Product Manager, New Product Development Hard Goods
Position Overview
The Stanley 1913 brand has fueled the human experience since the iconic Stanley vacuum bottle revolutionized the way people enjoyed food and beverage. Today, our colorful and thoughtfully designed products including the popular Quencher™ series go beyond function, elevating everyday moments with style and empowering active lifestyles. We’re a community of creators, builders, and inventors who believe in creating sustainable products for a better life and world that minimizes our impact on the planet. Learn more at www.stanley1913.com.
What You'll Do
- Support product line planning with trend insight, competitive analysis, marketplace opportunity, and pro-forma costing.
- Create product briefs, product creation milestone reviews, packaging briefs, and go-to-market product plans.
- Turn strategic and creative direction into on-brand, consumer-focused products, leading development through concept, design, tooling, and go-to-market globally.
- Own product line administration, including new product & collateral development support, new item creation in systems, and global/regional line planning tools.
- Coordinate physical and digital assets required to communicate the product line, including prototypes, color/sales samples, product renders/images, and product collateral.
- Responsible for the product pipeline with weekly meetings, project tracking, and timeline management across functions – in partnership with Project Management.
- Work with Creative, Commercial/Sales, Marketing and Operations on go-to-market activities such as strategic account pitch creation, product rendering/photography assets, copywriting, and inventory planning.
- Proactively communicate needs, deliverables, and progress across functions with an understanding of seasonal or program timelines and Concept to Consumer process.
- Support product lifecycle management through seasonal reviews of costing, pricing, sourcing, color forecasting, and assortment planning.
Who You Are
- Proven understanding of the principles of product creation: design, engineering, product development, manufacturing, and project management.
- Creative, analytical, with strong critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated interest in consumer products, consumer insights, and market landscape.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail.
- Takes initiative and prioritizes tasks; shows good time-management, organizational, problem-prevention and problem-solving skills.
- Proactive and effective communicator, able to work with global teams and understands and anticipates the needs of cross-functional timelines.
- 5+ years of experience in Product Management for consumer goods.
- Prior experience working directly with product management, sales, and design/creative departments.
- Proficient using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet (or a similar project management tool).
- Expert in building compelling, well crafted PowerPoint presentations.
- Previous Product Marketing experience a plus.
About Our Parent Company
Morgan Street Holdings is a privately held enterprise with a diverse portfolio of operating companies, including HAVI Supply Chain, tms, and Continental. Morgan Street Holdings’ portfolio provides best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand-defining marketing and promotion services, innovative consumer products, and dining and refreshment food solutions. Morgan Street Holdings employs over 10,000 people and serves 300+ customers across the globe.
Stanley 1913 is a Total Rewards Company
At Stanley 1913, full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results. In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.
Salary Range
$110,000 - $130,000 USD