We are hiring an Associate Product Manager to join our Product Management team!

DISCOVER
Are you looking to grow your experience in product management? Join our team as an Associate Product Manager and be a part of a close-knit, fun-loving team that makes a big impact at a high-growth global company. As an Associate Product Manager, you will support the Product Managers in all aspects of the Hot Spring®, Caldera®, Aquatic Fitness®, Freeflow®, Fantasy®, and Omni-Channel spa lines and aftermarket products, along with saunas, from conceptual stages through product life cycles. This position reports to the Sr. Product Manager, Sauna & Omni-Channel and collaborates with Brand Managers, Product Managers, Program Managers, Customer Experience, Engineering, Operations, and Sales teams, as well as the cross-functional New Product Introduction (NPI) team and other internal groups.

YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT

Are you driven by a passion for the customer? We are looking for someone who can translate customer needs into product requirements. You will assist Product Managers with customer, market, and product research to support strategic activities and help identify and analyze product and driven insights.Can you manage product life cycles? You will assist in the preparation of product development objectives and provide support to track and maintain schedules for all phases of product development and market introduction. You will also help evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of current products, recommend improvements, and assist with product pricing and margin evaluation.Do you work well cross-functionally? As a member of the cross-functional New Product Introduction (NPI) team, you will participate in meetings and assist Product Managers in project management-related activities. You will collaborate with various departments to support product growth or end-of-life stages.Can you tell the story behind the numbers? You will maintain and develop sales and marketing reports that support business activity on a daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. You will provide reporting and analysis to support forecasting, production planning, and product development.Are you a reporting guru? You will handle part numbers and related information in the ERP system, generate and assist with product-related Change Orders, and maintain pricelists and product-related forms. You will also collect, analyze, and evaluate competitive information and regularly develop and update sales charts and data.Are you an effective communicator? You will collaborate with Product Managers to prepare presentation materials, develop written internal communications, and create product communications and training for the Sales team and dealers.

WHAT YOU BRING

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Business Administration/Marketing or equivalent preferred. A minimum of 2-3 years of Product Management or closely related experience, similar in scope to the responsibilities outlined above, is required. Experience should include understanding of consumer products, brand and product positioning, project management, and business use of technology.Skills and Competencies: Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate with co-workers, internal departments, service providers, and customers in a fast-paced environment. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, owner’s operating manual, and service procedure manuals.Ability and willingness to travel (5%) for Sales and Dealer Meetings.

WHAT YOU’LL GET
At Watkins Wellness, we believe everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well.’ We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.

As we move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, our newly created One Watkins Return-to-Work policy is designed to meet the needs of both our business and our employees. The One Watkins program offers remote, hybrid, and onsite employment opportunities based on business needs, employee preference, and business performance. Ultimately, our goal is to remain One Watkins, with one vision and one set of values that instruct Who We Are and What We Do, regardless of where we are physically working.

We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, is Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, is Accountable, values Relationships, and is a Passionate, Goal Driven Team Player.

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hiring Range: $84,500.00 - $92,950.

Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location

Company: Watkins Manufacturing

Shift 1 (United States of America)Full time

Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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