Product Management Individual - LLoyd Staffing

Our Client is a Long Island Based Leader in the Chemical Distribution Industry.

This Associate Product Manager role will work closely with marketing, product management, sales to drive growth in new and adjacent products. You will drive a variety of functions under the product management department, including product development, supply chain, sales, and marketing. 

This position will be responsible for driving the levers of value including pricing, product proposition and differentiation, costing. The workstreams will include product research, market analysis, global sourcing and purchasing, sales forecasting and inventory planning, cost and pricing analysis, and more. This position will interface directly with 3rd party manufacturers, customers, as well as our teams in sourcing, logistics, customer service, and sales. We are looking for candidates who bring a strong background in product management with skills in market and product research, data analysis, inventory management, and business development. You will be responsible for maintaining a high level of internal operational efficiency and for delivering superior service to our customers – internally and externally. 

Responsibilities

 • Being the first point of contact for any product related inquiries 

• Being the go-to person for product proposition, pricing, costing, profitability, sourcing etc. 

• Communication to global sales force of supply chain checkpoints and hiccups 

• Forecast, plan, and manage global inventory levels at a SKU-warehouse level to ensure customer needs are met and inventory risks are mitigated

 • Identify, contact, and vet appropriate vendors for new product sourcing 

• Conduct market research and identify competitive information and new client opportunities 

• Partner with our sales reps, marketing and global product managers on identifying new business opportunities in our clients and prospects 

• Developing go to market strategy for product line and implementing across all geographies 

• Monitor and optimize cost and pricing through ongoing analysis of costs and market dynamics, and making recommendations to senior product managers and outside sales teams 

• Coordinate with suppliers regarding order discrepancies, shipment shortages, and other transactional errors 

• Contribute new ideas to leadership team that foster overall company success

 Key Qualifications 

• Strong analytical skills and comfortable with forecasting over various time periods and identifying variances in data 

• Experience using public data sources to identify global suppliers and study market trends

 • Ability to effectively communicate and influence our internal and external stakeholders - suppliers, managers, and intra-company departments with both excellent written and verbal skills 

• High energy, go-getter, proactive, and highly organized with an ability to manage and complete multiple tasks on time 

• A commitment to going above and beyond to make clients happy with a "no task too small" outlook 

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) 

• Supply chain or product management background preferred 

• Experience in chemicals or ingredient related industries preferred

 Key Qualifications 

• Strong analytical skills and comfortable with forecasting over various time periods and identifying variances in data 

• Experience using public data sources to identify global suppliers and study market trends

 • Ability to effectively communicate and influence our internal and external stakeholders - suppliers, managers, and intra-company departments with both excellent written and verbal skills 

• High energy, go-getter, proactive, and highly organized with an ability to manage and complete multiple tasks on time 

• A commitment to going above and beyond to make clients happy with a "no task too small" outlook 

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) 

• Supply chain or product management background preferred 

• Experience in chemicals or ingredient related industries preferred