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Form of workA gutsy Product Manager role that will work with Colour & Texture on current Trends & Designs in lifestyle and outdoor products
Career opportunity for the career minded- Hardware market
- Broad skill base required
- Product development focus
- Salary is dependent on your experience
What is in it for you?
Our client has a reputation for being a thoroughly enjoyable place to work and providing opportunities to be part of a big marketing team that develops marketing skill sets well beyond the ability of other companies. Your Manager sets you to work on your own product portfolio and expands your experience by taking an entrepreneurial approach - you look for opportunities and gaps in the market, put the planned business together and execute without miles of red tape.
Your Employer
This company has a strong reputation as a quality outdoor and lifestyle product supplier. The company continues to innovate and develop new products and brands. to support sales and margin growth. The organisation has great relationships with their retailers, illustrated by winning a swag of Supplier of the Year awards. The company has modern offices and a friendly and professional group of people to work with.
Your responsibilities…
- Liaise across all functions in the company to drive marketing projects forward
- Sales and market analysis and good use of MS Excel
- Project management for new products and product improvements (full lifecycle management)
- Taking products from concept to launch (full go-to-market planning)
- Working closely with suppliers for new products, ranging, packaging, prototypes, testing and specs
- Promotion – flyers, manuals, tech data sheets, packaging etc.
- Pricing and margin management
- Forecasting
- Working closely with the sales team for channel management
Who are you?
- You have appropriate marketing qualifications.
- At least two years of relevant product marketing experience
- Strong project management skills
- Outstanding number crunching skills using MS Excel
- Supreme organisation and influencing skills
- Proactiveness, along with patience and persistence is a must!
- Exposure to retail distribution via mass merchants; grocery, department stores, hardware and specialty retail is ideal
Saunders Lynn and Company is dedicated to servicing the needs of the homemaker and lifestyle markets. All applications are treated in strict confidence. To learn more about this career opportunity, please get in touch with Helen Shields Bennetts or Kerri O’Connor at (02) 9002 3009. Please quote the Assignment No. HB/1127076.
