Assistant Product Portfolio Manager

Inline Plastics is seeking an Assistant Product Portfolio Manager to support product development and commercialization initiatives. The role manages assigned projects from concept through launch, conducts market and competitive research, coordinates cross-functional teams, and supports product launches, customer needs, profitability, and business growth.

What you'll do:

• Support the Product Portfolio Manager with new product development, line extensions, and commercialization from concept through launch, including product briefs, assigned projects, timelines, prototypes, samples, and deliverables
• Partner with RD&E and cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing/Branding, CX, Quality, and Operations to evaluate feasibility, coordinate development, resolve challenges, and support timely launches
• Support Sales and customer-facing activities by working directly with Sales Managers, participating in customer meetings, innovation sessions, plant visits, and trade shows, and translating customer feedback into product opportunities
• Conduct market and competitive research to identify trends, customer needs, pricing, portfolio gaps, and opportunities. Maintain competitive analyses, cross-references, category matrices, and other market intelligence tools
• Prepare pre-development NCMs, margin analyses, reports, and recommendations to support product, customer, and business decisions
• Manage prototype, sample, and product information, including historical RP/prototype tracking, sample coordination, competitive samples, and accurate product information in applicable systems
• Support and improve product processes and systems, including Salesforce, PSF, Epicor, SOPs, project trackers, and checklists to improve visibility, consistency, and efficiency
• Partner with Marketing/Branding and internal teams on product launches and communication, including product training, photoshoots/videos, application ideas, presentations, sales materials, catalogs, and carton artwork
• Domestic travel approximately 5%–10%
• Perform other duties as assigned by Product Management
• Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements
• Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or business management
• Understanding of engineering terminology, a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word
• Ability to read and interpret technical and financial information
• Ability to apply mathematical and statistical concepts to sales forecasting and financial analysis
• Ability to analyze complex data and draw data-driven conclusions
• Experience with Salesforce, Pardot, SharePoint, and Teams preferred