Product Marketing Manager

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We are a leading global manufacturer of innovative food packaging products and solutions. The company wasfounded in 1983 grounded in the purpose of reinventing food packaging to nourish and protect our we design manufacture and distribute a wide spectrum of packaging solutions for food distributors restaurants & caterers grocery stores national food chains and consumer entertaining.

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The Product Manager Paper is accountable for driving growth profitability and share gains for Saberts paper portfolio within the Foodservice this role you will develop and execute product and portfolio strategies lead innovation optimize the existing product line and partner closely with Sales Operations Finance and R&D to deliver differentiated solutions for business-to-business customers. You will act as the business owner for your categories balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

What You Will Do (Day-to-Day)

• Develop and own product line marketing plans including portfolio strategy positioning value propositions and differentiation for Saberts paper foodservice packaging.
• Integrated marketing activities (launch plans digital and print collateral trade shows product literature sales tools and customer-facing presentations) to support growth objectives.
• Serve as the go-to partner for Sales providing category stories customer decks training trend insights competitive positioning and problem-solving support for key accounts.
• Manage product line financials in partnership with Finance: support development of annual operating plans track performance to targets and recommend actions to improve volume margin and mix.
• Provide pricing strategy and trade investment recommendations including list price changes corridor management and promotional or program structures that support both growth and profitability.
• Oversee forecasting inputs for your portfolio and collaborate with Demand Planning and Supply Chain to support service inventory health and capacity decisions.
• Drive and support product line optimization including SKU rationalization product line expansions and good/better/best architecture to maximize portfolio productivity.
• Lead innovation projects from concept through commercialization in partnership with R&D Operations and Sales including business cases stage-gate deliverables and launch execution.
• Continuously monitor market and competitive activity across channels (distributor operator national accounts processor) and translate insights into actionable portfolio and pricing moves.
• Meet with customers and channel partners to understand needs validate concepts and position Saberts value proposition versus key competitors.
• Identify and champion cost savings productivity and sustainability initiatives within the paper portfolio balancing value performance and margin.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain on quality service-level attainment and issue resolution for paper packaging products.
  

What Makes Someone Successful In This Role

• Acts as an owner of the business: comfortable making data-driven recommendations trade-offs and prioritization decisions.
• Balances strategic thinking with strong execution moving seamlessly from long-term roadmap work to day-to-day issue resolution.
• Builds strong cross-functional relationships and can influence without direct authority across Sales Operations Finance and R&D.
• Demonstrates deep curiosity about customers end-users and industry trends and converts insights into practical actions.
• Communicates clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels including commercial leaders and senior management.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Engineering or related field.
• 7 years of progressively responsible experience in B2B marketing product management or category management ideally in manufacturing packaging or adjacent industries.
• Proven experience managing product line P&Ls or equivalent financial ownership (pricing mix margin improvement and investment decisions).
• Demonstrated track record of successful product development and product launches from business case through commercialization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word); experience with SAP or similar ERP/BI tools is a plus.
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience in food packaging paper packaging foodservice disposables or similar B2B industrial categories.
• Familiarity with sustainable materials regulatory trends and customer requirements related to packaging waste reduction and circularity.

Schedule & Work Environment

• Full-time role scheduled for 40 hours per week.
• Core operating hours: MondayFriday 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
• Hybrid work environment with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote aligned with team and business needs.
  

Required Experience:

Manager