Associate Product Manager-Bags and Accessories

Job Description

Job Description

Trove Brands is a privately-held house of brands including BlenderBottle®, Owala®, Whiskware®, and Eco-Brite®. Our patented and best-selling products are designed to simplify and improve everyday life with leading-edge innovation, incomparable quality, and aspirational style.

A career at Trove Brands is not about punching the clock. It's about embracing exciting and fast-paced opportunities that sharpen your skills, drive innovation, and play an integral role in growing our global reach. Your work will not only impact the company, it will impact the lives of millions of people around the world. When you step up to a career at Trove, you step up to cutting-edge excellence. You sign up for bold action and invigorating synergy. You agree to face—and break through—new challenges every single day.

The Associate Product Manager supports product strategy and execution for bags and accessories within Trove Brands' growing soft goods category. Working closely with Product Management, Brand, Design, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams, this role helps translate consumer, market, and competitive insights into clear product direction. The Associate Product Manager contributes to category roadmaps, product definition, portfolio planning, and cross-functional execution from concept through launch. This role is designed as a stepping stone toward full product ownership and independently leading a category.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the bags and accessories product roadmap, including SKU-level tracking, seasonal priorities, portfolio gaps, and development milestones.
• Conduct competitive, market, and consumer research to identify trends, pricing dynamics, category opportunities, and areas of white space.
• Translate research, portfolio data, and in-market performance into actionable insights that inform product definition and roadmap decisions.
• Support product briefs and definition documents, ensuring concepts are grounded in consumer needs, market opportunity, and portfolio strategy.
• Participate in line planning, seasonal portfolio reviews, and roadmap presentations, contributing category and commercial perspectives.
• Partner cross-functionally with Design, Technical Design, Product Development, and Supply Chain to deliver products that meet performance, quality, cost, and timeline goals.
• Maintain accurate category reporting and product documentation, including assortment plans, margin analysis, portfolio performance, and development status.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Product Management, Merchandising, Fashion or Accessories Design, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in product management, merchandising, buying, or a related commercial role within consumer goods, fashion/lifestyle, outdoor, or a similar industry.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct market and competitive research and translate findings into clear, actionable product recommendations.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with teams such as Brand, Design, Technical Design, Product Development, or Supply Chain.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain a high level of detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly present data, insights, and recommendations.
• Proficiency in Excel for assortment planning, margin analysis, and portfolio performance tracking.

Desired Qualifications

• Working knowledge of soft goods construction, materials, and development processes from concept through production.
• Experience with PLM platforms such as Centric, Flex, or NGC.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Passion for trend- and performance-driven products, innovation, and creating meaningful consumer experiences.

Our culture is passionate, entrepreneurial, and energetic. We value innovation through collaboration. And while we work smart and hard, we also connect and celebrate with equal gusto. We host team-building activities, athletic events, and seasonal celebrations to foster community and reward accomplishments. Bottom line? You'll love it here.

Among the many benefits our team members enjoy are:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care
• 401k package with employer matching
• Paid Time Off
• Maternity/Paternity leave
• Full indoor basketball/volleyball court
• Fully equipped fitness center (cardio, weights, functional fitness area, lockers and showers, etc.)
• Yoga studio
• Meditation/Nap room
• And much more!

Trove Brands is an equal opportunity employer.

Phone calls regarding this position are not accepted.

This is a fully in-office position at our HQ in Lehi, Utah.