What are the responsibilities and job description for the New Product Development Manager position at TrueBlue?
Job Description
Job Description
We are a growing company focused in the Automotive Aftermarket space. We work with a number of Asian factories across a number of automotive parts categories providing services that enable them to successfully compete within the North American market. One key area of development is assisting them with the development of new SKUs so that they can have a more complete assortment. We are looking for a highly motivated professional to join our team and lead the efforts in growing this capability. This role will involve the following :
- Establishing overall process between the activities executed within North America and required development activities in Asia
- Developing a network of dealers that would be utilize to procure OEM parts across multiple categories
- Establish needed part technical requirement documentation to help direct factories on required part quality
- Provided needed specifications and measurements on parts when required
- Help with determining required late model coverage within North America
The candidate should have at least 3 year experience within an automotive aftermarket retail environment (Autozone, Napa, Advanced, O'Reilly's) or within an automotive dealer parts environment. Candidate needs have have parts knowledge across a number of part categories and also be able to work in a team setting and interface with a network of dealers within the Tampa area. Basic analytical and excel skills are a must.