Product Manager – Sunglasses
Spy Optic, Inc.,
Carlsbad, CA, 92008
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Spy Optic, Inc. is an innovative, driven, designer, manufacturer and distributor of premium eyewear products and related accessories for the Action Sports and Lifestyles markets. Its Carlsbad, CA based corporate headquarters is located in North San Diego County. Spy is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Product Manager-Sunglasses.
Description:
Spy's Sunglass Product Manager is responsible for driving the strategic product-to-market process for all Spy sunglasses and sunglass accessories. Responsibilities include: building of a comprehensive product development, marketing, and sales plan that corresponds to Spy’s business plan development of a product research, development, and design annual and long-term plan supervision and execution of all components of the product development calendar.
In addition, this position is responsible for cooperatively working with the Marketing Department to provide insight into Spy's current customer base, analysis of the consumer landscape and buying habits of various target demographics, presenting overall trends and market directions, and executing the development of the strategic sunglass product marketing plan.
This position must stay extremely aware of the extraordinarily fast-moving youth marketplace and serve as the senior product spokesperson for the relationship between the brand and its sunglass products.
Primary Responsibilities:
Product Development
• Develops all sunglass eyewear. Drives the sunglass portion of the product development calendar. Responsible for sunglass profit margin analysis. Produces and updates regularly detailed specifications for all sunglasses.
Product Merchandising/Research
• Manages product lifecycles and product positioning in the marketplace. Provides new product introduction plan in line with the product release calendar. Establishes pricing strategies. Deepens the consumer relationship through research to create sunglasses that are based upon athlete insights, feedback and technology. You will be responsible for product briefs given to the product design team.
Product Marketing
• Ensures the sunglass product mix reflects the Spy target market as defined by the Marketing Department. Assists with branding and messaging through product marketing.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Business or a related field
• 2 years’ additional experience in lieu of a degree
• 3-5 years’ experience in a consumer products related role
• Technology experience and understanding is highly desirable
• Exposure to retail, buying and/or sales
• Generalist understanding of the sunglass product construction and sourcing process is highly desirable
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated product line planning skills with margin responsibility
• Effective presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to conceive/create new thinking and ideas pertaining to the product and process
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and manage/lead multiple projects
• Ability to meet international travel requirements
Spy offers competitive compensation, and available benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, LTD, 401k, paid vacation, personal and sick time. Please send resume & salary history through Malakye.com or to hr@spyoptic.com, or fax to (760) 804-8437.
Description:
Spy's Sunglass Product Manager is responsible for driving the strategic product-to-market process for all Spy sunglasses and sunglass accessories. Responsibilities include: building of a comprehensive product development, marketing, and sales plan that corresponds to Spy’s business plan development of a product research, development, and design annual and long-term plan supervision and execution of all components of the product development calendar.
In addition, this position is responsible for cooperatively working with the Marketing Department to provide insight into Spy's current customer base, analysis of the consumer landscape and buying habits of various target demographics, presenting overall trends and market directions, and executing the development of the strategic sunglass product marketing plan.
This position must stay extremely aware of the extraordinarily fast-moving youth marketplace and serve as the senior product spokesperson for the relationship between the brand and its sunglass products.
Primary Responsibilities:
Product Development
• Develops all sunglass eyewear. Drives the sunglass portion of the product development calendar. Responsible for sunglass profit margin analysis. Produces and updates regularly detailed specifications for all sunglasses.
Product Merchandising/Research
• Manages product lifecycles and product positioning in the marketplace. Provides new product introduction plan in line with the product release calendar. Establishes pricing strategies. Deepens the consumer relationship through research to create sunglasses that are based upon athlete insights, feedback and technology. You will be responsible for product briefs given to the product design team.
Product Marketing
• Ensures the sunglass product mix reflects the Spy target market as defined by the Marketing Department. Assists with branding and messaging through product marketing.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Business or a related field
• 2 years’ additional experience in lieu of a degree
• 3-5 years’ experience in a consumer products related role
• Technology experience and understanding is highly desirable
• Exposure to retail, buying and/or sales
• Generalist understanding of the sunglass product construction and sourcing process is highly desirable
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated product line planning skills with margin responsibility
• Effective presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to conceive/create new thinking and ideas pertaining to the product and process
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and manage/lead multiple projects
• Ability to meet international travel requirements
Spy offers competitive compensation, and available benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, LTD, 401k, paid vacation, personal and sick time. Please send resume & salary history through Malakye.com or to hr@spyoptic.com, or fax to (760) 804-8437.