Product Marketing Assistant

JOB SUMMARY

The Product Marketing Assistant (PMA) is responsible for assisting with the day-to-day operations of the Product Manager(s). This person will be an integral part of the promotion and the growth of their designated product lines. A successful PMA will have a good business acumen and will understand the basics of B2B selling.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties as assigned.

• PMA's shall have knowledge of their supplier's policies, procedures, contacts, and products.

• The PMA will be trained to be the backup point of contact to the Product Manager (PM).

• Cross train with other PMA's to expand supplier and product knowledge.

• Quote requests submitted and responded to in a timely manner.

• Communicate any challenging issues to the PM in real time.

• Run Expired Ship and Debit reports to renew supplier contracts monthly.

• Load vendor contracts in a timely manner.

• Create supplier bill of materials (templates) as required.

• Update supplier pricing and lead times as necessary.

• Process sample requests as required.

• Assist the Product Marketing Manager (PMM) and PM's on any special projects.

• Assist PM with open Quote Accelerator (QA) requests.

• Communicate with the QA coordinator as needed.

• The PMA position can be a path of succession to Product Manager.