Product & Merchandising Associate Manager

Waterworks; Danbury, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterworks in Danbury, CT seeks an Associate Product Manager, Merchandising and Management to support merchandising and assortment initiatives across the Fittings line. Positioned between Product Specialist and Manager, the role builds on product coordination and analysis with data‑driven decision support.

You will improve tools, systems, and workflows, deepen cross‑functional collaboration, and provide inputs for product decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Working knowledge of product lifecycle and assortment planning principles.
• Developing project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented with strong follow-through.
• Experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Business Objects).
• Demonstrated initiative in process improvement.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Supports merchandising strategies across sales channels and assortment projects.
• Gathers showroom, channel, and market insights to inform recommendations.
• Coordinates digital merchandising deliverables and visual asset needs.
• Maintains showroom and online merchandising accuracy, including pricing and messaging.
• Prepares weekly sales performance reporting and dashboards.
• Tracks post-launch performance and feeds cross-functional insights.
• Owns project workstreams and coordinates cross-functional inputs.
• Maintains product data in M3 with accurate pricing and attributes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Product lifecycle knowledge

Project management

Written & verbal communication

Organizational skills

BI tools (Smartsheet, BO)

Process improvement

Comfort with fast pace

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

M3 PLM/ERP

Smartsheet

Business Objects

Job description

Waterworks in Danbury, CT seeks an Associate Product Manager, Merchandising and Management to support merchandising and assortment initiatives across the Fittings line. Positioned between Product Specialist and Manager, the role builds on product coordination and analysis with data‑driven decision support.

You will improve tools, systems, and workflows, deepen cross‑functional collaboration, and provide inputs for product decisions.