Product Manager – Waltham

Employer: Recycline, Inc

Position: Product Manager

Product Manager – Available Spring 2008
100% time, 40+ hours/week
Recycline, Inc. – Waltham, MA.

About Recycline
Recycline, Inc. has pioneered the development, production and marketing of high-performance, environment-friendly consumer products made with recycled and environmentally preferred materials. Our products include toothbrushes, razors, tableware and kitchen basics sold under the Preserve brand. Preserve is the #1 selling brand in its categories in the $50 billion natural grocery channel. Preserve's products are available at over 7,000 retailer locations nationwide, including Whole Foods Markets, Trader Joe's, Target, Crate & Barrel, Costco, Stop & Shop, Shaw's and Hannaford Brothers. For more information, visit www.recycline.com.

Position Description
Recycline is a rapidly-growing, entrepreneurial company, and product management has a vital role in our success. The product manager plays a central role in our organization, interfacing with product development, sales, marketing and finance. We're looking for someone who is hungry to learn, wants to be part of a team, brings previous work experience related to the role, and can take on an increasing amount of responsibility very quickly.

This product manager will be responsible for leading and managing products for the growing Preserve product line, including:
• Being an internal product champion
• Developing and fine tuning the strategic direction of product families
• Coordinating with product development, sales and marketing to support products in delivering expected financial results to the company
• Identifying and leading initiatives to upgrade existing products and extend product lines
• Building and managing a team of Associate Product Managers

Primary Responsibilities
• Be responsible for a product line across the entire supply chain
• Analyze competitive products' strategy and positioning
• Manage manufacturing relationship to plan production, manage inventories and ultimately ensure on-time shipments
• Develop forecasts in collaboration with sales. Join sales on select sales calls to key retailers.
• Support new product development, upgraded product packaging and customized solutions for new channels or retailers
• Monitor product performance (velocity, quality, consumer feedback) in conjunction with sales and marketing
• Develop expanded distribution systems through new vendors to support Recycline's ability to service new channels


Requirements
• 5+ years of experience with a consumer product company or in a related position. A graduate degree is a plus.
• Skills necessary to be successful in the role include:
o Strong research and analysis abilities
o Proven quantitative analysis skills
o Excellent oral and written communication skills
o Strategic thinking and problem solving skills
o Strong experience in managing people
o Attention to detail and pride in accuracy
o Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Product Management will require an:
o Ability to manage and track progress of projects in order to meet deadlines and budgets
o Ability to influence people and functions
o Ability to work autonomously and be held accountable for deliverables and overall performance
• The people we would like to work with are:
o Team players with positive can-do attitudes
o Interested in a small company atmosphere and able to thrive in a resource-constrained environment
o Self-motivated and energetic, with an ability to work well under pressure
o Committed to the environment and socially responsible business
o Passionate about the Preserve brand

Compensation
This is a salaried position with benefits. The Product Manager will report to the Director of Product Development. Compensation will range from $60,000 – $80,000 with potential for bonuses.

Application
Recycline is a fast-growing company with new opportunities emerging all the time. If you are passionate about contributing to the growth of our premier green lifestyle company, then we want to meet you!
To apply for the position, please send a resume and cover letter detailing why you are fit for this role (please include your first and last name in each document's file name e.g., Jane.Smith.resume.pdf and Jane.Smith.cover.doc) to newproducts@recycline.com with “Product Manager†as the title of the email. As we get many resume for positions, we ask that you not call. You will receive a reply to confirm that your email has been received

Employer link

Apply for this job

Pass it on!