Assistant Product Category Manager - Water Heater & Water Treatment

Company: one of the world's leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and water treatment equipment, offering a comprehensive product line featuring the best-known brands in North America, China, and Europe, and a rapidly emerging brand in India.

Designation : Asst Product Category Manager

Location : Bangalore

Reports to : Product Manager

Desired Experienced : 4-5 years of FMCG product development

Desired Industry : FMCG

Desired Academic : Engineering background with a Post graduation in management (Must)

Desired knowledge - 

- Assist the product manager in researching for and development of new industrial design (ID)

- Responsible for develop product related activities with agency

- Helping the product manager in planning product launch, posts launch review

- Responsible for product support, technical write ups and making training guides & sales tool

- Responsible for interface with brand marketing and sales personnel

- Monitoring/managing information will be responsible for regular trackers/sale data analysis to Indicate trends and high lights

- Be able to help the products manager in price comparison and pricing strategy.

Job Purpose:

The position will have a responsibility of assisting both the product managers in Water Heater & Water Treatment Categories. He/She will be responsible for assisting the product manager in development of product specifications, product development & deployment activities. He/She should monitor competition activities/offerings on a regular basis and be able to compile and disseminate competitive program. The position will be responsible for product marketing support and help the product manager in creating sales tools for supporting sales force.

Key Responsibilities - 

- Responsible for development of product specifications

- Responsible for study of competitor product offering, as well as trade schemes and recommend something

- Participate in consumer research and have understanding about consumer need gaps

- Be able to travel, meet trade partners and consumers to have an understanding on future

- Category trends and needs