Product Category Manager

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Your Opportunity:

Taylor Promotional Products, a division of Taylor Corporation, is looking for an experienced Product Category Manager to lead the development and growth of our Apparel product lines within the branded merchandise and souvenir industry. This role requires a blend of product management expertise and product strategy, ensuring each product aligns with our company's vision and meets customer needs. The ideal candidate will drive new product launches, oversee product lifecycle, and be responsible for product category profitability.

Your Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Development:

• Manage apparel product line from conceptual stages through product life cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial and corporate growth objectives.
• Identify opportunities, build product vision and understand market needs, roadmap and strategy.
• Manage overall product strategy, generate innovative product ideas, define development requirements, and oversee design and manufacturing of new products
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., sales, manufacturing, customer service) to identify and prioritize product opportunities and decoration methods.
• Define product specifications, collaborate with leadership and estimating teams to set pricing strategies. Oversee the entire product lifecycle; from concept, data gathering, to channel launch.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis and environmental scanning to identify and track relevant industry trends
• Collect and analyze customer feedback, addressing issues proactively and using insights to guide product improvements.

Sales Support & Financial Management:

• Partner with the sales and marketing teams to provide product training and support, ensuring clear product value propositions and messaging.
• Collaborate with finance and analytics teams on category profitability, including forecasting, tracking product performance metrics and ROI.
• Prepare reports for leadership to highlight successes and suggest areas for further growth and investment

You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, Business Administration, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in product and brand management, preferably within the promotional product space, or a similar industry (souvenir)
• Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a talent for cross-functional collaboration
• Proficiency in data analysis and experience with project management tools

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead and shape innovative products in a fun and exciting promotional products industry
• Collaborative and supportive work culture that encourages growth and creativity
• Competitive salary and benefits package with opportunities for career advancement

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $80-$120K The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The range listed is just one component of Taylor Corporation's total compensation and benefits package for employee.

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About Taylor Corporation
One of the largest graphics communications firms in North America, Taylor's family of companies provide a diverse set of products, services, and technologies addressing the toughest communication challenges. For nearly 50 years, Taylor has been a premier provider of powerful and innovative products, services, and expertise for individuals, businesses, and distributors large and small. Our 10,000+ employees spanning 26 states and seven countries work diligently to create the interactive, printing, and marketing solutions that have helped build some of the world's more recognizable brands. Everything we do begins with identifying the unique priorities and needs of our customers and creating one-of-a-kind solutions. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including several health plans to choose from, dental, vision, wellness programs, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (PTO) and 64 hours of annual holiday pay.

The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Taylor Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Taylor Corporation including all partners and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.