- Lead development and maintenance of three-year product and category strategic roadmap to achieve profitable revenue growth through product strategy
- Lead the product development process including compliance, development and sampling of all products and packaging, including onboarding of new factories where needed
- Lead sample review meetings to note design changes, identify development, cost or quality concerns, and ensure revisions are clearly communicated to appropriate partners through clear communication
- Lead the product development process including consumer product safety compliance, development and sampling of all products and packaging, including onboarding of new factories where needed
- Product safety compliance effort will require significant back and forth with CPSC approved testing labs and ensuring all Copper Pearl product lines are always within approved consumer product safety standards
- Lead the analysis to support product development’s strategic decision-making and go-to-market planning (e.g., pricing, sales strategy, consumer needs) and present findings with recommended plans to stakeholders
- Conduct competitor analysis, review competitor offerings, and generate summary of competitive landscape
- Generate purchase orders for the factory, work with financial experts to assess adequate quantities for opening buys, manage production and logistics to ensure that seasonal launch dates are met
- Monitor daily status of line development including production, design, and technical design
- Must fully understand garment and hardline manufacturing process to ensure compliance to all lead times
- Manage approval process of all strike offs, patterns trims, and technically correct lab dips
- Manage tracking tools for all products in development through final production
- Keep up on daily communication with overseas partners
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners in design, development, sales and marketing to communicate and educate product knowledge, ensure successful line launches and receive feedback for continued improvements
- Analyze business results at retail and competitor trends and adjust future product assortments as necessary to maximize sales, profitability, and inventory turns; while maintaining brand integrity standards
Experience and Required Skills:
- 2-4 years of relevant work experience. Preferably in an eCommerce/retail environment
- Excellent interpersonal and solid project management acumen
- Adobe Illustrator experience
- Proven track record of being highly effective in a rapid-growth business environment
- Task oriented with ability to manage multiple different work streams
- Process oriented with strong organizational and communication skills
- Self-motivated, people sensitive, results oriented
- Excellent organization and managerial skills.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work on teams.
Pay: $40,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
