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Product Manager, OTC & Health
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Description
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Increase Control Brand (CB) penetration driving incremental profitability for the total category and increase CB sales by driving innovation and creating brand loyalty.
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Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders including Category Management, Supply Chain, Control Brand Sourcing teams, and Marketing to ensure effective collaboration and execution of CB strategies and plans.
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Acquire knowledge and insights of corporate strategy, consumer insights and economic outlook to develop the CB portfolio strategy for new and existing products.
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Develop strategic rationale and business cases for new product development including financial feasibility and negotiations, supplier selection, product and packaging features, sales projections, pricing recommendations, marketing, merchandising and promotions.
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Develop strategy for existing product categories including merchandising, packaging, pricing, promotions and marketing to ensure continued growth and maximize sales potential.
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Utilize financial and management information systems to compile, analyze and monitor sales results and recommend corrective actions / identify opportunities.
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Develop and maintain good working relationships with manufacturers to ensure proper execution of product launches and optimum service levels are being met.
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Responsible for end to end project management (ie. owner of team collaboration to ensure strategies are met and projects are delivered on time and meet stated objectives).
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Arrange and participate in department meetings to develop strategies, troubleshoot and actively pursue innovative items, ingredients and packaging ideas.
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Coaching and talent development for Assistant Product Manager direct report.
Responsibilities
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Minimum 5-7 years’ of product management/merchandising or equivalent experience.
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University degree required in Management, Marketing or Related field.
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Project Management Certification and/or MBA an asset.
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Strong leadership and managerial skills including project management.
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Strong presentation and analytical skills with the ability to provide recommendations and build plans from key analytics.
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Advanced level of initiative and judgment in order to organize and prioritize tasks, workload and projects.
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Advanced understanding of marketing and merchandising practices and procedures.
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Ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with cross functional teams.
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Specialized interpersonal and decision making skills with the ability to resolve situations with colleagues where there may be some level of conflict, stress or uncertainty.
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Advanced computer skills with the ability to produce effective reports, documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
Hard Skills
- Document management
- Product development
- Opportunity analysis
- Relationship building
- Digital marketing campaigns
- Marketing plan development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Process improvement
- Business planning
- Product roadmapping
- Business analysis
- Timelines
- Deliverable management
- Scheduling
- Meeting minutes
- Executive updates
- Ability to use project management software
- Certifications such as PMP or PRINCE
- Advanced language knowledge
Soft Skills
- Communication
- Leadership
- Strategic thinker
- Time management
- Organized
