Associate Commercialization Manager
Supports the Sr. Commercialization Manager in the commercialization and execution of national and customer-specific programs across the seasonal businesses, including PAAS and Pumpkin Masters. Assists with cross-functional project coordination, product launches, customer requirements, and commercialization activities to ensure successful execution of seasonal programs.
Essential Duties:
- Supports the commercialization, item setup, and execution of PAAS and Pumpkin Masters seasonal programs.
- Supports the development and refinement of innovation programs across seasonal businesses.
- Coordinates item quoting and sampling with overseas and domestic suppliers in partnership with the Procurement team.
- Supports new item setup in SAP, partnering with the Master Data team to ensure accurate product creation and maintenance.
- Reviews customer style guides and requirements, including case markings, carton specifications, and labeling requirements.
- Develops and maintains customer specification sheets to support accurate manufacturing and shipment execution.
- Coordinates packaging artwork requests and supports the review and approval process, partnering with the Creative team to ensure compliance with brand standards.
- Coordinates required product testing with internal Regulatory teams to ensure timely completion.
- Ensures accuracy of customer purchase orders and prepares direct import documentation for overseas suppliers.
- Tracks project timelines, deliverables, and approvals to ensure initiatives remain on schedule and within critical seasonal ship windows and retailer reset deadlines.
- Maintains national and customer-specific project trackers for PAAS and Pumpkin Masters with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Coordinates with Sales teams on open requests, approvals, samples, and deliverables to support project execution.
- Supports the execution of national and customer-specific merchandising programs, including seasonal displays, shippers, sales materials, and product samples.
- Assists with customer sales requests, product mock-ups, national price lists, and other sales support materials as needed.
- Develop sales forecast spreadsheets for internal Procurement and Production teams.
- Executes recurring commercialization, administrative, and marketing operations activities, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely completion.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Minimum of 1-year of project management experience preferred or related/comparable leadership role experience.
- Experience in the CPG industry preferred. Familiarity with seasonal categories preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to manage discussions throughout all levels of the organization.
- Experience working with and leading cross functional team preferred.
- Detail oriented, self-starter, comfortable with some ambiguity.
- Business acumen that can be leveraged in analysis and task management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- SAP experience is preferred.