Associate Product Manager
About Your Role:
The Associate Product Manager supports the development, sourcing, and management of assigned product categories. This role partners closely with Merchandising, Global Sourcing, Quality Assurance, Packaging, and Supply Chain teams to execute category strategies, product development initiatives, and supplier management activities while ensuring products meet quality, value, and profitability expectations.
Your day-to-day duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Support the management of assigned product categories throughout the product lifecycle.
- Maintain item setup, product specifications, assortment information, and product documentation.
- Coordinate supplier communication regarding product specifications, timelines, packaging requirements, and compliance documentation.
- Assist with new product development, line reviews, and product transitions.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve product, quality, costing, and supply chain challenges.
- Review and evaluate supplier product samples to ensure alignment with merchant requirements, product specifications, and quality standards.
- Identify and evaluate potential suppliers based on capabilities, quality standards, and product requirements.
- Drive initial supplier negotiations through should-cost modeling, supplier quote analysis, and competitive benchmarking to optimize product costs.
- Other product management projects as assigned.
Your Required Skills and Experience:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Knowledge of merchandising, product development, global sourcing, supplier management, or retail operations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS/BFA) or equivalent experience.
- Experience: 2+ years in merchandising, product development, sourcing, inventory management, planning, buying, or related retail functions.
- Software: Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
Start Rate = $70,000 - $78,000 based on experience 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.
Full time500 Volvo Parkway,Chesapeake,Virginia 23320Global SourcingDollar TreeSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 2 years of merchandising experience emphasizing buying, sourcing, or product development
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Periodic international and domestic travel
Dollar Tree Stores Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Dollar Tree Stores and has not been reviewed or approved by Dollar Tree Stores.
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Retirement Support — A dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match on the first 5% is offered to eligible associates, with service requirements noted. This creates a clear savings pathway that company materials consistently highlight.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan allows associates to buy company stock at a discount, with recent materials citing about a 15% discount. This provides an additional ownership avenue alongside regular pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental, maternity, and adoption leave are listed, with additional programs supporting fertility, adoption, and surrogacy for eligible associates. Family-planning resources and related supports are referenced in current benefits guides.
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What We Do
Dollar Tree remains committed to our original mission: giving our customers extreme value at low prices. Employing more than 150,000 associates across a network of 9,000 stores and 18 distribution centers in North America, we’re fulfilling that mission more now than ever before. We see an exciting path forward as we continue to grow and transform – and we know that this path starts with you. Join our team today and discover The Value of You!
