Project Manager
Our client is seeking a Project Manager, New Product Development to join their team. As a key member of the PDO (Product Development and Optimization) Team and will develop and produce high quality, best-selling consumer packaged products for the Amazon marketplace. The main responsibility of this role is to manage a global development cross-functional team in order to develop, commercialize and launch innovative products across a range of brands and categories that meet cost, schedule and scope requirements. Additionally, the project manager will aid in both the concept design and communication of design.
Scope of Work
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Drives financial performance against goals – segment P&L and KPIs – sales, profit, growth.
- Creates annual P&L budgets (Revenue, AGM, PPC %, CMR) per assigned brand, and monitor the monthly & quarterly performance to reach target goals. Approve and modify monthly commitments for the products in coordination with the Category Manager.
- Leads development of priorities & execution against growth strategy for the assigned scope.
- Guides managers to effectively drive category KPIs with effective analysis & decision making.
- Understands and masters every aspect of the ecosystem in which products are selling (i.e., competitor’s landscape, industry’s landscape).
Guides manager decisions on current product line(s) & product lifecycle including:
- Pricing, new products, current product optimization & obsolescence.
- Uses data and category landscape knowledge to identify opportunities for new products and propose new ideas to PDO team.
- Work closely with the PDO team to maintain a product portfolio optimized for quality and costs.
- Accountable for the successful launch of new portfolio products.
- Utilizes data-derived insights to establish new product priorities.
- Troubleshoots, guides, trains and mentors managers to succeed in day-to-day operations.
- Works collaboratively with and provides priorities to PDO, Project Management and Marketing teams.
Role Requirements:
- Previous position of Category Director or Senior Category Manager.
- 10+ years of packaged goods and/or e-commerce category management experience, ideally in corporate and startup environments.
- Fluent English.
- Ability to develop metrics, analyze data quantitatively and identify opportunities and solve problems.
- Ability to balance strategic planning & operational execution.
- Knowledge of Amazon sales tactics, front & back end experience & execution to drive KPIs preferred.
- Adept at working in a cross-functional, matrixed organization.
- A history of owning, developing, and communicating long-term vision and goals that drive strategies for a portfolio of products.
- Bachelor’s Degree, MBA preferred.
- Position may require travel.
