Senior Product Manager - Health & Nutrition

Health & Nutrition Senior Product Manager

The Health & Nutrition Senior Product Manager provides strategic and practical input for specific H&N product offerings for the product life-cycle for our domestic and international markets. This role manages marketing campaigns, analyzes sales reports, market performance, financial impacts, trends, and merchandising strategies. Manages new and existing products to meet corporate goals. Serves as champion for their product lines.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

Develop New Products :

• Discover and analyze local market trends and consumer needs to develop launch list
• Work with Science Team on formulation development
• Check with local consultant on formulation of launch items; file or register the formulation and product with local health authorities for approval
• Complete Competitive Analysis on new potential products and existing products data on Competitive products
• Analyze market potential to identify pricing points and get pricing approval
• Work with cross-functional teams on creating labels, sales aids, and marketing materials, including videos, flyers and infographics
• Create white papers and training and / or marketing materials of launch items
• Follow up order status of first shipment and work with Purchasing to get first order shipment delivered on time for product launch
• Implement process for product release
• Audit pricing, image, and contents of new products on web portals and web landing sites

Manage Existing Products :

Education & Experience :

Bachelor's degree in Business, International Business, Marketing, or related field recommended. Equivalent work experience in these fields will be considered as relevant to this recommendation.

Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in product management, project management, brand management, marketing, or merchandising.

Demonstrated experience in health and nutrition products, compounds, and ingredients.

Computer / Communication Skills :

Ability to be consistent and remain determined, focused, confident, and in control under pressure

Proficient use of MS Office programs : Word, Excel, and Outlook, required

Ability to present training topics to small or medium sized groups

High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted strategic projects in conjunction with day-to-day tactical activities

Ability to get along and work with diverse personalities; tactful, mature, flexible

Prioritizes and models good communication skills; follows up, timely responses, proactive and positive in approach

Above moderate to high levels in reading comprehension, writing, and speaking in English; active listening; attention to detail; critical thinking; creative problem solving; complex problem solving; and judgment.

Ability to establish credibility and be decisivebut can recognize and support senior management's preferences and priorities to advance the organization