Location
Iowa City, IA | United States
Job description
Duties and Responsibilities
- Research and analyze data and market insights
- Search for insights into consumer needs and wants
- Plan and implement long-term development strategies for product categories
- Design exit strategies for unsuccessful products
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with vendors
- Place appropriate orders
- Ensure product availability
- Strategize positioning of a product category in order to maximize its visibility
- Collaborate with the marketing team
- Research competitors and suggest appropriate pricing and promotional activities
- Work with customers and merchandisers and find new ways of expanding product categories
- Calculate forecasts for product demand trends
- Manage and track budget
Requirements
- Previous working experience as a product Coordinator
- Expertise in category management
- In-depth knowledge of marketing and sales operations and processes
- Hands on experience with analyzing big data and making forecasts
- Analytical and critical thinker
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
Physical Requirements
Must be able to lift or move 50 pounds.regularly
standing/walking 6-8 hours.Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, and pulling.
Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching.
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