8 days ago

Job Description

Job Description

Because this position requires regular on-site work at our Creative Studios in Westlake, Ohio, we will focus on candidates who currently reside in Northeast Ohio.

Remote work and relocation assistance are not available for this role.

The role of an Assistant Product Manager is to support their manager in the execution of Everyday Strategy across retailers. The Assistant Manager works under the supervision of a manager to help develop and execute strategies and tactics that support the Everyday growth plan

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Understands the P&L for the Everyday Business (shared responsibility across retailers) and drives for continuous growth
  • Helps develop and executes strategies and tactics by working closely in association with various key contacts across the organization to meet Everyday business objectives.
  • Shares responsibility for delivering retail productivity growth by curating assortments through optimized POGs on an ongoing basis
  • Delivers occasion requirements to Product Organization to support product development for existing categories
  • Aids in the development of sales materials, presentations and communications
  • Ensures all key schedule dates and tasks are executed on time and flawlessly
  • Collaborates throughout the organization to actively pursue new solutions to drive sales, profit and efficiencies.
  • Manages POG catalog/assortments across Category & designated Occasion spaces
  • Responsible for career development and performance management of direct report(s)
  • Understands and maintains accurate documentation of business processes, policies and priorities
  • Effectively communicates with internal stakeholders and presents to business leaders across the organization
  • Understands POS, market/consumer trends, retailer initiatives and competitive landscape to inform occasion plans
  • Addresses occasion related inquiries and questions from internal partners in accurate and timely manner.

Numbers & Facts

LocationWestlake, OH
IndustryManufacturing - Other
Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
Year Founded1906
Websitehttp://corporate.americangreetings.com/careers/whoweare.html

About Company

For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love. The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com. In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.9 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide.

Skills

  • Business Processesunmatched
  • Career Developmentunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Market Trend Analysisunmatched
  • Marketing/Sales Collateralunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
  • Product Managementunmatched
  • Product Supportunmatched
  • Profit & Lossunmatched
  • Retailunmatched
  • Retail Strategyunmatched
  • Revenue Growthunmatched
  • Sales Presentationunmatched
  • Solution Salesunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Work From Homeunmatched

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