Senior Manager, Product Portfolio

Rise Baking Company, LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Baking Company, LLC is seeking a results-oriented Senior Product Manager to lead the development and lifecycle of our food portfolio in the United States. You will become a market expert in assigned categories, guiding strategy and collaborating with marketing, sales, and operations to drive growth.

The role requires a relevant degree and 5+ years in product management, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field.
• 5+ years of product management or related experience.
• B2B or B2C food industry experience preferred.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage product lifecycle: development, maintenance, optimization, and discontinuation.
• Become a market expert in owned product categories and apply trends to portfolio decisions.
• Align product marketing activities with priorities and support business objectives.
• Develop near-term and long-term growth strategies for products and categories.
• Prepare product-related customer communications.
• Analyze and publish reports supporting Product Marketing and cross-functional initiatives.
• Support product training and cross-functional process alignment.
• Support food safety standards and legality of products.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About this position

Job Purpose

Essential Functions

• Manage the product lifecycle of assigned portfolio categories: new product development, ongoing product maintenance and optimization, and discontinuation
• Become a market expert in owned product categories: understand and apply market-relevant trends and competitive knowledge to portfolio management
• Help ensure product marketing activities are aligned to company/category priorities and support the objectives of the overall business
• Support development of near-term and long-term product and category growth strategies
• Help define and share compelling product and category selling stories
• Support general portfolio management: review and align on product catalogs, seasonal programs, website content, and product trainings
• Support business case development for relevant product development and optimization opportunities
• Prepare and align product-related customer communications
• Analyze and publish reports that support Product Marketing and relevant cross-functional initiatives
• Support customer-centric ideation and innovation work streams
• Support product training: material development and live training sessions
• Support cross-functional process alignment
• Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field
• 5+ years of product management or related experience
• B2B or B2C food industry experience preferred
• Strong analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to positively influence and motivate others
• Desire to improve processes, products, and services
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities efficiently and proactively
• Self-motivated, goal oriented, quality driven, and capable of working independently