Associate Product Manager - GameTime

Description

The Associate Product Manager supports product strategy and development by analyzing market trends, customer needs, and product performance, while executing key tasks to ensure successful product launches and customer satisfaction. This role works closely with product managers and the cross-functional team to provide insights that guide innovation, pricing, and lifecycle management, helping the company deliver high-quality, competitive products in the commercial playground industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Research market trends, customer insights, and competitor product offerings to identify opportunities and threats
• Analyze product sales, margins, and lifecycle data to support decision-making
• Partner with product managers to develop business cases, product roadmaps, and go-to-market strategies
• Support pricing strategies by evaluating costs, competitor benchmarks, and perceived customer value
• Collaborate with the cross-functional team to ensure accurate product specifications, documentation, and marketing collateral
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate data-driven insights to leadership and stakeholders
• Execute tasks accurately and efficiently to support on-time product launches and ensure customer satisfaction
• Ensure compliance with industry safety and regulatory standards

QUALIFICATIONS

What qualifications are they required to have?

Travel

Outside of travel between Chattanooga, TN and Fort Payne, AL, travel is approximately 5%.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in Microsoft 365.

If an individual has a working knowledge of project management software platforms (e.g., Asana) and AutoCAD, that is a plus.

Other Skills

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently walk, sit, talk, listen, and occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet, except in the manufacturing environment where PPE may be required

PlayCore and its family of brands considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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