Product Manager

Company: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
Location: Eugene
Posted on: February 16, 2020

Job Description:

We're a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants and grower support delivered to the world's premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon nearly 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru and Spain. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We're a deeply planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central and South America, Greater Europe and North Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence. To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we're helping to build A World with Better Blueberries---.----We have an exciting new opening for a Product Manager in our new central office near the University of Oregon. This position liaises closely with customers, business stakeholders, and commercial teams to coordinate, prioritize and communicate value driven deliverables to support business goals. As the product owner, you must have an innate ability for conveying a vision of what needs to be built and to work with the team and stakeholders to see that vision through. This position supervises the Marketing Coordinator. Travel both domestic and international may be required up to 20%.--In this role, you will:--Develop marketing strategies and tactical recommendations that drive achievement of sales and margin goalsCreate customer-centric content that clearly articulates the value proposition and enables the sales force to differentiate us from competitors to win business dealsManage relationships with creative agencies to plan, develop, and execute new materialsLaunch programs that support the strategy and train the sales force to educate them on how to utilizePartner with the sales force to drive results and hold accountable for utilization of materialsBuild strong internal and external stakeholder relationships with the ability to effectively influence and gain supportServe as the marketing voice during sales presentations of key initiatives to key customersPartner with customer teams with promotional development and communication of launch strategyProvide input into sales force detail plans, including volume forecasts for new items, promotions, and total businessCoordinate sales launch meetings for brand planning and new item launchesAnalyze needs; use a wide application of principles, theories, concepts, and draw on previous experience to determine a course of actionDevelop solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovationExecute highly complex or specialized projects--Successful candidates will have:--A Bachelor's degree in marketing, Public Relations, Journalism or related fieldA minimum of 3 years marketing or brand management or equivalent combination of education and experienceA high level of interpersonal people skillsAbility to manage multiple priorities while delivering high quality resultsAbility to meet deadlines under pressureDemonstrated understanding of sales and marketing concepts and methodsDeveloped and executed go to market and sales growth strategies in collaboration with key stakeholdersStrong analytical ability with ability to independently create, manipulate and provide insightsPresented to sales team and customers; created materials for product training and selling--We offer a competitive pay and benefit package. Check us out at www.fallcreeknursery.com and apply through LinkedIn with your resume!

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