Product Manager - Consumer Products (CPG)
Acadian Crossing Product Manager - Consumer Products (CPG)
About Acadian Crossing Consumer Products:
Acadian Crossing provides best-in-class market infrastructure including strategy, category management, branding and marketing, and supply chain management. We are a true partner who nurtures, invests in and collaborates with our clients to ensure their big ideas are executed and brought to market.
Position Available: Product Manager I (Consumer Product)
Job Summary:
Product Manager I supports product and project development initiatives that meet internal and external expectations, working independently while collaborating cross-functionally to drive growth, optimize sourcing, and launch new products. The role contributes to moderately complex initiatives with a strong focus on category expansion opportunities working with multiple departments across the organization and requires deep knowledge of assigned product categories, including specifications, market positioning, and performance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead and manages multiple projects with multiple stakeholders; achieves on-time delivery of multiple, simultaneous timelines.
- Provides strategic contributions to assigned category
- Ensures products are competitively priced, meeting price image / financial objectives
- Bring new products to market by:
- Analyzing proposed product requirements
- Managing product development programs
- Preparing return-on-investment (ROI) analyses
- Establishing timelines with third-party engineering and manufacturing partners
- Manage the development and advancement of new products, including direct coordination with third-party vendors on scope, objectives, and deliverables
- Ensure evolving client needs are met throughout the product development lifecycle
- Define quality control protocols for new items in partnership with Product Quality teams
- Negotiate directly with suppliers to meet quality, delivery, and cost objectives
- Evaluate current and potential suppliers in coordination with Global Sourcing Management
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers at all organizational levels
- Document sourcing project performance, action plans, timelines, and issue resolution
- Work closely with Supply Chain leadership to ensure supply continuity for all new product portfolios
- Handle requests for information (RFIs), quotations (RFQs), proposals, and bid processes
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, policies, plans, and reports
- Create executive-ready presentations in collaboration with Global Sourcing and Commercial teams
- Support executives and senior management with data-driven insights that directly impact revenue growth
- Other Duties as Assigned
Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, or a related field
- 3-5 years of experience with exposure to one or more of the following: Global sourcing, Supply chain management, Category management, Project Management, Product development, and Manufacturing
- Strong working knowledge of product information data flow (item, vendor, cost, price), category trends, category performance analysis, systems, process, and analysis
- Strong enthusiasm for product development and manufacturing environments
- Proficiency in Chinese, Vietnamese, German, and/or Spanish is a plus
- Strong ability to balance creative thinking with process-oriented execution
- Excellent project management skills with exceptional planning and organizational capabilities
- Extremely high attention to detail
- Analytical mindset with the ability to support recommendations through data, logic, and insights
- Proven self-starter capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn new concepts quickly
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Dedicated, dynamic, and energetic work style
Work Environment: Office setting / Travel
Physical Demands:
- Extended periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Ability to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally.
EEO:
ArchPoint is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. ArchPoint strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law
Benefits Offered:
Full-time (30+ hours per week) employees are eligible for:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company paid short-term disability.
- Company paid $25,000 life insurance.
- 401K with 4% company match
- Quarterly bonus program
- Wellness Program with incentives
- Three weeks of vacation, One-week personal leave & paid company holidays
- On Demand Pay
Third-Party Recruiter Notice : ArchPoint does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. Any resume submitted without a prior signed agreement and authorization from the People & Culture team will not be eligible for placement fees.