Associate Product Manager Private Label

Description Job Opportunity: Associate Product Manager,Private Label Please note that this is a Food Manufacturing role and not a Software Manager position Pay Rate - $71k - $90k (Depends On Experience) Come Join us and Grow with our Family! At Mariani, we believe that family comes first! We understand work is only part of what makes life rewarding. If you enjoy working in a flexible, respectful, collaborative environment where community members embrace change and seek continuous improvement, have a voice and can make a difference, we want to meet you! We are a 4 th generation family owned, global, growing, and innovative company based in Vacaville, CA, driven by our vision to “Inspire Healthy Living.” We have tremendous respect for our planet and a commitment to do our part to leave it in better condition for future generations. We value our employees and remain committed to the values that have kept us strong for over 120 years, leading with Mutual Respect. We work every day to provide real, whole, plant-based foods that make healthy snacking a little easier and a lot more delicious. Check us out at www.mariani.com and apply via our Career site. Key Responsibilities Private Label New Item Setup and Packaging Artwork Routing Work directly with our Retail Customers’ Private Label product managers, Broker partners, other team members, and internal departments on improving existing product lines and developing new products using best practices within Mariani capabilities and procedures. Development, coordination, implementation, maintenance of artwork/package designs. Maintain product and packaging specification files in the Loftware and Retailer Product Management Portals. Lead and participate in artwork approval routing. Coordinated retail customers’ product specification requests, completing questionnaires with known information or coordinating responses with internal cross-functional team members. Ongoing product maintenance: create and update product costing, material revisions, forecast & projections, and updating price lists for Retail Customers. Conduct product costings as required on existing products, new products based on commodity and competitor product changes Position Requirements: B achelor’s degree (BA or BS) from a four-year college or university; or three to five years related CPG Sales & Marketing experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with Retail Grocery Customer Portals is preferred Packaging Artwork Routing Experience is strongly preferred Must be experienced with a personal computer, and proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) Experience with IRI / Nielsen syndicated data, and NetSuite ERP system experience is preferred. Bi-lingual (Spanish) is a plus. Benefits: Competitive Salary & Benefits - Mariani pays the majority of the deductible for medical benefits! Emphasis on Growing, Learning & Developing! Health & Wellness Program for our Family of employees and their families! Fun Safety and Holiday celebratory events!