• Presents product and merchandising strategies.
• Assists sales and marketing departments in presentation materials, related marketing, including online, product packaging, and owners’ manuals.
• Working and communicating cross-functionally across other departments.
• Performs market research, factory sourcing, product evaluation, initial order placement, and follow-up.
• Travels to Asia a minimum of one to three times per year.
• Communicates as needed with various suppliers.
• Develops product and merchandising strategies, competitive analysis, and supporting marketing materials.
• Assists Sales Force in presentation and implementation of the plan to Jasco accounts.
• Provides training and technical support to Sales Staff, Representatives, Customer Service, Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Purchasing.
• Ensures the quality of product testing, lab testing, evaluation/comparison of current, new, and competitors’ products, negotiation of defective products, and hold harmless agreements.
• Participates in U.S. trade shows as needed.
• Travel to Asia is required.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or business or in a related field is required or two years of experience in Product Development or in a related field.
• Knowledge of direct importing to include legal requirements.
• Production/cultural variances by country.
• Working product knowledge of assigned categories which could include - computers, electricity, RF technology, audio/video/telephone interconnects, etc.
• Knowledge of the retail market, online marketplaces, corporate buying/planogramming, and various display methods.
• Skills in price negotiation with foreign and domestic suppliers.
• Technical skills to test and evaluate medium technical products, software, market research, development of merchandising strategies, and supporting display concepts.

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

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