Assistant Product Development Manager
Job Location:
Woonsocket, RI - USA
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Job Summary
Were building a world of health around every individual shaping a more connected convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health youll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply innovate with purpose hold ourselvesaccountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger helping to simplify health care one person one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
If youre energized by the idea of building products from the ground up and seeing your work come to life on shelves this is where your passion meets purpose. As an Assistant Product Development Manager you will play a key role in supporting the growth of our Store Brands portfolio by executing product development initiatives that align with strategic business goals. This role is focused on operational excellence across the product lifecycle ensuring timely and accurate execution of new product launches that meet customer needs and drive category performance. You will report directly to a Product Development Manager and collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners.
Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Tactical Project Execution - 60%
- Support the Product Development Manager in every aspect of the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) lifecycle from concept launch improvements and potentially sunsetting acting as a key point of contact between vendors and internal teams (e.g. packaging regulatory sourcing and marketing).
- Manage item setup & maintenance processes including vendor onboarding UPC generation factory updates specification updates and data accuracy across systems.
- Maintain and organize key product documentation including planograms information samples ingredient specifications pricing and launch timelines with minimal support.
- Assist in market research and competitive analysis to inform product positioning and innovation opportunities.
Strategy Planning - 40%
- Assist the Product Development Manager in their development and alignment of category strategy product roadmap (with support including: analyses competitive retail & product assessments attending tradeshow/conferences & vendor meetings etc)
- Facilitate & assist in the preparation of leadership level materials with key cross functional partners for critical milestone meetings such as:
- Planogram Review
- Product Pipeline Review & New Item Presentation Meetings
- Category Planogram Strategy Kickoffs
- Various executive level business reviews
- Develop & refine critical strategy building skillsets as you learn how to launch Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) in a fast paced retail environment.
Education:
Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
Prior Relevant Work Experience: required 0-3 years preferred 3-5 years
Essential Qualifications and Functions:
The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic an entrepreneurial mindset business savvy curiosity and the ability to be highly productive in a dynamic fast paced collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge / skill / ability:
- Travel requirements up to 10% travel expected.
Skill In:
- Attention to detail & critical milestones with little oversight required to ensure information is accurate & on time.
- Leverages a continual improvement mindset to create simplicity and improve the colleague and customer experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust amongst colleagues as demonstrated by successful collaboration to achieve shared goals.
- Strong time management skills evidenced by experience being accountable to multiple deliverables on staggered deadlines.
- Strong personal integrity and judgment
- Strong communication skills in both formal and informal writing and speech
Ability to:
- Deliver executive level quality professional communications presentations responses and analyses on a wide range of requests on potentially tight deadlines.
- Communicate clearly to small and large groups internally and externally
Required Qualifications:
- 0-3 years of full or part-time work experience in a retail and/or corporate environment
- 0-3 years experience achieving both short-term and long-term goals on a deadline.
- Experience in Microsoft Excel PowerPoint Outlook etc
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$46988.00 - $112200.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience education geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers patients members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal state and local laws.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
At CVS Health, we share a clear purpose: helping people on their path to better health. Through our health services, plans and community pharmacists, we’re pioneering a bold new approach to total health. Making quality care more affordable, accessible, simple and seamless, to not only ... View more
