Product Manager
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Overview
Job Description
Product Manager
Who We Are
Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarterslocatedin Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene,Personal Care, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billionpeople every dayworldwide.
Working at Essity is more than acareer,it is where you will play your part in a better future,to improvewell-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.
About the Role
The Product Manager,Hand TowelsNorthAmericais responsible forimplementing the Product Strategy and executing tactical plans for a product assortment on a regional basis. Accountable for overseeing the productlifecycle, supporting product strategies, and ensuring successful product launches. The role focuses on launch excellence, product management, and assortment optimization to ensure a competitive and profitable assortment. Working in a matrix organization, the job will collaborate with marketing, sales, innovation, R&D, sourcing, and manufacturing.
Additionally, the Product Managerassistsintrackingkey performance indicators (sales volume, revenues,spending, etc.),analyzingthem against forecasts toidentifyareas where the sales performance of thebrand/product/serviceneeds to be improved.This position developsknowledge of the organization's brands, products, services, and customers by working closelywith seniorProduct/Brand Managers.
The ideal candidate should/could live in Philadelphia, PA.
We’relooking for people who embody our values,aren’tafraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace.We’realways looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you,we’dlove to talk.
What You Will Do
Product Strategy & Vision
- Support the development of the product & portfolio strategy to achieve business results
- Assistin implementing strategic and tactical portfolio plans in line with regional business objectives
Product Lifecycle Management & Innovation
- Support the execution of Life Cycle Management from product launches to end of life in coordination with key departments
- Support product optimization and development initiatives to execute the product roadmap while ensuring manufacturability, reducing complexity, and driving cost/quality improvements
- Assistin implementing cost/quality/sustainability improvement projects
- Participate in innovation projects by providing customer & business input, developing project briefs, and defining value-based pricing attributes
Customer/Consumer/Channel Focus
- Collaborate across the full value chain (E2Efrom market to R&D) to achieve a competitive, optimized, and profitable assortment that meets strategic aspirations across geographies and channels
- Understand market needs across geographies and channels and support the implementation of agreed market requests based on approved business cases
- Capture customer and business insights to help shape the category
Activation & Planning
- Assistin developing and aligning launch plans, including defining KPIs
- Support market execution of product launches and post-launch follow-up. Track and report key performance indicators to ensure the achievement of launch targets
Product Management
- Manage the Phase-In, Phase-Out (PIPO) process, coordinating with sales, customer service, product supply, planning, and revenue management
- Ensure specifications of articles produced/soldcomply withlegal and regulatory demands
- Provide regional product support to stakeholders in the full value chain
Metrics and Performance Measurement
- Contribute to business success by analyzing product profitability impact and setting, tracking, and achieving category KPIs. Work with key stakeholders to takeappropriate remedialactions
- Ensure pricing principles are implemented, working collaboratively with markets
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree in businessor relevant discipline
- MinimumThree(3) years of related experience);inaproduct or related Marketing role
- Proven Product and or Brand Marketing experience
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams within a matrix organization
- Strong interpersonaland influencingskills
- Strong presentation skills
- The ability to work independently
- Strongutilizationof Microsoftproducts such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS
- Relevant (ideally B2B) business understanding
- Solid,practicalcommunication skills (both written and verbal)
- Professional business acumen
- Ability to travel to domestic and international locations up to 20%
What We Can Offer You
At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual andempoweremployees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
Compensation and Benefits:
Expected Compensation
Competitiveannual salary +annual incentive bonus+ benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualizedfactorssuch asknowledge, skills, and experience.
Along with competitive payyouwill beeligible for the following benefits:
United HealthcarePPO/ EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance
Wellness program provided through Rally
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match andannual employer base contribution
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
PTO offering withPaid Holidays
Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.
Additional Information
The Company is committed to equalemployment opportunity and providingreasonable accommodations to qualifiedcandidates and employees pursuant toapplicable law. We value and encouragediversity and solicit applications from allqualified applicants without regard to race,color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed,national origin, ancestry, citizenship, maritalstatus, sexual orientation, physical or mentaldisability, medical condition, military andveteran status, gender identity or expression,genetic information, or any othercharacteristic protected by federal, state, orlocal law.
If you require reasonableaccommodation as part of the applicationprocessplease contactEssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com
Together, we are improving lives, every day
Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.
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