FoodService Product Manager

Company: Sabert
Location: Sayreville
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:This role is accountable for driving growth and profitability improvement through product management and marketing efforts within select product lines. The Senior Product Manager will play a fundamental role in transforming Sabert's business through innovative marketing strategies, tactics and execution that achieve our aggressive volume, profit, and market-share objectives. In addition, the Senior Product Manager will also have a leadership role in innovation and the development of profitable new products and solutions for our business to business customers.Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage product line marketing plans, including: strategy and positioning, differentiation, market research, and all aspects of integrated marketing including advertising, public relations, communication, internet, trade journals, product launches, brochures, trade shows, etc.
• Provide the sales force with effective marketing support, including sales tools, training, consumer trend information, customer presentations and problem-solving support.
• Oversee and coordinate forecasting, pricing strategy.
• Manage product line optimization, including SKU rationalization and product line expansions.
• Identify new opportunities by recognizing market and consumer trends and formulating long-term new product ideas to ensure growth and profitability.
• Develop strong relationships with sales. Meet with customers in order to gain a thorough understanding of their needs
• Lead efforts to attain cost savings or margin enhancement projects, prioritize New Product Development & major projects, quality and service level attainment, resource planning and problem resolution.
• Analyze and track market and competitive information of the select product lines in all channels, including key competitors, sustainable competitive advantages and core competency identification and exploitation.
• Provide support to our sales organization with presentation material and market data/trends.
• Represent Marketing within Innovation projects Act as team lead for Innovation projects within categoryKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
  • Strong business acumen and expertise in marketing and product management disciplines
  • Know-how in developing pricing recommendations
  • Knowledge of Sustainability matters
  • Results orientation; high level of personal initiative, energy and ownership for success
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong project management skills; good planning, organization and prioritization skills
  • Command of financial principles and product line P&Ls; strong analytical skills
  • Ability to network and negotiate internally and with external partners to drive results.
  • Self- starter, adept at being agile within systems and processes
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications; familiarity with SAP a plusREQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
    • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
    • 7+ years of progressively responsible experience, with an emphasis in business-to-business marketing
    • Experience in managing product line P&Ls and related activities
    • Successful track record in product development and product launches
    • Experience in food packaging or similar business a plusSummaryPay, benefits and more.Sabert is eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.About Sabert:We are a leading global manufacturer of innovative food packaging products and solutions. Our company was founded in 1983 on a single mission: to enhance and advance the way people enjoy food . Today we design, manufacture and distribute a wide spectrum of packaging solutions for food distributors, restaurants & caterers, grocery stores, national food chains and consumer entertaining.

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