Sujanil - Head - Product Management

Location: PUNE

Candidates willing to RELOCATE to Pune can Apply.

Qualifications: Post Graduate /MBA in Marketing or Product Management

Experience: Minimum 5 Years and with a Maximum 8 Years in a Leading FMCG company.

Primary Roles & Responsibilities

- Product Growth Targets.

- Market research on current trending products.

- Establish timescales for upcoming products.

- Pricing and Packaging.

- Guiding SALES TEAMS.

- Collaborating with Marketing for His Product.

- Develop messaging and market positioning around products.

- Researching consumer needs and Experiences.

- Collaborate with multiple teams across the business, including the sales and marketing department for Product Performance.

- Present NEW PRODUCTS.

- Gaining insight into customer needs and experiences. Analysis of data, surveys and Customer interviews will be part of this mix and you need to be well acquainted with these techniques.

- Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.

- Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.

- Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.

- Obtains product market share by working with sales Head to develop product sales strategies.

- Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field sales people and Evaluating sales call results.

- Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses; answering questions and requests.

- Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.

- Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analysis establishing time schedules with Engineering and Manufacturing.

- Introduces and Markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with Sales, Advertising, and Production.

- Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.

- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees following up on work results.

- Maintains product management staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and Training employees.

- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Product Manager Skills :

- Product Management

- People Management

- Understanding the Customer

- Product Development

- Requirements Analysis

- Pricing

- Planning

- Competitive Analysis

- Sales Planning

- Inventory Control

- Financial Planning and Strategy