We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies, lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence, our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes, we’ve pioneered many firsts. The fire in our belly to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!
The Product Management Associate supports the new product strategy and commercialization process across a portfolio of brand and private label retail customers for the Company. A developmental opportunity to make an impact with diverse experience across vitamin, mineral, supplement, and sports nutrition customers & retailers. The Product Management Associate is a member of the cross-functional team and supports new product launches through project management, product development, claims support, packaging/label design and marketing & sampling coordination activities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support internal cross-functional teams across Research & Development, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, and Regulatory to deliver fast paced, highly incremental innovation growth, with minor customer management responsibilities.
- Partner with external sales teams, product managers, and retailers on launch of new products including product development, cost optimization, shelf-life validation, claims development, document development and packaging/label design. This includes coordinating questionnaires, product specifications, stability data, samples, Certificate of Analysis (COA), Quality Assurance (QA), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audit reports, Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA), lab test results, item features and benefits.
- Manage specific responsibilities within projects, often at different stages, coordinating timelines, and managing multi-functional tasks to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished on time.
- Support the development of selling tools and stories to enable sales team to sell-in close and new platforms to customers.
- Support the sales team and product managers and assist with customer-specific product opportunities across brands and retailers through customer analyses, point of sales data (i.e. Nielsen), trends and consumer insights.
- Coordinate marketing projects, often at different stages, including developing plans, coordinating timelines, and managing multi-functional tasks to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished on time.
- Coordinate all customer samples including sourcing, labeling, shipping, and related documentation.
- Support trade coordination, including samples, hotel booking, tracking shipments of all materials, and maintaining trade show supplies and equipment.
- Help prepare and plan for customer visits.
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- Business-related professional certification, degree in business or related field, or commensurate combination of education and relevant work experience.
- 2 years’ general work experience providing administrative support and coordinating day-to-day activities.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs):
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Analytical skills to analyze data and experience managing multiple competing priorities and projects simultaneously.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas with customers, peers and leadership and provide reports both verbally and in written format.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with internal staff and management. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Demonstrated practical problem solving and troubleshooting skills. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in business, marketing or related field.
- Experience in marketing and/or innovation in the consumer or nutraceutical products industry.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish.
