Strategic Product Configuration & Retail Programs PM

Pets+People Consumer Products; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pets+People Consumer Products in NYC seeks a highly organized Project Manager to oversee retailer-driven product configurations across pet and human CPG lines. You will coordinate with Product Development, Sourcing, Sales, Licensing, Regulatory, Packaging, and other cross-functional teams to move programs forward.

Responsibilities include end-to-end configurations, retail displays, and ensuring retailer requirements and internal specs are met.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in project management, account management, or product/program coordination; CPG experience preferred (pet or household categories).
• Experience coordinating retail merchandising display vehicles such as pallets, endcaps, sidekicks, PDQs, floor displays, or similar point-of-purchase programs.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve issues before they impact project timelines or product quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end execution of retailer-specific product configurations, including private label products, pack size or count changes, club and multi-pack conversions, exclusive SKUs, promotional configurations, and other retailer-requested modifications.
• Develop and execute retail merchandising displays, including pallets, endcaps, sidekicks, PDQs, floor displays, and other point-of-purchase solutions.
• Serve as the primary coordinator between Sales, Product Development, Design, Sourcing, Regulatory, and other cross-functional partners.
• Build and maintain project timelines, monitor milestones, and proactively identify and communicate project risks or delays.
• Coordinate artwork, packaging, and display specifications to ensure compliance with retailer requirements, regulatory standards, and internal specifications.
• Coordinate sample requests and licensor approvals through product launch.
• Identify opportunities to improve and standardize recurring product configuration workflows.
• Partner with Product Managers on new product launches requiring retailer-specific configurations.

Skills

Project management

Account management

Product coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

Pets+People Consumer Products in NYC seeks a highly organized Project Manager to oversee retailer-driven product configurations across pet and human CPG lines. You will coordinate with Product Development, Sourcing, Sales, Licensing, Regulatory, Packaging, and other cross-functional teams to move programs forward.

Responsibilities include end-to-end configurations, retail displays, and ensuring retailer requirements and internal specs are met.