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Job Description
Product Specialist
We are hiring a Product Specialist based out of our St. Thomas or Mississauga, ON office location (flexible hybrid work environment).
We're looking for someone to join our Product Management team. Product Management team is collaborative, and hands-on. PM team is also the owner of the product category’s commercial success. Is that you?! As part of the team, the candidate will assist with new product development and all other aspects of product lifecycle management. This position is seen as a product subject expert.
Primary Responsibilities & Duties:
- Support product launch strategy and implementation
- Assist with the development of business case proposals and new product development
- Project management
- Maintain competitive information
- Market analysis
- Create new product structures and coordinate implementation with cross-functional departments
- Update and maintain specification and M&I sheets
- Review and support product obsolescence
- Provide pricing analysis and proofreading
- Member of price book team
- Member of line review team (Retail Channel)
- Interaction with domestic and international manufacturing facilities
- Continual analysis and maintenance of existing product assortment
- Recommend and implement product enhancements which improve the customer experience and profitability
- Analysis of new product sales versus forecast
- Develop reports and maintain category metrics
- Support the communication of product development and launch plans to other departments
- Assist Brand department with product and pricing information for Marketing collateral
- Provide internal training support – product aspects only
What you will Bring?
- 1-3 years' experience in consumer goods or wholesale markets
- A recent graduate of University or College (Engineer or commerce degree preferred)
- Strong business acumen, fast learner
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Access)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be a self-starter, have a balanced sense of urgency and a bias for action
- Ability to multi-task and work independently
- Above average mathematical and business analysis skills
- Excellent communication skills in group and individual settings
- Occasional travel required
What’s In It for You?
- Competitive salary
- Employee benefits program, deferred profit-sharing plan and optional pension program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Discount Program, Employee Store and Dell Discount Program
- Opportunities for community contributions and volunteering
- Fast paced work environment
- Opportunity to work in a growing company and industry!
Company: Masco Canada
Masco Canada (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
About Us
At Masco Canada, we excel at meeting the needs of the diverse Canadian market for plumbing and related products through our exceptional people, enduring brands, and extraordinary service. Our unsurpassed market intimacy allows us to deeply understand Canadian customers, consumers, and influencers.
Our manufacturing and distribution facility in St. Thomas, Ontario is home to the design, development, distribution and manufacturing of a portion of the products we represent including the Delta Commercial product line. The sales and marketing offices in Mississauga, Ontario, house our team of industry experts who are focused on representing our diverse portfolio of plumbing-related brands including:
Delta | Brizo | BrassCraft | hansgrohe | AXOR | Master Plumber | Peerless | Plumbshop | FranklinBrass | Waltec | Liberty Hardware |
Product categories represented by our brands include:
Kitchen & Lavatory Faucets | Tub Showers | Hand Showers | Flush Valves | Commercial Grade Faucets | Plumbing & Repair Parts Programs | Valves | Plumbing Fittings | Bath Accessories |
At Masco Canada, integrity is at the core of everything we do. Our commitment to excellence, the integration of diversity and inclusion into who we are and how we work, and our ability to work as a collaborative team drive our passion to win. We win by providing the best customer experience possible in all of our business dealings.
Masco Canada is the Canadian division of Masco Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of brand-name products for the home improvement and new home construction markets.
Masco Canada is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression. Masco Canada is committed to ensuring that each individual will have genuine, open and unhindered access to employment opportunities.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources at hr@mascocanada.com.