What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Product Marketing Manager position at HNI Workplace Furnishings?
HNI Corporation is a global family of brands for the workplace and home dedicated to enhancing the spaces where we live, work, and gather. We pride ourselves on fostering an environment where we make a positive impact on others, upholding our beliefs in integrity, inclusion and belonging.
What We Need:
We are currently searching for an Associate Product Marketing Manager to join our team in Muscatine, Iowa.
The Associate Product Marketing Manager will contribute to the success of the assigned product category by driving results through cross-functional collaboration. This role will support the product lifecycle, from inputs on ideation and development to launch and optimization of respective category.
What You Will Do:
- Support the lifecycle of a specified product category in accordance with the 3-year product roadmap.
- Collect market insights, research competition and support product strategies to meet customer needs and organizational objectives.
- Participate in Voice of Customer, market research and analyze trend data to identify and drive product opportunities.
- Represent product category during product development, ensuring product meets customer requirements and is delivered on time and within budget.
- Execute milestones and deliverables for each stage of the new product development process.
- Help to define and prioritize product features and enhancements based on market research and competitive positioning.
- Participate in successful product launches by collaborating with marketing and merchandising teams to create compelling product storytelling and go-to-market strategy.
- Monitor and analyze product sales, profit performance and customer feedback to identify opportunities for product category improvement including cost savings and quality improvement.
- Implement end-of-life product strategies including discontinuation and phase-out processes.
- Communicate vital information, training, and product knowledge to support sales to various internal stakeholders.
- Participate in activities as appropriate to ensure the success of the organization.
What You Have:
- Bachelor's degree required, Business or related field preferred.
- At least 1 year of relevant experience required; 3 years preferred.
- Strong listening, verbal, and written communication, and presentation skills needed.
HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and building products, operating under two segments. The workplace furnishings segment is a leading global designer and provider of commercial furnishings, going to market under multiple unique brands. The residential building products segment is the nation’s leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth products.
As one of the larger employers in Iowa, HNI Corporation was recognized in 2018, 2019, and 2020 for the diversity of our Board of Directors and was named in 2020 and 2021 as one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek.
How we act today protects how we live tomorrow. Check out our 2020 CSR Report here: https://www.hnicorp.com/social-responsibility.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), are not just core beliefs at HNI - they are operational imperatives. We value each other’s differences in experiences and ideas to solve problems and better serve our customers. Take a look at our DEI goals here: https://www.hnicorp.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.
We offer Benefits on Day 1, including a new voluntary benefit, Daily Pay! To learn about all the benefits HNI has to offer visit www.HNIbenefits.com.
We also invite you to visit us at www.HNICorp.com to learn more!
