Assistant Product Manager - Toys

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Product Manager 

Department: Product Development 

Reporting To:  Product Manager 

Location: Newtown, PA 

Company Overview: 

Just Play is a passionate and trend driven leader in the children’s consumer goods industry. Our products are an impressive mix of promotional and everyday items for the whole family.  We work with the world’s leading children’s entertainment brands to manufacture and distribute exceptional products to every major mass retailer throughout North America and around the world. 

Job Summary: 

Industry leading children’s consumer goods company is seeking an Entry Level Assistant to the Brand Team to support several brands, managers, and categories in a fast-paced and exciting environment. This individual will work with key internal and external teams to facilitate product development and marketing. The ideal candidate will be an organized team player that can manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously while maintaining the highest level of organization. 

Principal Responsibilities: 

• Support the brand team to manage and track day-to-day communication & development of product lines with both internal cross-functional team (incl. product development, Far East team, marketing, packaging, sales, and design) and external partners to deliver against key milestones and business needs.
• Maintain key development documents and systems including product line lists, product presentations, financial documents, and approvals.
• Assist with all aspects of marketing & product and work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Administrative duties include key daily responsibilities including but not limited to: data entry, product tracking and shipments, presentation & spreadsheet creation, competitive analysis as well as maintaining organization of warehouse and showroom.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Entry level position with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field preferred.
• Highly motivated individual with strong work ethic.
• Ability to multi-task while staying organized with strong attention to detail and superior communication skills.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)

Just Play is an equal opportunity employer.  We welcome all applicants without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.