Associate Product Manager

Your merchandising experience with emphasis in Buying, Sourcing, or Product Development along with your technical skills (Microsoft Office skills) make you a great fit for our Associate Product Manager position. Join our dynamic team today and find a rewarding career with a company that values you and all you bring to the table.

About Your Role:

As an Associate Product Manager at Dollar Tree’s corporate office, you’ll develop and execute category, program, and item sourcing strategies and tactics to support the Category Teams in achieving overall financial goals for margin, sales, inventory turnover and in-stock levels. Sourcing Coordinators work within a group of categories defined by the Director of Sourcing (or Manager of Sourcing as appropriate), collaborating closely with Category Teams, Quality Assurance, Private Label, Supply Chain, Import Logistics, Suppliers and Service Providers. Core activities encompass the establishment, management, and resolution of program/item sourcing projects. Your day-to-day job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Sourcing Strategy & Supplier Collaboration
• Partner with Category Teams to develop category sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate with Category Teams to develop objective worksheets for identified programs and items to be considered for global sourcing activities and potential placement.
• Define pertinent elements for programs and items, including FOB price targets, trim/labeling/packaging components, product specifications for function and performance, regulatory and safety requirements, etc.
• Coordinate and issue communication of objective worksheets and item/program details to all Suppliers.
• Work with Suppliers to identify opportunity buys.
• Support Director/Manager of Sourcing in the creation and delivery of Category Team and Supplier education and development.
• Other duties and responsibilities as defined.
• Operational Execution & Quality Management
• Regularly maintain tracking and project timeline tools.
• Monitor and support sample collection, approval and updating processes.
• Support Director/Manager of Sourcing and Category Team members in defining and monitoring of order and documentation issuance/approval processes to ensure timely deliveries.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance Team members, ensuring all product are subjected to and achieve quality assurance guidelines and processes.
• Collaborate with Private Label Team members to define, manage and execute product projects within designated Private Label policies (when Private Label product is sourced/considered).
• Collaborate with Import Logistics to ensure statutory/trade documentation and process requirements are achieved.

Your Required Skills and Experience:

• Periodic international and domestic travel
• Education: BS/BA or equivalent work experience
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years merchandising experience with emphasis in Buying, Sourcing or Product Development
• Technical Skills: Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office desktop applications, inclusive of Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Start Rate = $70,000 - $78,000 plus 10% bonus.

Our success is a team effort — when we reach our goals, you’ll be eligible for a yearly bonus!

Your Perks and Benefits:

We offer a wide variety of rewards to support your health, wealth, and mental well-being. In addition to medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance, we offer:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with matching contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Educational Assistance
• Access to PerkSpot, an employee discount platform for goods and services
• And much more!

Who We Are:

At Dollar Tree, we make a difference in the lives of our customers every day by exceeding their expectations and delivering value – it’s what our business is built on. Our associates play an important role in this commitment by embracing change and showing up for their teams and their communities.

We see an exciting path forward as our company continues to grow and transform – and we know that this path starts with you. Join our team today and discover The Value of You.

Dollar Tree is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, which appear in the job description for this position, and which may be amended from time to time at the discretion of Dollar Tree. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.

Please note, this job description is not a contract of employment and may be modified to meet evolving business needs. Employment at Dollar Tree, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.