Product Manager - Flooring Wholesaler

Qualifications Experienced in Residential Wood, Laminate and Vinyl flooring for 5 years plus. · Must have strong communications skills in front of a group and be able to host short videos on camera that will be distributed to the sales team · Experience/Education Requirements: Proven written and verbal communication skills are required · Proficient PC skills and experience including Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point are required · Ability and willingness to work collaboratively with others · Must be comfortable presenting to large groups and speaking on camera · Proven organization, planning and time management skills · Ability to work directly with external vendors and suppliers overseas in Southeast Asia · Lifting is required occasionally of samples · Must be able to travel occasionally Domestically and Oversea Southeast Asia · Must be able to do prepare and collaborate of the marketing team . Multi-task is very important and will be involved in different aspects of the .Need to be a quick learner **Overview:** We are seeking a dynamic Product Marketing Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in developing and executing marketing strategies to drive product awareness, customer engagement, and revenue growth. · The Product Marketing Manager (PMM) has the responsibility to launch, communicate, and drive all products and programs within their designated product category to our customer base · Must also work with Product Development to create all product specification information by determining brand, sample quantity material requirements, and sample vehicle quantities · The PMM will also work with Product Development to monitor existing product and sku performance, rationalization and utilization, as well as evaluation of drops for ALL existing hard surface products · Sample Manufacturing: Work with Sample leadership and manufacturing to get new products and marketed programs to market in a timely fashion as well as manage existing sample inventory levels in order to maintain serviceable levels for the field through scheduling and sample reduction · This is an on-going process for new products and programs as well as running existing promotions within the product line · Marketing & Merchandising: The PMM must work and coordinate with the residential Marketing team to get all merchandising requirements for product and marketed programs to market · This will require meeting regularly with the team, working closely with the outside vendors to ensure the success and execution of every program · The PMM will attend regional sales events to present, position and train external sales force on all new products and marketed programs · This person must respond quickly to all emails, texts, and direct phone calls from customers and vendors with regard to hard surface products · They will work to coordinate product launches, sample inventory, label strategy, and promotional strategy on all new and existing products · When changes are made, the PMM must communicate the changes to the key internal areas of the company to make sure all channels are moving in the same direction · The creation and managing of pricing for existing products and new introductions also must drive units and sales revenue while growing the profitability of each product and programs · The PMM will be involved in the claim process to resolve them with company protocol. · Monitor vendor production schedule and make sure they meet our deadline. · Inspect production pictures from oversea team and qualify if it is approved to ship out. · Manage factory production and make sure it is within tolerance. · For new product launches make sure that the overseas team follows through with the standard protocols, marketing and sample control confirmation. · Follow through with task assisted by executives · Work closely with customer service and logistics to assure we meet the customer’s expectations. Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $80,000.00 per year Benefits: • 401(k) • Health insurance • Paid time off • Vision insurance Work Location: In person