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Assistant Product Manager

Assistant Product Manager

Loblaw Companies LimitedBrampton, ON
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$80,000.00–CA$95,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

This role is to monitor the product development process to ensure the on-strategy and timely delivery of new products and updates to existing products. The Assistant Product Manager will also support the development of product plans and completing product briefs.

Accountabilities :

  • Monitor the development and execution process with PM / PD / QAS / RA / PT to ensure on-time and on-strategy delivery of new products and updates to existing products
  • Develop project timelines and assign tasks to team members within SAP
  • Responsible for the listing of all approved projects in the internal LBL PLM as well as ensuring new GTINs are given to CBST / Category to list in SAP
  • Support the PM in chairing design kick-off meetings to ensure team alignment to the project strategy by gathering information and samples
  • Support the PM in chairing project kick-off meetings with the vendor. Develop vendor-specific timelines and communicate all of the information a vendor will require in order to support the on-time delivery of a project, as well as understand LCL critical path milestones
  • Manage the critical path for all active projects and report on project status
  • Chair weekly team meetings with the team (PM / PD / QA / RA / PT) to review the status of projects and help develop solutions to barriers / project delays
  • Act as a liaison between the project team and the in-house editorial, design, and production team
  • Responsible for ensuring artwork quotations are signed off by vendors
  • Support the PM in the development of a strategic product plan and SAP product briefs reflecting business priorities which meet or exceed category financial objectives
  • Assist and capture meeting minutes during bi-weekly category management meetings
  • Assist the PM, when required, in preparing for Quarterly Strategy Sessions using LBL business initiatives, Mintel, category reviews and AC Nielsen as support information
  • Create and analyze reports from Microstrategy and SAP retail and builds weekly sales reports for PM & Director
  • Responsible for master label copy creation / circulation and artwork circulation to team and vendor

Job Qualifications :

  • Post secondary education
  • Experience in project management is an asset
  • Well developed project management skills are essential
  • Highly organized, able to prioritize effectively and work independently in a fast paced environment
  • Strong time management skills and problem solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
  • Strong work ethic with a passion for detail and accuracy

    • Key Measures (Performance Indicators) :

  • On time delivery of product plans that deliver to approved strategies
  • Contribute to the achievement of defined sales objectives