Pioneering design to make the everyday extraordinary Fiskars Group (FSKRS, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the global home of design-driven brands for indoor and outdoor living. Our brands include Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Moomin by Arabia, Waterford, and Wedgwood. Our brands are present in more than 100 countries and we have more than 350 own stores. We have 7,000 employees and our global net sales in 2021 were EUR 1.3 billion. We are driven by our common purpose: Pioneering design to make the everyday extraordinary. Since 1649, we have designed products of timeless, purposeful, and functional beauty, while driving innovation and sustainable growth. Read more: fiskarsgroup.com At Fiskars Group we are unified and driven by our common purpose: pioneering design to make the everyday extraordinary. Join our team and seize the extraordinary opportunity to influence the everyday! Established in 1649 as an ironworks, Fiskars has grown to be a leading consumer goods company. Today, Fiskars serves people around the world with a brand portfolio of globally recognized brands including Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Waterford, and Wedgwood. We are building a family of iconic lifestyle brands with the vision to create a positive, lasting impact on our quality of life. Fiskars is searching for an Associate Product Manager to join our amazing team in Middleton, WI! About the Role: Associate Product Managers manage administrative duties for the product management team and acts as the primary liaison with the Brand Marketing and Sales teams. Associate Product Managers are responsible for assisting with the execution of a defined portfolio strategy as well as delivery of new products as defined on a roadmap. Associate Product Managers are involved in assisting with all facets of the product development process, including concept definition, development, and launch. Associate Product Managers help keep a pulse on trends impacting the business (macro-economic, consumer, retail) and product/portfolio strategies. What You’ll Be Doing: Product Development: Assist the product category team with executing the product roadmap including delivering tasks as assigned from the product creation process. A focus on Adult scissors assisting in executing product creation process, new colors and prints to drive future growth. Integrated Marketing: Assist in updating catalogs, sell sheets, training materials, and other materials on product updates and refinements in support of commercial plans and sales growth. Portfolio Management: Lead and execute annual sku rationalization process, proofing & editing of price lists, pulling reports to assist in product line analysis, maintaining line logic, ensuring accuracy of item level system data. Project Management: Lead PMI portion of executing minor product development programs (existing product adjustments or promotional support) as directed. Market & Consumer Insights: Work with the product category team to support consumer research initiatives to thoroughly understand both overall and specific trends and behaviors that can translate to business opportunities. Develop proposals based on these findings. Market & Consumer Insights: Conduct business and competitive analysis in order to thoroughly understand product, segment, consumer and competitive trends and periodically communicate to Management and Sales team. What You Can Bring to the Organization: Education: Undergraduate degree in Business; ideally with a marketing concentration. Experience & knowledge: 1-3 years of marketing, product management, new product development or sales experience. Language skills: English required This position is out of our Middleton, WI office and will be a Hybrid (onsite/remote) role. *If you feel you are a great candidate for this role despite missing some of the experience outlined, please apply with a cover letter explaining why you feel this way. We understand that skills can come from many forms of experience and will look at transferrable skills where we can. For more information about diversity and inclusion in our workplace please visit: LINK to https://fiskarsgroup.com/careers/our-offering/ The company offers benefits for Full-Time employees including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, 401(k), discount on all of our beautiful products as well as many other benefits/programs for our employees. Last day of application: 2022-12-31 Fiskars Group wants to support the growth of our employees’ families. We offer expanded paid leave for parents and military families for all our full-time employees at all locations across the United States. This benefits include fully paid parental leave during birth of a baby, adoption and foster care as well as paid military family benefit. Find out more about the details and guideline of this benefit from the hiring manager or recruiter. Fiskars Group is the global home of design-driven brands for indoor and outdoor living. Our brands include Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Moomin by Arabia, Waterford, and Wedgwood. Our brands are present in more than 100 countries and we have more than 350 own stores. We have 7,000 employees and our global net sales in 2021 were EUR 1.3 billion. We are driven by our common purpose: Pioneering design to make the everyday extraordinary. Since 1649, we have designed products of timeless, purposeful, and functional beauty, while driving innovation and sustainable growth. Read more: fiskarsgroup.com US Legal Disclaimer: Fiskars Group is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity in our workforce is essential to a successful business. We condemn any form of racism and discrimination. We support and stand with those who speak out and seek justice. We strive to be a diverse and collaborative environment. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance applying for employment, please let us know by emailing applicants@fiskars.com. It may take up to one business day for a response. More information about Equal Employment Opportunity can be found here and Pay Transparency can be found here.