Product Marketing Manager - Commercial (Remote)

Job Description
Product Manager
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NEW ROLE w/Food Manufacturer in Indiana
Our food production client, located in the central part of Indiana, is actively seeking a
Product Manager
. This role owns category strategy, innovation pipeline, pricing, margin management, customer insights, and cross-functional execution to drive revenue growth and market share expansion. The Product Manager serves as the subject matter expert for the Bacon portfolio and partners closely with FP&A, Sales, Planning & Scheduling, and others to ensure maximized profitability through customer reviews, efficiency through scheduling, inventory management, and sales pricing.
This individual and their peers will provide daily/ weekly/ monthly strategies to the commercial/sales team to ensure success.

Product Manager Responsibilities: pricing, inventory, and product group assortment strategies. Managing pricing activities (daily/weekly/seasonal/ etc.) Pricing responsibilities are specific to the assigned product group and will be coordinated with the Director of Product Management and/or other leaders within the commercial leadership team. Inventory management within respective categories. Including the preparation and execution of any relevant seasonal needs, addressing distressed inventory with sales, fresh vs. Providing direction to respective planning team(s) as needed.

Creating, organizing and overseeing general strategies amongst production areas that utilize raw materials within categories being managed. Work in conjunction with FP&A and Operations to create, maintain, and manage B/E models for respective categories. Using those to guide inventory and sales strategies within product group. Communicate product specifications, inventory levels, pricing, costing and lead time requirements. Responsible for development and maintenance of processes and workflows with other functional areas and departments in respect to their category.

Mainly but not limited to FP&A, Operations and Quality Assurance. Provides leadership and guidance to other areas of the business, including FPS, operations, and sales. May maintain a level of relationship with key customer(s) within product group.

Product Manager Qualifications

~ Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Food Science, or related field required; MBA preferred.
~5+ years of experience in category management, product management, brand management, or food manufacturing.
~ Experience in protein (bacon), meat processing, or CPG industry strongly preferred.
~ Strong analytical skills with experience using syndicated data (IRI, Nielsen, Circana, etc.).
~ SAP experience, preferred.
~ May travel up to 30% of the time.
~ For more information, please submit a confidential resume to melva@mriz.net
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