Product Manager

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

How You'll Perform the Role

The Product Manager is responsible for using data, customer insights, competitive information and market trends to develop actionable product portfolio and innovation plans.  Reporting to the Director of Product Development, this role collaborates closely with cross-functional teams in the development and management of products throughout their lifecycle.  This includes defining the product strategy and roadmap for assigned product categories, overseeing product development initiatives and certifications, managing suppliers setup, facility audits, and factory certifications and quality processes.

Reports To: Director of Product Development

Responsibilities

• Be an expert with respect to the company, its products, customers, sales channels and competition within assigned market segments
• Build and present business cases with cost targets and profitability expectations
• Manage product development process including project management, product approval, and product set-up for products within assigned categories

• Gather feedback from sales and customers, evaluate market trends and create a competitor analysis that informs product portfolio decisions, such SKU rationalization or new product development
• Evaluate product performance metrics and use data insights to aid in new product development strategy and product management

• Manage/maintain database of key product specifications and attributes across assigned product categories
• Drive the cross-functional team to develop and implement a launch plan that is timely, accurate, and compelling

• Oversee product testing or collection of testing results in assigned product categories, ensuring compliance with food safety, compostability or recyclability requirements (examples include FDA, ASTM, BPI, FSC)

• Coordinate new supplier onboarding process including gathering and evaluating factory certifications, collecting product specifications and formulations and documenting supplier QC process
• Maintain a compliance framework to ensure environmental, social and quality certifications are available and up-to-date
• Manage QC issues as they arise. Confirm defect and extent of issue; communicate with customers and sales on cause, corrective action, and resolution

• Support product carton footprint reporting, item attribute data for Impact Reports and reporting initiatives that ensure legislative compliance of our products
• Perform other tasks as assigned

What We Need From You

• Self-starter with a proven ability to assemble action plans independently and execute them within a cross functional environment on time and on-budget
• Ability to think proactively, propose change, and solve problems creatively
• Demonstrated success managing all stages of the product lifecycle

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills
• Strong understanding of consumer insights, market trends, and competitive dynamics
• Ability to evaluate and interpret complex data and provide actionable insights
• Attention to detail and accuracy with a commitment to excellence

• Inclination towards sustainability in business and personal environments a plus
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Office, emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Power BI a plus
• 5+ years of experience in product marketing, category management, quality assurance, new product development or product engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Data analytics or science-based field; MBA a plus.

Compensation:

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $110,000 - $120,000 + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.

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What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

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