ACCO Brands

ACCO Brands is seeking an Associate Product Manager for our Workspace Machine product category. ACCO brands is undergoing a strategic transformation in serving the office products category expanding our focus beyond traditional B2B business with a focus toward consumer driven solutions for home office to meet the new hybrid work environment. To achieve this, we must put the consumer at the center of our efforts and the Associate Product Manager is an important position to help develop and drive the product roadmap that will lead this transition. The right candidate possesses excellent project management and communication skills, the ability to work independently, take initiative, and be resourceful to meet organizational goals. This position requires experience in and exposure to product management and brand marketing.

Responsibilities

• Data Collection and Analysis: Gather quantitative data from internal and external resources and develop summaries highlighting trends and recommendations on future activities.
• Competitive Assessment and Review: Gather and maintain insights on the competitive landscape including features, pricing, and consumer feedback to assist in identifying market opportunities feeding in the product roadmap.
• Consumer Insight: Coordinate concept feasibility assessments to gauge consumer interest working with the Consumer Insights team.
• Product Roadmap Development: Assist in program feasibility assessment and definition through consumer pain point identification, market sizing, business case development and pricing analysis.
• Portfolio Management: Support product portfolio including new product launches, pricing management and product life to maximize overall category efficiency and profitability.
• Coordinate with sales and channel marketing to support customer and promotional activities.
• Work closely with cross functional teams such as: engineering, industrial design, sourcing, compliance, quality, and manufacturing functions to deliver roadmap program.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Business Administration, Marketing or a related field preferred, with a Minimum of 2 years of marketing experience required, preferably within product management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with cross functional teams
• Can-do, will-do attitude/mindset with ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Project management and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize in a deadline driven environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
• Travel: Approximately 10-15%
• Local candidates only. Must be able to work onsite 2 days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday) in our Lake Zurich, IL or Kettering, OH facility.