Product Manager

Refocus LLC; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Refocus LLC is seeking an entry-level Product Manager forConsumer Products to join a hybrid team across the USA with a preference for North Carolina. The role involves shaping product strategy, researching markets, and coordinating cross-functional launches.

You will work with sales, marketing, finance, operations, and supply chain to optimize pricing, lifecycle plans, and performance. Ideal for a business-minded professional with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, economics, management, or supply chain.
• 3+ years in product management, brand management, category management, marketing, merchandising, business strategy, or commercial operations.
• Strong knowledge of market research and competitive analysis.
• Understanding of product positioning, pricing, customer segmentation, and go-to-market planning.
• Strong business and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with cross-functional business and operational teams.
• Ability to understand market data and convert insights into actionable business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute product strategy, positioning, pricing, and lifecycle plans.
• Conduct market research, customer research, and competitive analysis.
• Identify customer needs, changing consumer preferences, market trends, and new product opportunities.
• Develop product business cases, launch plans, pricing strategies, and commercial plans.
• Coordinate new product introductions and product improvements from concept through market launch.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, finance, operations, procurement, supply chain, and distribution teams.
• Monitor product sales, revenue, margins, profitability, market share, and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze customer, sales, and market data to support product and pricing decisions.
• Develop product forecasts, budgets, sales targets, and business plans.
• Gather customer and retailer feedback and translate insights into product improvements.
• Work with merchandising and sales teams to improve product placement, assortment, and performance where applicable.
• Support promotional strategies, pricing decisions, and seasonal product planning.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, revenue growth, and margin improvement.
• Use AI-assisted tools to support market research, competitive intelligence, forecasting, reporting, and customer analysis.
• Prepare product performance reports and present recommendations to senior management.

Skills

Market research

Competitive analysis

Pricing strategy

Go-to-market planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Role: Product Manager / Consumer Products (Entry Level)

Location: Hybrid (Multiple Location all across USA preference North Carolina)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Number of openings: 5+

Experience: 0–4 Years

Industry: Consumer Products, Retail, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Automotive, Food & Beverage, Beauty, Logistics, and Other Non-IT Industries

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute product strategy, positioning, pricing, and lifecycle plans.
• Conduct market research, customer research, and competitive analysis.
• Identify customer needs, changing consumer preferences, market trends, and new product opportunities.
• Develop product business cases, launch plans, pricing strategies, and commercial plans.
• Coordinate new product introductions and product improvements from concept through market launch.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, finance, operations, procurement, supply chain, and distribution teams.
• Monitor product sales, revenue, margins, profitability, market share, and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze customer, sales, and market data to support product and pricing decisions.
• Develop product forecasts, budgets, sales targets, and business plans.
• Gather customer and retailer feedback and translate insights into product improvements.
• Work with merchandising and sales teams to improve product placement, assortment, and performance where applicable.
• Support promotional strategies, pricing decisions, and seasonal product planning.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, revenue growth, and margin improvement.
• Use AI-assisted tools to support market research, competitive intelligence, forecasting, reporting, and customer analysis.
• Prepare product performance reports and present recommendations to senior management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Economics, Management, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in product management, brand management, category management, marketing, merchandising, business strategy, or commercial operations.
• Strong knowledge of market research and competitive analysis.
• Understanding of product positioning, pricing, customer segmentation, and go-to-market planning.
• Strong business and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with cross-functional business and operational teams.
• Ability to understand market data and convert insights into actionable business recommendations.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a business-oriented product professional who understands customers, markets, pricing, sales, and profitability.

Candidates from Product Management, Brand Management, Category Management, Marketing, Merchandising, Business Development, Sales Strategy, Commercial Operations, or Consumer Insights backgrounds are encouraged to apply.