Plazabridge Group Looking for Product Manager at Burlington, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Our client is a growing global specialty chemical provider that strategically formulates and manufactures chemistries primarily for cleaning and descaling applications producing positive economic, safe, and environmental results for customers.

The Product Manager is primarily responsible for overall product and project management and the administration of the company’s marketing programs supporting the product and sales teams. The position is critical in ensuring that marketing programs are effective, conducted timely, and produce desired results. This position works closely with the management team, supporting product development by developing effective marketing campaigns and sales tools/playbooks for current and future products along with enhancing the company’s brand as a thought leader in the industry.

The successful candidate will play an integral role in building and engaging the company’s customer base and creating effective strategies that will promote growth. To be successful the candidate should have the following traits; outgoing team player, enthusiastic, collaborative, creative, critical thinker, good writing skills, hardworking, and willing to engage in building rapport with the leadership team, sales, and other support resources. Reports To: Marketing Director

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with management to develop and implement the company’s overall marketing and sales strategy.
• Collaborate with all departments as new products are being developed creating sales playbooks and marketing campaigns.
• Execute promotion development, analyze the effectiveness of each campaign, and develop company communications.
• Support the design, development, management, and content generation for the company’s external website and social media platforms.
• Have a complete understanding of the company’s CRM and how to build outbound campaigns from it.
• Develop and design company communications and sales materials, including press releases, collateral, iData sheets, email templates, , and other inbound and outbound initiatives.
• Be a hands-on contributor by writing new content, updating the website, and sharing content across multiple platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, others).
• Tracking the status of marketing projects and maintaining the marketing calendar.
• Updating the marketing budget with planned and actual expenses.
• Be a brand ambassador ensuring consistent messaging, creative and positioning of the company.
• Understand the dynamics of the revenue pipeline from lead generation, qualification to closed sales.
• Participate in special projects as needed, including overseeing the conceptual design, content management and production functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in Marketing or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in marketing and communications.
• Project management experience preferred.

Computer Skills:

• Skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, marketing automation (HubSpot) and customer relationship management platforms.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Has interfaced with sales teams or has sales experience
• Exemplary writing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to draft marketing content (e.g., sales collateral, product specs, customer stories, industry specs, etc.).
• Extremely organized with strong project management acumen.
• Proficient with Microsoft tools.
• Hands-on experience with marketing campaign management and CRM platforms.
• Hands-on experience with content and email marketing (writing, distribution, follow-up).
• Excellent communicator and creative thinker with an ability to use data to inform decisions.
• Flexible and organized with the ability to communicate effectively with attorneys, professional-level staff, and peers.
• Possess a strong work ethic, ability to manage fast paced, multiple projects simultaneously with an attention to detail.
• Well organized approach to files, workflow, communication, and follow-up.
• Ability to learn quickly and to employ learning to make continuous changes to the program.
• Ability to work independently within specific guidelines and program scope.
• Team collaborator and deadline oriented.
• Specialty chemical experience desired but not required.

Compensation: $65,000-$75,000 with profit share CAD Plus profit sharing

Plazabridge Group is retained to help our client:

The Client: Family owned and family feel with very high integrity and values. They have a 40+ year history of success, they serve a large set of repeat loyal customers. The company is small and agile. Work in a very collaborative environment dedicated to their people. Individual development plans are a priority for the company.

Company Description

Plazabridge Group is an innovation strategy and product commercialization firm that works with global companies and frequently helps them source talent. We work globally, with innovation chiefs, ceos, executives in all size of companies from venture backed startups to F500’s. It’s exciting and very rewarding work.

Plazabridge Group is an innovation strategy and product commercialization firm that works with global companies and frequently helps them source talent. We work globally, with innovation chiefs, ceos, executives in all size of companies from venture backed startups to F500’s. It’s exciting and very rewarding work.