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Overview

Confidential Client, a global manufacturing organization with consumer-focused travel and accessories brands, is hiring an Associate Product Manager to support product strategy, development, and go‑to‑market execution. This is a full‑time, hybrid role based in New York, NY (onsite ~4 days/week, 1 day remote). The role coordinates cross‑functional product initiatives, analyzes performance, and helps ensure timely, profitable product launches.

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What You’ll Do

• Support the Brand Team Leader in developing and executing product strategies across categories, channels, and consumer segments.
• Assist with seasonal and long‑range product roadmaps and assortment planning.
• Conduct product, consumer, competitive, and market analysis to surface trends and assortment opportunities.
• Analyze sales, margin, inventory, and pricing data to support lifecycle and assortment recommendations.
• Maintain product architecture, segmentation, and channel‑specific assortments.
• Help reduce SKU proliferation and duplicate product development through assortment optimization.
• Prepare product recommendations and materials for internal reviews and leadership presentations.

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Product Development & Project Management

• Coordinate product development with Design, Sourcing, Planning, Marketing, Sales, Ecommerce, and other partners.
• Maintain development calendars, project trackers, milestone dates, and action‑item lists.
• Monitor projects from concept through commercialization and flag timing or information gaps.
• Coordinate product specs, samples, costing, packaging requirements, and approvals.
• Ensure product data and documentation are accurate and circulated to stakeholders.
• Support costing and margin analyses for new and existing products.

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Go‑to‑Market Execution

• Support launches for new product introductions, seasonal drops, and assortment updates.
• Compile and distribute product information needed by Marketing, Sales, Ecommerce, and Planning.
• Partner with Brand Marketing and Ecommerce on product storytelling, launch materials, digital content, and packaging.
• Assist with seasonal presentations, line reviews, pricing documents, product briefs, and selling materials.
• Track deliverables and communicate changes that could affect launch timing or execution.

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Business Analysis & Performance

• Prepare recurring reports and analyses related to sales, profitability, margin, inventory, forecasts, and product performance.
• Monitor new product performance and provide insights and recommended actions.
• Support monthly forecasting, margin planning, and inventory reviews.
• Identify excess inventory risks and recommend lifecycle, promotional, or liquidation strategies.
• Translate data into clear findings and actionable recommendations for leadership and cross‑functional teams.

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Communication & Collaboration

• Participate in weekly brand team and biweekly product development meetings; document decisions, risks, and next steps.
• Prepare meeting materials, agendas, status updates, and action‑item recaps.
• Facilitate consistent product information flow across the organization.
• Build effective working relationships with Design, Sourcing, Brand Marketing, Planning, Merchandising, Sales, Ecommerce, Finance, and Operations.
• Escalate material concerns (timing, costing, inventory, quality) as needed.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Management, Merchandising, Marketing, Business, Finance, or related field — or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in product management, merchandising, product development, brand management, planning, sourcing, or related consumer‑products function.
• Strong analytical skills; experience interpreting sales, margin, inventory, and pricing data.
• Demonstrated project‑management and organizational skills; able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; high attention to detail.
• Comfortable collaborating across functions and geographies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM), business intelligence, ERP, or project‑tracking systems preferred.
• Experience in consumer goods, travel products, accessories, retail, wholesale, or ecommerce preferred.

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Key Competencies

• Business and financial acumen
• Product and consumer orientation
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Project coordination and prioritization
• Cross‑functional collaboration
• Clear and transparent communication
• Attention to detail and accountability
• Continuous improvement mindset

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Team & Culture

Confidential Client promotes a people‑focused culture, professional development, diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. You’ll join a collaborative team working to deliver high‑quality, consumer‑focused products and improve processes across the product lifecycle.

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Compensation & Logistics

• Employment type: Full‑time, hybrid (New York, NY) — onsite ~4 days/week, 1 day remote.
• Salary range (from source posting): USD 80,000 – 95,000 per year.
• This position requires working from the New York metropolitan area; reasonable accommodations available as required by law.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision‑making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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