Associate Product Manager Structural Hardware: Fasteners

This position is responsible for developing and executing product category strategies and tactics, including market assessment and business analysis, product and supplier development, pricing, stocking, sales, costs, marketing initiatives, service improvements, product merchandising, and customer support. Work with internal & external stakeholders to support the customer’s inquiry, such as expediting delivery, product quality assurance, and RFQ.

Job Responsibilities

• Product Management: Manage the Fasteners product portfolio and lifecycle. Become a product and application expert. The responsibility includes:

• New product selection/supplier development to fill the current assortment gap, pricing, launch, promotions, merchandising on the web catalog, and maintenance of the product line for sustainable sales growth.
• Maintain master product data for the website (pricing, images, descriptions, and attributes).

• Customer Support: Serve as the product expert and provide product-related assistance to internal and external stakeholders related to performance, function, pricing, packaging, merchandising, and value.
• Supplier Management: Onboard and collaborate with suppliers and ensure optimal performance standards of products.
• Strategy creation: Understand and implement strategic planning principles.
• Cross-functional activities: Work collaboratively with procurement, customer service, sales, marketing, and management to ensure all assigned projects are completed efficiently.
• Financial Analysis: Analyze and report on key financial metrics and develop product, pricing, and promotion strategies for the category.
• Research: Conduct primary qualitative & quantitative end-user research in partnership with sales, engineering, and product management team members.
• Project Management: Facilitate the development of detailed scopes for individual projects, action plans for implementation, and communication with other departments to ensure timely completion.
• Travel as required (5-10%).
• Other duties as assigned.

Competency Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering.
• Proven experience as an Associate Product Manager or similar role for at least 2+ years generating strong growth/results, the Fasteners industry is preferred.
• Experience in product portfolio and lifecycle management, preferably in e-commerce or manufacturing.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills in English (Japanese spoken & written a plus).
• Highly motivated, results oriented, and capable of multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Strong business acumen, strategic mindset, and goal-oriented approach.
• Excellent problem-solving, interpersonal, leadership, and conflict-management skills.
• Ability to identify and analyze relevant information to develop effective solutions.
• Knowledge of Fastener and Hardware product categories is preferred.
• Knowledge of product content management (e-commerce) and digital marketing is preferred.
• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Tableau.
• Ability to learn functions in the ERP system and operational procedures quickly is a must.
• Experience working in an international environment is preferred .

Pay Rate: 75-95k plus incentive

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location and prevailing minimum wage, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits Offered:

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including Medical (HMO/PPO/HDHP), Vision, Dental, Life (Basic and AD&D), Disability (STD and LTD), Legal, and Pet Insurance Plans, 401(k) Plan with match, Commuter Transit Benefits, Employee Resource (EAP and GEAS) Plans, Fitness Club Membership, Tax Savings (HAS and FSA) Plans, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation for any particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available.

MISUMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law.

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