Location: Morgantown, Pennsylvania

Job Type: Permanen

tCompensation Range: $70,000 – 85,000 per year

Our client, a leader in products for children and parents, is looking for a talented junior-level Product Manager to join their marketing team. This is a full-time/permanent opportunity to join a company with premium benefits!The Product Manager will partner with other Marketers, Engineers, Stakeholders, etc., to help the Brand continue to keep their foot-hold as leaders in their industry. This role is ONSITE in an office with impressive perks (gym, proximity to hiking/nature, easy commute).

Responsibilities:

Liaison

• Facilitate the timely, up-to-date, accurate and effective flow of communication, information, and mutual understanding between all stakeholders.
• Ensure the PD team is kept up to date with customer and consumer insights throughout the product development process, recommending feature changes and/or additions when appropriate.

Evaluate Markets

• Conduct and analyze market research to better understand, interpret and articulate consumer needs, and customer wants.
• Maintain current knowledge of the competitive market and conduct assessments of new competitive offerings.
• Define new product opportunities based on consumer desires, expectations, and competition.

Product & Strategy

• Propose strategy and execute tactics to protect and/or grow market share.
• Collaborate with internal teams on the recommendation and selection of cost and price of goods to maintain a healthy margin.
• Propose marketing collateral to increase the critical USP for new and existing products, proactively updating (website, videos, catalogs, feature lists, production artwork).
• Guide all products in assigned categories throughout the product lifecycle (Introduction, Growth, Maturity, Decline).
• Ensure the development stages of the product timeline are met and completed on time.
• Responsible for being the subject matter expert and point of contact for the brand, digital and creative teams on assigned product categories.
• Review brand marketing, product development literature, and digital images/video for compliance, consistency, and accuracy.
• Align cross-functional teams on expectations and manage the delivery of information for new products or product changes.

Product Training

• Planning and development of video assets and other materials for product training to account advisors and internal teams.
• Provide integrated support to sales teams with product information, feedback, presentations, and consumer shows.

Photography & Videography

• Participate in photoshoots to ensure products are displayed and used correctly.

Qualifications:

• Experience level: Entry Level
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field or equivalent experience.
• Five (5)+ years of experience with product management and/or product development, preferably in consumer goods.
• Experience in product marketing a plus.
• Strong understanding of marketing message development.
• Familiar with:
  • Manufacturing practices; trade regulations, testing protocol and product integrity
• Adept at translating product features into tangible benefits for the consumer.
• Possess a natural curiosity that is grounded by a desire to understand consumer habits.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively and develop and execute.
• Speaks effectively in individual or group situations; is an active and effective listener; writes clearly and convincingly; taking responsibility for facilitating information exchange among peers, cross functional teams, and managers, that produce solutions that drive meaningful, measurable results.
• Excellent planning, project management and organizational skills to effectively manage numerous product management activities and resources simultaneously, while ensuring work product is not compromised and deadlines are met.
• Ability to work well under pressure; demonstrates high degree of flexibility in changing and challenging situation.
• Possess strong can-do attitude and ability to accept constructive feedback.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external customers and within diverse groups with ability to obtain cooperation and maximum effort.
• Ability to deal tactfully with diverse people, situations and ideas.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills with the ability to work with partners across different functions and communicate with colleagues at all levels.
• Must be team-oriented with a strategic and collaborative approach to creative development.
• Strong MS Office Skills
• Ability to learn new software with ease.
• Ability to work extended hours as business needs warrant, may include nights and weekends.
• Travel: Domestic & International Travel, up to 25% as business needs warrant.
• Skills:
  • Product Management
  • Product Design
  • Mechanical Design
  • Branding/Product Development

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