Senior Product Manager
Current- Manage the Company’s reading glass portfolio of $250,000,000 in annual revenue to ensure product growth and profitability by strategically analyzing and making recommendations on key marketing ventures, product design, brand support, market research, and planning.- Provide leadership to the Product Manager, Product Coordinator, and Sample Support Team; while ensuring career growth and progression.- Manage the entire product lifecycle from conception to launch; ensuring product meets all quality standards.- Negotiate pricing with overseas suppliers in order to increase profitability for each product.- Communicate with suppliers to coordinate and manage the overall development of new products and production.- Partner with the Company’s Marketing Department to develop effective promotional materials to drive product visibility and sales.- Gather and analyze POS data to make appropriate product recommendations to the Sales and Merchandising teams to ensure product offerings to retailers will be successful.