Marketing Program Manager Jobs

A fast growing, Monmouth County, NJ tabletop and housewares importer/distributor seeks a results-driven Product Manager to work out of the New York City office. The successful candidate will possess the following skills:

• 7+ years hands-on experience in product management of finished consumer goods, specifically tabletop or housewares from Asian / European suppliers
  • Product experience should include flatware, cutlery, dishware, glassware, cookware, kitchen gadgets, ceramics, gifts, etc.
  • Home Decor
• Thorough knowledge of entire product cycle including:
  • Product Development
  • Production Planning (MPS)
  • Forecasting (MRP)
  • Inventory Control
  • Quality Control
  This excellent opportunity offers competitive salary and benefits. We ask that only qualified candidates reply by forwarding your resume, with salary history to Register to View or by fax to # Register to View attention Human Resources department.
  
  

Prudential Financial, Inc. is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com.

* Drive and manage a series of projects and initiatives in support of the Product Marketing Team
* Develop new product-related marketing materials, as well as maintain and update existing product-related marketing materials
* Ensure all projects filter through the designated marketing literature approval process and meet established deadlines
* Work closely and collaboratively with individuals from a variety of departments including Print/Fulfillment, Design, Legal, Compliance, Marketing Review and Sales
* High-capacity individual with the proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
* Process-driven, results-oriented professional with 3-7 years in the financial services industry; investment and/or variable annuity experience preferred
* Strong project management aptitude with superior attention to detail
* Strong writing skills
* Must be able to work well independently, as well as part of a team
* FINRA Series 6 desired; will be required within 3 months of hire
The Prudential Insurance Company of America and its affiliates, Newark, New Jersey are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce.

Any applicant selected for this position will be required to submit to an extensive background screening and a credit check. Failure to comply will eliminate an applicant from consideration for this position. Any negative information obtained as a result of the background screening may result in the disqualification of the applicant from this and any other position in Prudential, including their current position if they are an internal applicant.

Prudential is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity unless contracted with Staffing. Agencies must work with Staffing as the primary point of contact and follow the Prudential application process to be considered for business. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Prudential via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Prudential in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Prudential, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Prudential as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Prudential before January 2004 is null and void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Prudential and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Prudential has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Director, Recruiting Programs, Staffing at Prudential in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.

Prudential Financial, Inc. is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com.

* Serve as main point of contact for all sales organization questions and maintenance of illustration system.
* Develop, maintain and monitor project plans for new illustrations initiatives, development and updates.
* Develop and coordinate test plans for new illustration initiatives and development. Also, act as lead tester for all new illustration development and initiatives.
* Conduct regular analysis of competitor illustration systems to ensure competitiveness of our current system and recommend enhancements.
* Assist in the development of marketing materials to promote the illustration system and its capabilities.
* 5+ years of financial services experience;  Annuities and/or Life Insurance experience a must
* Strong working knowledge of Illustration systems (either for annuities or life insurance)
* Exceptional project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
* Ability to identify/anticipate needs and proactively provide strategic thought and tactical ideas
* Must be able to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment
* Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills
* Bachelors degree and Masters degree preferred

The Prudential Insurance Company of America and its affiliates, Newark, New Jersey are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce.

Any applicant selected for this position will be required to submit to an extensive background screening and a credit check. Failure to comply will eliminate an applicant from consideration for this position. Any negative information obtained as a result of the background screening may result in the disqualification of the applicant from this and any other position in Prudential, including their current position if they are an internal applicant.

Prudential is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity unless contracted with Staffing. Agencies must work with Staffing as the primary point of contact and follow the Prudential application process to be considered for business. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Prudential via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Prudential in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Prudential, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Prudential as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Prudential before January 2004 is null and void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Prudential and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Prudential has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Director, Recruiting Programs, Staffing at Prudential in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.