Associate Product Manager
6 days ago
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Associate Product Manager to join our Private Brands team at Pet Valu. As an Associate Product Manager, you will play a key role in the development and launch of new private label products, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and on-strategy delivery.
Key Responsibilities- Product Development
- Identify and develop new private brand opportunities and line extensions
- Responsible for creating master label copy
- Support the development of a strategic product plan that meets or exceeds category financial objectives
- Act as a liaison between the project team and design team
- Support the PM in chairing kick-off meetings to ensure team alignment to the project strategy
- Manage product adherence to brand positioning, brand guardrails, and customer value proposition to drive brand loyalty and equity
- Assist in the development of rationale and business cases for new product development, including financial feasibility, supplier selection, product and packaging features, sales projections, pricing recommendations, marketing, merchandising, and promotions
- Project Management
- Develop project timelines
- Monitor the development and execution process to ensure on-time and on-strategy delivery of new products and updates to existing products
- Manage the critical path for all active projects and report on project status
- Vendor Management
- Support the PM in chairing project kick-off meetings with the vendor/sourcing agent
- Develop vendor-specific timelines and communicate all the information a vendor will require to support the on-time delivery of a project
- Collaboration
- Assist and capture meeting minutes during bi-weekly category management meetings
- Chair weekly team meetings with the team to review the status of projects and help develop solutions to barriers/project delays
- Work in collaboration with Category Managers & Associate Category Managers to understand category strategy and set appropriate product strategies and roadmaps to maximize private label penetration, market share, sales volume, and profitability of assigned product categories
- Participate in department meetings to develop strategies, troubleshoot, and actively pursue innovative items, ingredients, and packaging ideas
- Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including Category Management, Supply Chain, Allocation, and Marketing, to ensure effective collaboration and execution of Private Brand strategies and plans
- Reporting
- Utilize available financial & management information systems to monitor sales results and other reporting as required
- Well-developed project management skills
- Strong time management skills and problem-solving skills
- Strong work ethic with a passion for detail and accuracy
- Private Brands experience with a retailer is a plus
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
- Adept at working cross-functionally and collaboratively
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to roll up sleeves and get things done
- Strong analytical skills an asset
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize with a high sense of urgency
- Possess the ability to connect with the merchandising organization and be able to convert opportunities into practical business strategies
- Proactive thinker and doer – anticipate issues before they arise, has a strong pride of ownership to see projects through end to end
- Relevant post-secondary education
- Customer Focus
Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. - Business Acumen
Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting their business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace. - Planning
Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results. - Problem Solving
Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers. - Drive For Results
Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
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