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- Learn about product costing and margins and apply your education to develop effective pricing strategies for feature driven and in-house engineered consumer products.
- Be able to understand consumer behavior when purchasing and essentially understand how they think when making purchasing decisions.
- Review with the in-house marketing and engineering design teams what the buyers at consumer retail companies such as Walmart are looking for in terms of what consumers want from a new product standpoint.
- Follow consumer technology trends including for in-home and home office applications.
- Identify areas of white space, that is, areas with a lack of products in it and assist to develop the roadmaps for untapped potential to uncover new audiences, product improvements, or other business opportunities.
- Be comfortable with data entry and software-based tools to be used for marketing purposes and other means.
- Be able to manage samples, test products, evaluate competitive shops, communicate well with the factories, create specification sheets for new product development.
- Put your marketing hat on in order to understand how best to sell the product including with MS PowerPoint presentations and via packaging and instruction sheets.
- Bachelor's degree required in marketing, business or similar type of area.
- Be proficient with the use of MS Office including PowerPoint.
- One or more years of combined internship, Co-Op or full-time experience is a plus but not required.
- Working through college at a retail store while earning your degree is a plus.
- Some travel including possibly internationally may be required.
- Excellent benefits including retirement and health insurance
Product Manager - Harwood Heights, United States - Technical People
Description
Product Manager (Entry Level)Harwood Heights, IL
Due to growth, our client is hiring an entry-level Product Manager
Responsibilities of the Product Manager (Entry Level)
The targeted annual starting salary for this position ranges from $60,000.00 to $75,000.00 depending on experience.