What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager - Hair & Beauty Accessories position at Conair LLC?
About Us:
Conair is a leading international designer, manufacturer, and marketer of branded personal care and small kitchen appliances, cookware, hairbrushes & accessories, cosmetic bags, and travel accessories.
Conair has always been driven by a passion for innovation; it’s part of the Company’s DNA. Trendsetting products have been invented by Conair since its inception in 1959, keeping the Company always a step ahead of the competition. The company's domestic and international divisions offer a diversified mix of consumer and professional products sold in over 120 countries. The Family of Conair brands includes CONAIR, Cuisinart, BabylissPRO, Scünci , TRAVELSMART by CONAIR, and Waring.
Conair’s passion for innovation gets stronger with each decade, as evidenced by the over 1,000 patents the Company has obtained worldwide. Today, Conair and its brands are names known throughout the world. Conair continues to introduce its brands to new and emerging markets, year after year. By the 1990s, most households in America owned at least one Conair product. Today many have more than one, and the Company’s goal is to ensure that every household in the world eventually owns one of our products.
At Conair, we inspire our customers with innovative quality products and brands that enhance their lives.
Position Summary:
We are currently seeking a Product Manager to work in our HBA marketing department. This person will share in the responsibility of driving growth and generating revenue while partnering with various teams to deliver best-in-class new products.
Responsibilities:
- Share in the responsibility of driving growth and generating revenue while partnering with various teams to deliver best-in-class new products
- Utilize market research, product research, product testing, pricing analysis, and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for innovation
- Build new product concepts and marketing strategy through sourcing, development, packaging creation, and launch strategies
- Collaborate with Sales, Creative, Manufacturing, Operations, Brand Management to successfully manage and execute your launch
- Own the product development timeline to ensure the successful execution of your launches
- Partner with Account Executive to initiate, manage and track creative process to develop packaging and online content
- Collaborate with Asia remotely and, if opportunity presents, in-person focusing on product maintenance and new product development
- Negotiate product pricing with factories to reach optimal margin.
- Work with domestic and overseas suppliers to create off shelf display programs.
- Handle time sensitive responsibilities and communications in a timely and professional manner
- Travel to customer meetings and present new product lines.
- Set-up new product information in SAP and maintain accuracy during product life cycle.
- Regularly evaluate the current portfolio and identify opportunities for growth or rationalization
- Partner with Consumer Insights team to compile and document research & competitive analysis for existing products and categories
- Monitor existing product sales
- Contribute to the success of company by leading or assisting with other projects and tasks as assigned
Environmental Factors:
- Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time
- Must be able to use a computer keyboard and view a monitor for extended periods of time
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally for business (% if needed)
- Must be Covid-19 vaccinated.
- We currently operate on a hybrid schedule; candidate must be willing to come into the office 50% of time.
What we offer:
- Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision plans
- Generous Paid Time Off Programs
- Life & Disability Insurance
- FSA/HRA/Dependent Care FSA
- Paid Parental Leave Policy
- 401k and company match
- Free Lunch (in some locations)
- EAP & Employee Wellness Programs
- Volunteer Days Paid Time Off
Are you passionate about this opportunity but worried that you don’t have 100% of the experience we’re looking for? We still want to hear from you!
Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to Conair!
Salary : $83,600 - $106,000
