Assistant Product Manager

About Us

Join a Team That Sticks Together!

At Shurtape Technologies, we know how to make things stick. As a leading manufacturer and marketer of adhesive tape, we pride ourselves on creating innovative solutions for a variety of industries.

We have facilities all around the world, including in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Mexico, China, and more.

In addition to our specialty adhesive products, we offer well-known brands like Duck®, FrogTape®, Painter’s Mate®, Shurtape®, T-Rex®, Kip®, and Pro Tapes®.

Why Work with Us?

We encourage curiosity and creativity, working together to solve challenges and innovate. Our commitment to health, safety, and environmental responsibility means we make a positive impact on our communities and the world.

What We Offer

• A company that truly values your contributions
• A place where you can grow, make an impact, and be part of something meaningful
• A focus on excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring we deliver top-quality, reliable solutions to our customers
• An environment where employees are encouraged to bring their best ideas forward and adopt a growth mindset
  
  

More Than Just Tapes...

In addition to being obsessed with our customers, Shurtape is committed to being socially and environmentally responsible. We recognize that our actions today affect our world tomorrow, and we are committed to responsible manufacturing processes that protect the communities in which we operate.

We Ask for the Best, and Offer the Best in Return

We are looking for passionate, innovative individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment to join the Shurtape team. If you’re looking to be part of a forward-thinking, fast-paced, and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!

Our tapes may do the sticking, but it’s our people who hold it all together.

Summary Of Position

The Assistant Product Manager assists the Product Manager in the following areas: Product Development, Product Line Extensions, Sales and Customer Support, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Pricing Analysis, Profitability Reporting, Inventory Management; supports all other Product Management duties. This position requires the individual to function effectively in a team environment, often in a leadership or assistant role. The individual must successfully develop relationships both internally within the company and externally with customers and suppliers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Support the full execution of product portfolios aligned to Product Management leads aligned to revenue growth starting with tactical focus leading to strategic focus over time.
• Review and understand the financials for the category and assist with researching issues. Conduct basic proforma financial analysis and projections
• Supports all operational growth initiatives broadly from the creation of sales materials related to launch of new products, customer line review preparation, data accumulation and competitive market analysis aligned to all portfolios.
• Role is a key function in supporting and simplifying complexity of the business including portfolio maintenance decisions and new business directives as aligned to the business.
• Assist in facilitating the new item setup process to obtain new product quotes, meeting setup deadlines and achieving ship dates
• Leads product Item set up, PIMS and other processes through an expert knowledge of internal systems
• Provides assistance and leadership with quotations to the field level as well as assists field sales teams with day-to-day activities
• Participate in annual product line reviews to manage the full product portfolio and identify items in declining stage of lifecycle. Manage the appropriate system coding and disposition of related inventory
• Coordinate on and off-shelf display programs to support customer and category goals
• Assist with and learn the process of package development, including graphics. Oversee graphics system tasks and routing/sign-off process
• Coordinate with manufacturing and sourcing to learn the supply chain for all items. Support the team in developing high quality vendor partnerships
• Maintain comprehensive product, category, competitive and industry information and assist in communication of this information within the company
• Work with technical and QA team to gain an understanding of quality and regulatory requirements and resolve issues as they arise
• Facilitate clear communications with sales and marketing support groups, including organizing and leading weekly team/project update meetings