Assistant Product Category Manager - FMCG

Asst Product Category Manager

The company has a pan India presence, with 4 regional offices, sales representation across India and one manufacturing plant. Rapid growth is planned in both sales and employees to support the growth.

Position Summary :

- The position will have a responsibility of assisting both the product managers in Water Heater & Water Treatment Categories.

- He/She will be responsible for assisting the product manager in development of product specifications, product development & deployment activities.

- He/She should monitor competition activities/offerings on a regular basis and be able to compile and disseminate competitive program.

- The position will be responsible for product marketing support and help the product manager in creating sales tools for supporting sales force.

- He/She will be responsible for creating training materials, fact sheets and product comparison presentations.

- He/She should be willingly to travel regularly for market visits to gauge trends basis discussion with retailers/distributors/end consumers and sales team.

- He/She will be responsible for regular trackers/sales data analysis to indicate trends and high lights.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities :

- Responsible for development of product specifications

- Responsible for study of competitor product offering, as well as trade schemes and recommend something

- Participate in consumer research and have understanding about consumer need gaps

- Be able to travel, meet trade partners and consumers to have an understanding on future category trends and needs

- Assist the product manager in researching for and development of new industrial design (ID)

- Responsible for develop product related activities with agency

- Helping the product manager in planning product launch, posts launch review.

- Responsible for product support, technical write ups and making training guides & sales tool

- Responsible for interface with brand marketing and sales personnel.

- Monitoring/managing information will be responsible for regular trackers/sale data analysis to indicate trends and high lights

- Be able to help the products manager in price comparison and pricing strategy.

Qualifications :

- Engineering background with a Post graduation in management.

- Candidate should have 0-5 years of work experience

Salary - 7 LPA