Product Development Manager

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - PET SUPPLIES

We are passionate about making high-quality pet accessories that are as beautiful as they are functional. As a family-owned business, we are invested in finding the best people to join our tightly knit team. We are looking for candidates who share our values of collaboration, communication, and positivity. This role is an exciting opportunity to make a huge impact on a fast-growing company from the ground up.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As the Product Development Manager, you will product development across all aspects of the brand’s premium pet products. The ideal candidate will build strong relationships with our existing factory network, be well-versed in developing a range of product categories and motivated to lead a team.

The ideal candidate will live near Queens, NY, where our office is located. This is a key role at the company that reports to and works closely with our Co-Founder and CEO.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own all phases of the product lifecycle for all product lines from product development to delivery, including technical development, sampling, production, and quality control.
• Establish a product development roadmap that accelerates the pace of development while also reducing costs, mitigating supply-chain risks, and improving quality.
• Develop a manufacturing plan to ensure production capabilities are aligned with our sales plan.
• Own costing and optimize cost of goods. Partner with Design, Merchandising and Planning to drive margin targets and inform pricing and product mix decisions.
• Own the time and action calendar for all vendors to ensure on-time, accurate delivery.
• Work with vendors to build a robust and scalable QC program.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed to initiate and maintain strong vendor relationships, train factories on standards and troubleshoot issues (no more than 2 international trips/year).
• Lead our production team to develop new products and continuously improve existing products and packaging in a way that results in on-time, on-budget products that improve our brand experience and delight our customers.
• Manage the movement of goods, freight costs and manage our 3PL partner regarding the timely receipt of finished goods.
• Provide training, development, and mentorship for the product team.
  
  

ABOUT YOU:

• 5 years of experience in PD with experience leading teams.
• Strong experience in managing factory relationships.
• Fluent in English; conversational in Mandarin and/or Cantonese.
• Experience with QC/QA strategy and ability to build processes and measure QC success
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
• An excellent project manager with strong time management and prioritization skills; exceptional ability to juggle many priorities across multiple timelines.
• Impeccable attention to detail and eye for quality.
• Strategic thinker with a proven ability to execute and build scalable processes and systems.
• Strong knowledge of import and export industry terminology, documentation processes and procedures.
• Ability to travel internationally (2x/year).
• A dog lover, of course!
  
  

Salary $100,000-$120,000