Associate Product Manager, Visual Communication

4 weeks ago

Lake Zurich, United States accobrands Full time

 

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Essential brands. Innovative products. Smart investment. Winning team. This is what you will find at ACCO Brands. We are passionate about building a culture that is committed to the success of our employees. If you are looking for an organization that offers rewarding opportunities and is dedicated to team orientation, learning and development, and flourishes with success, we invite you to be a part of building our company for the future. 

Job Summary

ACCO Brands is seeking an Associate Product Manager for our Visual Communication product category.  ACCO brands is undergoing a strategic transformation in serving the office products category to meet the hybrid work environment.  To achieve this, we will focus on meeting the needs of our customers while always putting the consumer at the center of our efforts. This will require an understanding of the importance of both B2B and B2C marketing and product management. 

The Associate Product Manager for Visual Communication will be a motivated, growth-oriented individual with the willingness to learn and adapt.  The right candidate possesses excellent project management and communication skills, the ability to work independently, take initiative, and be resourceful to meet organizational goals. This position requires experience in and exposure to product management and brand marketing.

Responsibilities
  • Data Collection and Analysis: Gather quantitative data from internal and external resources and develop summaries highlighting trends and recommendations on future activities.
  • Competitive Assessment and Review: Gather and maintain insights on the competitive landscape including features, pricing, and consumer feedback to assist in identifying market opportunities feeding in the product roadmap.  
  • Consumer Insight: Coordinate concept feasibility assessments to gauge consumer interest working with the Consumer Insights team.
  • Product Roadmap Development: Assist in program feasibility assessment and definition through consumer pain point identification, market sizing, business case development and pricing analysis.
  • Portfolio Management: Support product portfolio including new product launches, pricing management and product life to maximize overall category efficiency and profitability.  
  • Coordination with sales and channel marketing to support customer and promotional activities.
  • Working closely with cross functional teams such as: engineering, industrial design, sourcing, compliance, quality, and manufacturing functions to deliver roadmap program.
Qualifications
  • BS/BA is required, preferably in Business Administration or Marketing or a related field
  • Minimum of 2 years of marketing experience is required, preferably within product management
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience working with cross functional teams
  • Can-do, will-do attitude/mindset with ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex environment
  • Project management and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize in a deadline driven environment
  • Experience with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
  • Local candidates only.  Must be able to work onsite 2 days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday) in our Lake Zurich, IL Headquarters.   

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About Us:

You know our brands. You love our brands. You just may not know they are ours.

If you have touched a PowerA® gaming controller, a Five Star® notebook, a Swingline® stapler, a Quartet® dry erase board, or a Kensington® computer mouse, you have touched part of ACCO Brands Corporation. With annual revenues of over $2 Billion, ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO) designs, markets, manufactures and sells branded academic, consumer and business products globally. The power of our brands, our unmatched global customer reach, and our strategic market strengths put us in a position to achieve global leadership and growth. We're proud of our long history of industry leadership and innovation and are focused on delivering exceptional value to our customers by providing unique, cutting-edge, branded products.

Apply now and build a successful future with ACCO Brands.

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More information about ACCO Brands, the Home of Great Brands Built by Great People, can be found at www.accobrands.com.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

At ACCO Brands, we are committed to providing an environment of fairness and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical and mental disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. ACCO Brands believes that a diverse and inclusive work environment is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

 

AODA

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities will be provided in all parts of the recruiting process as required under the ACCO Brands Canada AODA policy.  Applicants are asked to make their needs known in advance.

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