Associate Product Manager

Igloo Products Corp. is an iconic, fast-growing American brand known for its exceptional and durable coolers designed to meet everyday needs. For more than 75 years, Igloo has been a leader in the housewares industry and has evolved into a high-growth lifestyle brand, inspiring outdoor experiences centered around fun, family, and friends. 

Founded in 1947 as a metalworking shop that brought fresh cold water to Texas workers in the field, and later inventing the Playmate, Igloo has grown into America’s most recognizable brand of ice chests. The Igloo story spans more than 75 years of delivering coolness to the world. Today, Igloo has over 90% brand awareness, is #1 in market share in the U.S., and is a pioneer in sustainability within its category through the launch of biodegradable coolers and products made with post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials. Igloo also has a growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) business, allowing us to build direct relationships with our consumers. In 2021, Igloo was acquired by Dometic Brands, creating the opportunity to globally grow both brands together. 

Built on a legacy of quality and innovation, we are seeking an Associate Product Manager to join our team and support our continued growth. 

The Associate Product Manager will play a key role in the responsibilities of profitable growth and operational execution of multiple product lines within soft goods across both the Igloo and Dometic brands. The APM will assist with the execution of business plans, sales and margin accountability, calendar adherence, and cross functional team responsibilities.  

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

Business Growth Planning & Analysis: 

• Familiarize oneself with complete product line, its components and their potential impact in the marketplace. 
• Become an expert in all manufacturing processes, both domestic and import. 
• Support 3-year category growth strategies and annual operating plan development including participation in volume, tactical, and financial planning.  
• Establish a full understanding of the cooler industry across all segmented channels.  

Product Planning:  

• Owns item setup process including managing item setup tracker and item setup forms for import products. 
• Work directly with sales to plan and execute retailer specific special make up projects. 
• Collaborate cross-functionally to bring new products to market. 
• Work collaboratively with Product Design & Development team to assist in new products, line extensions, and SKU rationalization opportunities. 
• Regularly communicates status of new product and initiatives across entire organization. 

Team Responsibilities: 

• Support cross-functional team members in the development and execution of new products and line extensions. 
• Manage day-to-day business needs for existing / rollover products. 
• Manage sample inventory and coordinate with cross-functional teams on distribution 

Marketing Responsibilities: 

• Support product research strategy, planning, resourcing, execution and analysis through use of external resources.  
• Build sales tools and visual line plans 
• Collaborate with the graphics team to provide input on packaging structure and design strategy, branding, packaging change process and planning, claims and product descriptions/features. 

What do we offer? 

1. Medical 
2. Dental 
3. Vision 
4. Life Insurance 
5. Short term & Long-term disability 
6. Accidental death insurance 
7. Supplemental life insurance 
8. Company paid holidays 
9. Flexible Spending Accounts 

 

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications  

A suitable background would be a solid experience within the following qualifications and experiences: 

• Bachelor's Degree in consumer products or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.  
• Minimum of 1 - 3 years of experience or one (1) year of Igloo Product Management experience. 
• Must be detail oriented with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. 
• Demonstrates high business acumen, strong retail math skills. Possess experience with, and understanding of costing, pricing, profit and P&L management including management of a significant consumer brand with P&L responsibility. 
• Cross-functional understanding of finance, operations, product development, marketing communications, and vendor partners.  
• Well-developed team skills including the ability to inspire others, get results from coworkers, manage change, develop organizational goals and strive for success. 
• Business analysis and planning experience including sound judgment and decision-making.  
• Effective written communication, presentation skills, and influencing skills both internally and externally. 
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within a collaborative results-oriented team environment. 
• Adaptable, resilient, flexible, fast-paced/sense of urgency, and a high level of multitasking ability. 
• Able to handle pressure of deadlines, multiple projects and financial performance expectations. 
• Fast-paced growing company experience and/or demonstrated effectiveness in a small company/location where role includes both strategic and hands-on responsibilities. 
• Personal and professional values aligned with company values and culture, high integrity. 

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Experience in coolers, outdoor, camping, softgoods, CPG industries is preferred. 

To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:  

• Demonstrated ability to develop business plans and take full responsibility for success of assigned projects – from inception to completion.  
• Ability to work in a matrixed global organization with teammates in multiple time zones. 
• Possess passion and enthusiasm for improving the outdoor mobile cooling arena 
• Strang analytical and strategic thinking abilities 
• Ability to work cross-functionally as well as be independently motivated and driven with inimal supervision 
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and presentation skills 
• Working knowledge of MS Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel, is required 
• Ability to travel domestically, up to 10% 

 

For roles based in California: 

The starting base pay for this role is between $75,000 and $85,000.  The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, location, business needs and market demands.  The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. 

And of course – our Core Values 

To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things. 

Are you our next star?  Then we would love to see your application. 

Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us! 

Igloo offers equal opportunities for everyone. Equal opportunities mean that all employees shall be treated according to their abilities and qualifications in every employment decision, including but not limited to hiring, advancement, compensation benefits, training, lay-offs and termination. Any form of discrimination or harassment against employees due to personal factors, such as gender, ethnicity, skin color, age, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability and pregnancy or employees with family responsibilities is prohibited. 

All applicants must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. 

Igloo supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. We do not tolerate child labor or any form of modern slavery, including forced, bonded or compulsory labor, physical or psychological punishment or human trafficking.