Product Manager

Product Manager

UT Salt Lake City - Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Overview

Category Other

Description

Position Summary:

Manages all aspects of a product, from conception to sale. Monitors marketplace trends, and develops appropriate sales and marketing strategies. Researches current trends in the market and creates new products to meet customer needs.

Key Competencies:

• Building Collaborative Relationships • Innovation / Creativity • Adaptability • Developing Self & Others

Principal Accountabilities & Deliverables:

• Participates in and supports daily sales activity
• Assist in development and implementation of special sales plans and programs
• Responsible for maintaining program pricing pages for sales team.
• Introduces new products to sales departments and coordinates product education for Capital Lumber employees and customers
• Purchases, manages and maintains inventory to Capital standards for turns, turn and earn and budgeted levels through an inventory model system.
• Responsible for inventory budgeting process and related ROA projections and management.
• Manage inventory levels to meet aging targets
• Participate in leading physical inventory and cycle counting
• Researches and cultivates new vendors
• Interact with current vendors; purchasing products and maintaining relationships
• Perform other work related duties as assigned by your supervisor and be flexible and adaptable to changes that will occur during the course of employment.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Education / Experience and Skills

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree or relevant industry experience
• Eight years of experience in lumber industry with vendor relationships
• Understanding of profit/loss as it pertains to sales, inventory and bottom line business management
• Ability to model the Capital values and to provide innovative solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate, motivate and engage commitment of customers and team members
• Ability to drive and be accountable for results in a fast paced environment
• Ability to multi-task and have multiple projects going simultaneously
• A strong sense of urgency for goal achievement
• Results focused with ability to make quick decisions to changing conditions
• Strong follow-up is necessary on tasks to ensure proper results
• Detail-oriented with ability to handle details quickly, correctly and efficiently
• Must be able to travel occasionally

Job Requirements

• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 5 pounds 5% or less of the workday
• Must be able stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 5% or less of the workday
• Must be able to talk, see, hear, concentrate, think, learn and reason for all of the workday
• Must be able to sit and walk or otherwise move around for prolonged periods of time throughout the workday
• Must be able to use a keyboard and do manual tasks for prolonged periods of time throughout the workday

Work Environment

• Work is performed indoors in a climate controlled environment

Our Benefits

We are in the people business, we just happen to sell lumber... so you can have GREAT BENEFITS!

• Paid Time Off (Sick, Vacation, Volunteer Time Off)
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• TeleDoc
• Best Doctors
• Company Paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Match Percentage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hearing Services
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Smart Dollar
• Wellness Program through Vitality with program completion incentive towards medical premium