Product Management & Development (Marketing & Communications)Full timeAdd expected salary to your profile for insights.At Kiwicare, you'll have the chance to build a career which is as unique as you are, with our collective knowledge, support, and fabulous culture to become the best version of you. We're counting on your voice and perspective to help us become even more clever, better, different.Join us to build an exceptional experience and to help us fulfil our purpose – making your place a better place.Kei a koe te mana I Make the right choiceThis role is the communication and execution hub of a fast-moving consumer products environment and integral to coordinating with suppliers and staff for products sold in NZ & Australian markets. The Product Manager will support and execute product and brand developments, creating preference for product purchases, awareness and engagement of our products and brands with retail and commercial customers and consumers.Key ResponsibilitiesAn ability to support the development and execution of category plans and product portfolio management to ensure that we have the right range of products, with the right brand, delivered at the right price.Capability to review all levers of the marketing mix (product/brand mix, pricing, costs, distribution, promotions etc.) and recommend actions to the Product Marketing Manager that ensure targets are achieved.Support for NPD process and projects, collaborating with a cross-functional NPD Team to ensure NPD is launched with executional excellence.An ability to develop and leverage relationships with the Sales Team to drive the delivery of category and sales plans.Support on market insights and intelligence reporting.O Koutou Pukenga | What you'll bring with youExcellent process-oriented marketing skills, an innovation mindset, and drive to succeed in a fast-paced role.Knowledge and experience in product development and management, ideally within an FMCG development environment.Demonstrated ability to project manage a range of projects and effectively prioritise competing demands.Excellent communication skills, a natural problem-solver with a service-orientation.Be self-motivated and highly collaborative, able to nurture and manage positive working relationships, and deliver exceptional client service with both internal and external clients.Hono mai ki Kiwicare I Be a part of our Kiwicare familyOur strategic objectives focus our efforts on the things that we believe will help us achieve our goals, and it is our people that deliver our successes. We are a Passionate, Accountable, Collaborative team that strives for Exceptional outcomes. These are our PACE Values, and they express the beliefs and behaviours that are important to us and at the heart of all that we do.Whaia te iti kahurangi I The exceptional Kiwicare experienceWe are local but far reaching. Our extensive range of products and tools can be found in more than 2,500 retail locations across New Zealand. We also service over 370 commercial customers that include government agencies, local and regional councils, engineering firms, rural suppliers, and more. And across the ditch in Australia, we're found in over 1,850 retail outlets too, and are a market leader in the camping and outdoor leisure category.As industry leaders, and plant, animal, and pest experts, we are invested in the guardianship of our natural environment. We're dedicated to protecting plants from the threat of invasive weeds, and preserving our precious birdsong by eradicating introduced pests so that we can be proud of the work we've done for generations to come. We want people to feel like heroes in their own backyards by giving them a tool for every job and an answer for every problem, so that they can make their place a better place.If this resonates with you, don't hesitate! Share your CV on the 'Quick Apply' button above.We will respond to applications in the new year.Your application will include the following questions:Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?How many years' experience do you have as a product manager?What's your expected annual base salary?How much notice are you required to give your current employer?To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory.#J-18808-Ljbffr