Product Manager

Our client is a food manufacturing company based in Selangor.

Responsibilities:

• Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
• Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
• Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
• Obtains product market share by working with Head Of Marketing to develop product sales strategies.
• Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses; answering questions and requests.
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
• Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
• Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.
• Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product.
• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.

Requirements:

• Candidate must possess at least Bachelor's Degree / Post Graduate Diploma/Professional Degree in Business Studies / Administration / Management, Marketing or equivalent.
• Required language(s): English & Bahasa Melayu
• At least 3 Year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
• Applicants should be Malaysian citizen or holding relevant residence status.
• Preferably Manager who is specialized in Marketing / Business Development or equivalent.
• Background in FMCG Industry.