International Product Manager
Parsippany, NJ - USA
Job Summary
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Primary Purpose:
Contribute to the success of the International Strategic Marketing for the Cookware category in NORTH AMERICA:
Identify and build on consumer insights to create new product opportunities via product innovation
Design and develop new product ranges for the region in full collaboration with the operational marketing local sales and factory product development teams.
Drive the innovation pipeline development with the international engineering and factory teams
Integrate customers needs & create channel management launch offers
What Youll Do:
Project Management: Lead the development of new ranges under the leadership of the Global Director including:
Validation of a new product/concept/big idea
Initiate the Briefs to the product development and Design teams
Define engineering sound product ranges and specificities and align with local marketing and sales
Leading the project timelines and making sure all parties meet deadlines
Provide specifications code and launch presentations to the local team.
Actively explore and validate new business opportunities by using analytics (Nielsens AI NPD data...) & trends to understand the performance of the market competition & identify new opportunities.
What Youll Need:
Bachelors degree in business Engineering or Marketing. Preference for a Masters or MBA degree.
2-4 years of experience in Product Innovations consumer goods housewares or a closely related industry.
Experience working with Factory engineers and Operational Marketing teams.
Well-rounded business acumen able to understand and balance various perspectives (financial marketing commercial consumer etc).
Having initiative grit a creative mindset & acting with self-confidence.
Demonstrated project management skills (creating a detailed project plan building timelines building and maintaining support from stakeholders understanding the factory engineering technical demands managing progress influencing cross-functional partners using relevant PM tools/software etc)
Able to analyze (trends data consumer insights) and determine key learnings & priorities
Demonstrates ability to work cooperatively in a team environment. Working transversally with multiple teams fosters collaborative work with technical teams as well as creative teams.
Demonstrates ability to learn quickly and ability to adapt and learn new processes and technologies.
Strong knowledge of MS Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook as well as NPD Stackline and the latest AI design & analysis tools.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Where Youll Work:
This is a hybrid position in Parsippany NJ.
Pay and Benefits:
You will receive a competitive salary that recognizes your expertise and contribution to the addition we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Medical dental and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Paid time off and holidays
Flexible work arrangements
Continuing education opportunities
Employee discounts on company products
Wellness incentives
Casual dress code
Positive work culture that values work-life balance
To be rewarded for your contributions with a targeted company bonus (if applicable to your role) and annual salary reviews.
Salary range of $95000$110000 commensurate with experience.
We offer aTotal Rewards packagethat includes market-aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefit offering tosupport our employees physical emotional and financial well-being. In addition we offer a fun and collaborative work environment where your ideas will be heard and your contributions will be valued. Dont miss this opportunity to join a dynamic team and take your career to the next level. Apply now!
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Required Experience:
IC
About Company
100 employees
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