Cannabis Product Manager Packaging Remote Jobs

KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: KSHB) is the premier provider of ancillary products and services to the legal cannabis and CBD industries. KushCo Holdings' subsidiaries and brands provide product quality, exceptional customer service, compliance knowledge and a local presence in serving its diverse customer base.
Founded in 2010, KushCo Holdings has now sold more than 1 billion units to growers, processors and producers across North America, South America, and Europe. The Company has been featured in media nationwide, including CNBC, Fox News, Yahoo Finance, Cheddar, Los Angeles Times, TheStreet.com, and Entrepreneur, Inc Magazine.
About the Role
This individual will be responsible for procurement and product management for the assigned product class. The Product Manager is the subject matter expert for their product class including, managing the product lifecycle, supporting sales goals with a best in class product portfolio, evaluating customer needs, and looking for innovative options to enhance the company portfolio. This individual will be responsible for pro-actively following up on purchase orders, production, delivery at assigned suppliers and ensuring goods are delivered on time delivery and meet Kushco quality standards.
This position can be remote.

What you will do (Essential Functions)

• Expert in assigned product class and corresponding vendor capabilities: Manage product category by knowing the competition, our forward-looking customer needs, and identify opportunities to replace, enhance, or discontinue active skus
• Continuously review the product offering and course-correct to support customer needs as demand changes
  
• Evaluate the market for comparable offerings to maintain best in class product portfolio
• Develop and execute a go to market strategy for their respective category
• Utilizing input from sales, manage item level forecasts to ensure in stock and suggest modifications to the core item list
• Suggest new product category or vendor opportunities
  
• Maintain sample inventory and accessibility for sales toolkits
• Coordinate regional training with sales team on new product launches and quarterly continuing-education trainings
• Communicate any supply-related concerns to ensure there is no disruption in the supply chain
• Pro-actively recommend cost savings and retail pricing opportunities on skus in the assigned product class
• Resolve any discrepancies in quantities, delivery, cost, and quality.
  
• Maintain supplier price sheets & terms, as required
• Special projects as assigned

Who you are (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to effectively communicate well with all levels of the organization – English
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in product/procurement in the manufacturing sector with multi-regional vendors/suppliers is strongly preferred
• Strong negotiation skills with general understanding of the procurement, vendor management, and inventory management
• Confidence, presence, and credibility to command the respect of colleagues and senior stakeholders, especially within Strategic Procurement, Engineering, Services, Logistics, and Finance. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Adaptable / Flexible - being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances
• Understanding Team value and has ability to collaborate across departments
• Organizational skills, with ability to manage competing priorities
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and MS-Project skills

Receives Direction from
Sales & Product Development dept. head

Provides Direction to
Assigned Direct Reports, Project Management, Sourcing, Quality, and Freight

Physical Standards

• This position requires frequent sitting, standing, reaching, walking, and operating a computer workstation
• Must have finger dexterity, ability to use keyboard/ten key
• This position may rarely require kneeling, bending, squatting
• Ability to push/pull up to 50 pounds
• Reach, stoop and lift office files, records or reports, typically weighing 20 pounds or less

Travel
Ability to travel up to 5% of the time

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
KushCo and its affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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