Assistant Product Manager

Friday, May 31, 2024

The Assistant Product Manager will be responsible for monitoring tasks involved in marketing, sales, and production, supporting the product manager in decision making and developing strategies to promote a product while ensuring the efficiency of the implemented product development and marketing strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Pricing and Promotional strategy

• Through detailed analysis of company targets and market activity, prepare bi-weekly, monthly sales reports
• Work closely with Product Manager to develop pricing models and promotional plans for Key Account Executives to present with goal to win incremental floor spots and grow market share
• Main contact for Regional Sales Managers for promotional pricing to target profitable mix and to increase flyer exposure to drive sales volume
• Analyze sales/market trends to identify misses and to strategically target sales goal in effort to close gaps.

Product Development

• Preparing and executing new product launch processes
• Analyze competition and support merchandizing planning
• Analyze market share and in-store share and identify competitive issues through store visits and market intel
• Correspond with the factory and HQ division on a regular basis to support product and marketing communications for the local team
• Maintaining system data (Product net) to reflect current and accurate product information
• New Product Introduction Event – Industry shows and Training Event Support
• Support Marketing Team to produce marketing material & tools and training modules
• Supply Chain Management support: analyze PSI by model and bring up issues.

Performance Management

• Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations
• Answer telephone and electronic enquiries and relay telephone calls and messages
• Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
• Determine and establish office procedures
• Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to employer or appropriate person
• Record and prepare minutes of meetings
• Arrange travel schedules and make reservations
• May compile data, statistics, and other information to support research activities
• May supervise and train office staff in procedures and in use of current software.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• At least 1–3 year sales/marketing or product management experience to drive projects, managing and building new relationships with internal and external partners, and building team spirit.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Direct Communication with Key Account Managers and Customers) to be the center point of all BU related communications.
• Experience with launching new products, demonstrating i.e., leading, and providing direction to people from sales, supply chain, marketing, and factory
• Bilingualism: Proficiency in multiple languages (English/Korean)
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Strong advanced Excel, Power point skills.

Note : This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

The organization offers an attractive compensation package that encompasses a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

• It is the candidate’s sole responsibility to obtain any work permits/visas or other authorizations which may be required to legally work in Canada prior to commencing employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

LG Electronics Canada, Inc. is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve. LG Electronics Canada, Inc., will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform LG’s Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes.

LG Electronics Canada, Inc. thanks all candidates for their interest; however only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.