Assistant Product Manager (Home Solutions)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Product Manager will be responsible for monitoring tasks involved in marketing, sales and production, supporting the product manager in decision making and developing strategies to promote a product while ensuring the efficiency of the implemented product development and marketing strategies.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Pricing and Promotional strategy

Through detailed analysis of company targets and market activity, prepare bi-weekly, monthly sales reports

Work closely with Product Manager to develop pricing models and promotional plans for Key Account Executives to present with goal to win incremental floor spots and grow market share

Main contact for Regional Sales Managers for promotional pricing to target profitable mix and to increase flyer exposure to drive sales volume

Analyze sales/market trends to identify misses and to strategically target sales goal in effort to close gaps

Product Development

Monitoring production / shipping schedules / logistics

Preparing and executing new product launch processes

Analyze competition and support merchandizing planning

Analyze market share and in-store share and identify competitive issues through store visits and market intel

Correspond with the factory and HQ division on a regular basis to support product and marketing communications for the local team

Maintaining system data (Product net) to reflect current and accurate product information

New Product Introduction Event Industry show and Training Event Support

Support Marketing Team for the production of marketing material & tools and training modules

Supply Chain Management support; analyze PSI by model and bring up issues.

Performance Management

Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations

Answer telephone and electronic enquiries and relay telephone calls and messages

Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems

Determine and establish office procedures

Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to employer or appropriate person

Record and prepare minutes of meetings

Arrange travel schedules and make reservations

May compile data, statistics and other information to support research activities

May supervise and train office staff in procedures and in use of current software.

May organize conferences

Relevant experience(s) & duration

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

At least 1-3 year sales/marketing or product management experience to drive projects, managing and building new relationships with internal and external partners, and building team spirit.

Knowledge and skills (general and technical)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Direct Communication with Key Account Managers and Customers) in order to be the center point of all BU related communications.

Experience with launching new products, demonstrating i.e. leading and providing direction to people from sales, supply chain, marketing, and factory

Bilingualism: Proficiency in multiple languages (English/Korean)

Other requirements

Must be a team player

Strong analytical capabilities

Strong advanced Excel, Power point skills

Strong Business sense Business acumen