Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Currently in need of a Product Development Manager, the manager is in charge of leading a team that is responsible for the addition, prioritization, pricing, sourcing, and overall growth of all product lines

A degree in this field would be great but not necessarily needed, someone who has 

· 10 years of Marketing, Purchasing, Merchandising, or Category/Product Management experience in Automotive or Industrial maintenance & repair items.

Would also make a great fit for what we are looking for. 

This candidate must be 

· Must be strategic, collaborative and able to build relationships

· Must be motivated, in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail, an eye for quality, and excellent customer service.

and posses 

· Excellent leadership and motivational skills.

· Strong organizational and analytical skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

· Be able to oversee and mentor a team of category managers.

· Have some understanding of product regulatory issues

· Works closely with the team to identify new products, respond, and react to franchises requests and needs in a timely manner and to manage the profitability of the automotive and industrial product lines.

· Provide training and product information to both internal and external company employees, franchises, and prospective franchises around Automotive and Industrial products.

· Provide answers to product issues in a timely fashion.

· Attending and participating in focus group meetings, providing product training and responding and reacting to franchise product recommendations.

· Maintain and up-to-date listing and tracking of all product recommendations and prioritize those recommendations within Automotive and Industrial products.

· Participate in all future company acquisitions. This includes potential travel for on-site visits, product identification and labeling, product packaging and shipping back to company warehouse. This could include both weekend and weekday travel.

· Work closely as a team to make sure that company increases sales and improves margins based on the company objectives and goals.

· The ability to manage and juggle many changing priorities and meet or exceed all commitments to both company employees and company franchises.

· Attend and participate in all mid-manager meetings and company functions/meetings.

If your background sounds similar to what we are looking for I would like to hear from you. 

The Prohunters actively recruits professionals matching elite professionals with first-rate companies. We focus on the best match for employees and employers.

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The Prohunters actively recruits professionals matching elite professionals with first-rate companies. We focus on the best match for employees and employers.

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