Associate Product Manager

Maxi-Cosi; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading juvenile products company seeks an Associate Product Manager to enhance product marketing strategies. This role involves coordinating marketing activities, supporting product lifecycle management, and analyzing profitability. The ideal candidate has a degree in Marketing or Business and 1+ years of relevant experience, and strong project management and communication skills are essential. This position allows for onsite work 4 days a week and remote work on Fridays.

Qualifications

• 1+ years working experience in a Product related role or desire to transition into Product Management.
• Relevant marketing experience in a fast-paced, product-oriented, consumer driven company.
• Ability to build relationships and create influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Assist in executing the product marketing roadmap.
• Support product lifecycle management and market research.
• Analyze category profitability and provide recommendations.

Skills

Project management skills

Advanced PowerPoint skills

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Creativity in problem-solving

Education

B.S. or B.A. in Marketing or Business

Job description

We are looking for a Associate Product Manager to join our Juvenile Consumer Product Marketing team in Foxboro, MA. This position and will work onsite 4 days a week and remotely on Friday's.

Dorel Juvenile is the world's leading juvenile products company. Our well-known products and strong brands are available in more than 100 countries. All our talented employees share the same mission: to Care for Precious Life, and the Assoc. Product Manager is integral to this mission.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

Your mission

The Associate Product Manager will assist the category leader to identify, strategize and execute against the product marketing roadmap and help drive incremental profitable product/sales. This position will work closely and collaboratively with Consumer Insights, Brand and Creative, Ecomm, Program/Project Management, Engineering and Fashion teams.

Key responsibilities

• Serves as key coordinator in day-to-day product marketing activities by compiling, analyzing, and reporting on account information as well as consumer and competitive dynamics.
• Supports product lifecycle management; category administration, market research data, brief writing and proof reading, pricing analysis, sales analysis, presentation development, sample process administration including sample shipping.
• Help identify product solutions and consumer pain points.
• Mining for consumer insights by developing product marketing concept statements to be used in external surveys through collaborating with our internal market research team.
• Assist in analyzing category profitability and provide recommendations to optimize margin performance, such as suggestions for improved SKU assortment.
• Assist and manage key projects from conception to completion.
• Business & Market Information: Constant stimulation of market information and understand the relevant heeds from consumers, the sales group (internal &;;;;;; external), retailers, e-tailers and other stakeholders. Conducts market analysis (competitive landscapes and market overviews) on a consistent basis and reports to brand leaders, brand managers and sales. Creates market-data based questions for qualitative and quantitative research associated with them. Manages the category margin requirements for respective new products.
• Product Development: Creates product briefs driven from ideas on the product roadmaps and drives the process forward with help of Product Management. Responsible for updating product briefs when/if there is a scope change.
• Process of Marketing Plan: Monitors the execution of development projects in marketing, packaging and works closely with brand management on the messaging for all external functions (product related content/product campaigns). Participates in the creation and implementation of the three-year roadmaps. Plays a lead role in market launches for his/her products. Supports both sales and key retail accounts.

Your profile

• B.S. or B.A. in Marketing or Business. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Recent college graduates with 1yr+ working experience (internships will be considered) in a Product related role or a desire to transition into Product Management, preferably in a consumer goods working closely with big box retailers.
• Relevant marketing experience in a fast-paced, product-oriented, consumer driven company.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to build relationships and create influence at all levels of multi-discipline organization.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Creativity, both in conceptualizing ideas & finding solutions to problems.
• Agile decision-making, entrepreneurial nature, ability to formulate a strong point of view.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Must be an out-of-the-box thinker who is constantly looking for ways to improve processes, team, and themselves.
• Ability to think big picture yet understand the need for strong execution.
• Must have strong communication and presentation skills to effectively lead, influence, and inspire others within the organization. Strong sense of “customer comes first” attitude. Must be a strong team player who can maintain a positive attitude through challenges and demanding deadlines.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Are you ready to grow with us?

Dorel Juvenile provides people the invaluable opportunity to make a difference. To work on leading brands together with talented people across the globe, and to keep growing both personally and professionally.

Take the next step in your career and join our quest to improve the parenting journey for millions of families around the world.