Product Manager - Baseball/Softball Team Sports

About Us:

CHAMPRO® is a leading innovator in the team sports industry, dedicated to providing high-quality and cutting-edge equipment for athletes. We are committed to enhancing the performance and safety of players through development of innovative protective gear, field equipment and accessories. We are looking for an individual that will possess key characteristics to assist in shaping our product strategy and ensuring its successful execution.

Position:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Manager to lead our growing baseball/softball inflatable, accessory, and field equipment lines. The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of industry knowledge, technical expertise, and business capability. Must Understand and develop the products, the marketing strategy and identify new product opportunities. Will take full responsibility for the P & L and all aspects of each product managed. This position also includes occasional international travel.

This role is considered a hybrid role working 3-days in office and 2-days remote

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement product and marketing strategies for new and existing products to align with company goals
• Monitors and research’s current trends in baseball and softball equipment to determine new product opportunities
• Take new products from conception to market within a set time frame and budget
• Knowledge in prototyping, testing, and iteration processes
• Understand functional and regulatory product requirements and work with suppliers to achieve them
• Ability to work with dimensions, weight, and design features specific to different types of equipment
• Negotiate costs and production schedules with overseas factories, along with, CAD and patent knowledge
• Forecast product sales and work with Inventory Analysts to plan inventory levels
• Establish pricing strategies and analyze profit margins
• Work with graphic designers on the development of sales materials and packaging design
• Create and maintain product documentation, including detailed product specification sheets

Requirements:

• 2 years of experience in product management / marketing
• At least 1 year of experience in new product development
• Risk management and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of cost control and efficiency optimization
• Understanding logistics, inventory management, and supplier relations
• Must have an entrepreneurial mind-set
• Detail oriented with excellent organization and follow-through
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Practical and quantitative analytical skills
• The ability to work on cross-functional teams

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree - in industrial engineering, marketing or business administation

Company Culture:

We are proud to offer eligible team members a full-range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability, 401K, Profit Sharing, paid time off, holidays, and reimbursement toward gym membership fees. A collaborative atmosphere working together to exceed our customers’ expectations, as well as, an Equal Opportunity Employer bringing together diverse individuals to develop new and innovative solutions for team sports.