Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Hana Group is a multinational company leading sales in pan-Asian cuisine sold in grocery retailers and commerce marketplaces. The company has tailored brands providing custom collaborations to our partners and to our consumers. Through our distribution company, we are able to deliver on our mission of sustainable sourcing with ingredients that make our food healthy, delicious, and affordable. We aim to CARE about the quality of our service, to ACT to deliver new concepts for finding pan-Asian cuisine, to DARE to deliver sushi and more in new ways to our consumers, and to TRUST in our ability to follow through on customer expectations. We participate in E-Verify and we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sr Product Manager

Hybrid, 2-3 days a week.

Key Competencies

Understanding Retail and Various Retail Channel environments, Influence and Negotiation, Financial Acumen and Data /Analytics, Consumer/Customer focus, Planning and Priority setting, Product Development Innovation, Communication

Duties & Responsibilities  

Creation of the commercial activation and innovation plan for the core business and new concepts

• Research on consumer trends, market trends and competitor monitoring
• Execution of the annual innovation review in partnership with the US and Global Product Development team
• Lead product development activities to include recipe, packaging, price, etc from partnership with sourcing, quality and operations to the launch of mandatory testing and implementation in market
• Collaboration with the global team, partnering on successes and validation for recipe adjustments as well as calculation of sales and volume forecasts
• Delivery of the launch and communication plans, providing toolkits to Operations for a successful launch to include monitoring and management
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPI) on the existing range and innovations; elevate trends as needed

Management of the existing item launch in support and collaboration across multiple commercial corners

• Mastery of the 4 Ps (product, price, packaging, place/merch) on the existing commercial platform
  • Validation of assortment recommendations by retailers looking at sales performance and margin KPIs
  • Lead with regards to pricing strategies in relation to product performance and material costs

Responsible for product teams on strategic projects

• Take the lead on strategic calls for sourcing across the product landscape, i.e. fresh and frozen salmon, tuna, etc.
• Coordinate key projects to include monitoring product cycle, updating production algorithm

This job posting describes the general duties and responsibilities for the position. Other duties may be assigned as needed.  

Qualifications  

• 5+ years’ relevant experience in product development, with a track record of successful product launches
• Ability to create a data driven, execution strategy aligned to the commercial strategy and executing goals to ensure financial and strategic success   
• Understanding of retail strategy and execution across multiple environments and channels 
• Must have proven leadership skills in conjunction with analysis, problem solving, and innovation skills 
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in English 
  • Ability to use a computer and Microsoft Suite and other business related programs to drive the business
• Flexibility to travel up to 20% as required
• Strong grasp of Hana Group standards, mission and core values 

Hana Group North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary: $110,000.00-$115,000.00 USD Annually

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