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The Kitchen Prep Product Manager will own the category of Kitchen Prep for the Calphalon brand, including overall P&L management. This person will manage the overall health of the core categories, as well as drive strategic pipeline development and commercialization for new products. This role works cross-functionally with the supply chain functions, R&D, Sales, Brand Marketing and other key functional areas to develop and implement product line strategies which: 1) align with brand strategy and positioning, 2) meet our consumers' and customers' needs and 3) generate profitable growth for Calphalon. The product lines included in the Kitchen Prep category are cutlery, utensils, gadgets, and accessories.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·Brand Alignment - understand brand positioning and translate into portfolio of category offerings that are relevant to target consumers and differentiated from competitors.

·Consumer and Market Understanding - Articulate consumer needs and marketplace dynamics that impact the product line. Determine which needs are most important and integrate these consumer insights into decision making for design, product development, and demand creation.

·Strategy Setting - Frame up key strategic issues that impact the category and make strategic choices that will provide competitive advantage.

·New Product Development and Planning - Define, develop and commercialize new products that fit overall brand strategy. Coordinate development, implementation, and execution of product plans with Sales, Finance, Research & Development and Operations. Deliver new products on consumer, on cost, on time, on quality.

·Core Product Line Business Growth - Define and develop product strategy for core items, including optimizing the product line for profitability, SKU management and forecasting demand.

· Sales Support - Understand strategy of key customers and work with Channel and Field sales in the creation of product programs. Direct, coordinate, and support the roll out these programs for marketing introduction of new products and discontinuation of existing products.

·P&L Management - Develop and manage required product line sales and gross margin goals. Deliver the required profit of product line by managing sales/gross margin and by bringing marketing programs in on budget.

·Requires a four-year degree

·Must have 4-5 years experience in product management and/or marketing with financial experience, for a strong consumer product company

·Demonstrated experience in and passion for consumer-centric marketing

·Previous experience with new product development

·Must demonstrate good communication, presentation, computer and analytical skills.

·Must be able to lead and work in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

? Consumer Products Industry Experience

Newell Rubbermaid and its Business Units are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. M/F/D/V are encouraged to apply.]]> http://brandsthatmatter.jobs2web.com/job/ATLANTA-Product-Manager-Job-GA-30301/629062/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS http://brandsthatmatter.jobs2web.com/job/ATLANTA-Product-Manager-Job-GA-30301/629062/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS
Job Summary :

Key member of a brand management team, managing assignments to meet objectives under the guidance of a manager. Primary responsibilities at this level include leading cross-functional teams, managing projects, new product execution, performing business analysis and tracking, and supporting the brand manager with the overall consumer marketing and management of the brand.

Job Responsibilities :

Consumer and Market Insights:

·Tracks marketing metrics, such as share/POS, distribution, and pricing. Recommends conclusions and action steps for the brand and business.

·Supports consumer insights in executing custom research, including developing research materials and product samples, and participating in and observing research.

Brand Strategy:

·Participates in brand strategy discussions and in setting a bulls-eye consumer target.

·Works collaboratively with marketing communications to execute packaging designs consistent with a determined communications hierarchy and a global style guide. Works collaboratively with marketing communications to complete a creative brief prior to beginning any work.

Innovation and Product Portfolio Management:

·Participates on a cross-functional team to develop new products following the CDI process, including analyzing information to help set the sales forecast and financials and writing concept statements for consumer testing. Executes SKU level new items.

·Supports brand manager in creating the "bring-to-market" plan for new products, including developing product selling materials and samples, and creating marketing programming.

·Analyzes historical new product launches, and reports on vitality rates.

·Analyzes consumer trends and information, and categories to help identify product categories to enter as future sources of growth. Analyzes information to support brand manager in recommending to enter, exit, or maintain product classes.

·Assists with day-to-day maintenance functions on existing product lines.

Pricing:

·Analyzes market, consumer, and competitive information to support brand manager in setting new product pricing and managing price on existing items.

·Works collaboratively with channel marketing to monitor competitive pricing information and tracks own-brand pricing. Recommends key conclusions and action steps for the brand and business.

Integrated Marketing Plannning:

·Analyzes consumer, category, competition, and channel/customer as part of a situation assessment. Recommends key conclusions.

·Participates in identifying marketing objectives and strategies and the bulls-eye consumer target for the upcoming year. Analyzes information to support brand manager in recommending A&P budget for the upcoming year.

·Works collaboratively with marketing communications and external agencies to create marketing programming, including writing creative briefs that outline project scope and needs, and linking across cross-functional groups.

·Analyzes and provides consumer, category, and brand information to support channel marketing and sales in category management and sales presentations. Develops product selling materials and samples for internal sales meetings.

·Reviews channel and customer-specific point-of-purchase trade plans and provides feedback on consistency with marketing plan.

·Supports brand manager in estimating ROI for A&P initiatives.

Financial Management

·Analyzes current performance, trends, market conditions, and other contributing factors to help brand manager in recommending base and stretch revenue goals for upcoming year.

·Works with channel marketing and sales to identify programming to generate incremental sales and/or profitability.

·Works collaboratively with operations/sourcing to identify and develop productivity initiatives.

·Analyzes information to support brand manager in development of a 6-18 month S&OP product forecast at the product family level for new and existing products. Participates in S&OP demand agreement meetings.

·Works collaboratively with cross-functional team to reduce finished goods inventory and E&O.

·Works collaboratively with finance, channel, and sales in annually pruning unproductive SKU's.

Organization Role and Structure and Talent Management

·Completes PMDP process for self.

·Supports brand management function in recruiting for brand management positions.

·Uses appropriate decision-making and approval processes in a timely manner. Assists with general marketing discipline functions, including overall 'day-to-day' operations of the brand and product lines.

·Four-year college degree

·Entry level brand management position graduating college through 2 years of marketing and/or general management work experience.

·Sales, channel management, consumer insights, or marketing communications experience preferred.

Marketing Skills:

·Basic level- consumer and market insights, innovation and product portfolio management, pricing, integrated marketing planning, and financial management

·Business and brand development, teamwork and collaboration, and drive for results

Preferred Qualifications:

? Consumer Products Industry Experience

Newell Rubbermaid and its Business Units are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. M/F/D/V are encouraged to apply.]]> http://brandsthatmatter.jobs2web.com/job/ATLANTA-Associate-Product-Manager,-Industrial-DYMO-Job-GA-30301/668194/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS http://brandsthatmatter.jobs2web.com/job/ATLANTA-Associate-Product-Manager,-Industrial-DYMO-Job-GA-30301/668194/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS