PRODUCT MANAGER

Essential Functions:

• Participates in overall product strategy, research and development, and manufacturing for new and current products. 
• Manages budget and product P&L. Analyzes gross margin reports, current volume and profit for assigned categories.  
• Manages a costing portfolio, working with finance as required to update and customize, supporting one or multiple sales channels or product portfolios. 
• Provides analysis on performance vs budget to identify customers or product forms where improvement and/or focus is required.  
• Implement domestic pricing for various sales channels and communicates pricing/allowances to regional sales managers. 
• Act as the technical product authority with external customers, providing guided customer solutioning and position future capabilities as strategic selling points when aligned with customer needs. 
• Implements business simplification, assessing active and inactive products, and working to consolidate items, brands, and formulas as needed. 
• Supports new product development objectives by aligning R&D and operations, including project prioritization, attending plant tests, and first production runs (as travel allows). 
• Drives sales with the commercial group by informing sales managers of product availability and new opportunities. Travels as needed to represent Trident as a subject matter expert. 
• Coordinates with procurement, operations, and FSQA groups on packaging development/new projects, supporting the critical goal of modernization
• Regularly works onsite to build strong team connections, collaborate across functions, and solve problems in real time.

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Verifiesprice changes & allowances on PO’s to align with intended pricing. 
• Drives domestic promotion strategy, including trade planning andpromotional programs. 
• Provides support to sales and FSQA team where issues surrounding product quality or questions related to product attributes require technical expertise. 
• Collaborates with marketing to conduct market research. Identifies and tracks market trends to make recommendations to stay ahead of the curve on new product development, including trends in new packaging concepts/technology.  

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive. The organization may assign other duties as needed to meet business requirements. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Compensation & Benefits:

This is a salaried exempt position with an annualized salary range of $90,000 to $115,000.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, disability programs, basic life and AD&D, and a 401(k) plan with a company match, paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial PTO benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, front loaded on the first of the year, initially prorated quarterly based on hire date. Commuter programs are also available.

More information can be found at https://www.tridentseafoods.com/benefits.

Minimum Requirements 

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in product management or related field. 
• A bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience engaging with sales/commercial groups regarding availability, price, and other information required by customers.  
• Ability to travel up to 25%, in support of Value-Added operations and the US Value-Added sales team. May include international travel. 

Preferred Education & Experiences:

• Seafood industry experience is strongly preferred. 
• Highly detail-oriented, with strong analytical critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to analyze, organize, and simplify complex problems to develop practical solutions.  
• Strong understanding of project management practices 
• Ability to collaborate with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, engineering, marketing, research, and development, purchasing, manufacturing, and operations to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities. 
• Has a strong code of ethics, representing the organization inside and outside of the workplace. 

Work Environment:

This is an on-site position based at the Trident Support Center office in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

In-office time takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and moderate noise. While remote, employees must provide appropriate home office space.

Physical demands: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch. 

Work authorizations: 

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.