Product Marketing Manager – Fasteners and Industrial

Key Result Areas (KRAs):

Future innovation brainstorming:
– Know your category
– Know/share your marketplace
– Know, understand, share the dynamics of competition, both direct/in-direct
– Working closely with USA product team on brainstorming

Generation planning:
– What is coming out and when in a calendar
– Timeline focused launches, based on customer-centric launch dates

Complete Cycle of Product Commercialization:
– New product to market, using stagegate software or other internal systems
– SKU set-up
– Working with finance on cost estimates
– Full price mapping including invoice reco, retails, promo where applicable
– Launch plan (brands, SKU depth, launch deck, kick-offs, training)
– Initial launch forecast owner, working in conjunction with key stakeholders
– At shelf appearance (packaging, merch, display)
– Channel plan (intro, exclusives)
– End of life (SKU rat, brand rat, EO, sell-off, and inventory turndown)

Knowledge and Complete Ownership:
– Be the hub of knowledge about your categories
– Own financial performance GS$/PM%/GM%

Education:
– Bachelor’s degree in marketing or the equivalent in education and experience

Requirements:
– 5 years experience managing Fastener product category, within the Industrial industry is a must
– Proficient in MS Office. Heavy use of Excel on a daily basis.
– Analytical background preferred for managing pricing and project management tools
– Excellent organizational and planning skills; able to multi-task and meet deadlines
– Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
– Business travel required

Contact:

Forward resume to Alycia Huang at alycia.huang@hillmangroup.com .