Product Manager, Occasion Job

Because this position requires regular on-site work at our Creative Studios in Westlake, Ohio, we will focus on candidates who currently reside in Northeast Ohio. Remote work and relocation assistance are not available for this role.

This Product Manager is responsible for supporting Occasion Leadership to strategically drive celebrations occasion product management for all in-department and out-of-department spaces at retail.

As a Product Manager, you will execute the strategic agenda to drive retail productivity, market basket growth and trip conversion across all product categories.

In this role you will be responsible for effectively collaborating across functions within a matrixed organization to influence the delivery of support services to meet the needs of retailers and our end consumers.

You will also be responsible for leading and guiding the development of a team of professionals, instilling knowledge of business, retailer and consumer needs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Shares the P&L responsibility with manager for the Everyday Business (shared responsibility across retailers) and drives for continuous growth
• Responsible for aiding in the development of Everyday Business Strategy for assigned retailers, including marketing/promotion strategy, product mix, placement and pricing strategy across categories
• Responsible for delivering retail productivity growth by curating assortments through optimized POGs on an ongoing basis
• Delivers occasion/retailer requirements to Product Organization to support product development for existing categories
• Partners with Sales in development of Sales materials, presentations and communications
• Manages retail activity calendar and initiative planning in partnership with peer Occasion Teams, Sales, Supply Chain and FMO
• Collaborates throughout the organization to actively pursue new solutions to drive sales, profit and efficiencies.
• Manages POG catalog/assortments across Category & designated Occasion spaces
• Aids in the development and execution plans for Everyday Business testing and research requirements
• Ensures all key schedule dates and tasks are executed on time and flawlessly
• Responsible for career development and performance management of team
• Demonstrates leadership competencies and occasion team strategic capabilities
• Effectively communicates with internal stakeholders and presents to business leaders across the organization as well as outside the organization
• Understands POS, market/consumer trends, retailer initiatives and competitive landscape to inform Everyday Business Strategy

Experience Required:

Required Length & Type of Experience:
•The qualified candidate will have 5+ years of relevant experience in a consumer goods company with previous profit and loss responsibility. Experience partnering with cross-functional departments in a diverse environment to achieve occasion and marketing objectives
•5+ years prior experience managing a team

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
•Demonstrates the following Leadership competencies: inspirational leadership, highly collaborative, customer centric, accountability, results focused, financial acumen
•Exhibits Occasion Team Strategic Capabilities: Strategic formulation & focus, project management & organization, strong retail analytics, financial/operational savvy, communication/presentation skills
•Consumer product or AG industry-related product knowledge
•Strong PC skills to include excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.