Jostens is a leader in the student commemoration market, serving local communities for over 125 years. As an Assistant Product Manager, you will support the development and execution of product and merchandising strategies for specific product categories, collaborating with various teams to ensure successful product launches and performance.
Responsibilities
- Run and analyze sales reporting. Generate reports on product sales performance and provide insights on category trends and opportunities
- Evaluate product performance. Assist in reviewing SKU performance, product assortment effectiveness, and category profitability
- Monitor product portfolios. Help manage product assortments and recommend updates to improve product line performance
- Support product development execution. Partner with sourcing and manufacturing teams to help manage product specifications, timelines, and vendor submissions
- Lead select project initiatives. Provide project management support for product development and marketing initiatives across channels
- Support the sales organization. Assist with product-related inquiries, product details, and issue resolution to support field teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally. Work closely with marketing, sales, sourcing, operations, finance, and manufacturing teams to bring new consumer products to market
Skills
- BA/BS in Business, Marketing, Product Development, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 1–2 years of experience supporting physical product development, merchandising, or product line management
- Experience working with consumer products, merchandise, or retail product assortments
- Exposure to new product, category, or business development from concept through launch
- Understanding of product life cycles and the marketing mix (4P's)
- Familiarity with online and offline marketing strategies, including catalog, retail, and digital channels
- Working knowledge of MS Access and PowerPoint
- Strong ability to manage timelines, analyze data, and drive initiatives forward
- Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, and presentation abilities across all levels of the organization
- Ability to leverage internal resources effectively to meet business objectives
- Actively seeks diverse perspectives to drive better solutions and results
- Preferred Desktop publishing experience
Benefits
- We offer competitive healthcare (health, dental, vision, coverage) in addition to voluntary benefits including home and car insurance, pet insurance, flexible spending account, amongst many more.
- Our 401K plan has immediate vesting, so you can start saving for retirement right away.
- We offer a hybrid schedule with on-site work 3 days a week.
- We believe in taking your time off without guilt and offer accrued paid time off and company paid holidays.
- For Washington residents, you will receive 13 vacation days, 8 paid sick leave, 8 company paid holidays, and family paid leave.
- We support tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service.
Company Overview
Jostens provides school related products in the United States. It was founded in 1897, and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://jostens.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Jostens has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2023, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.