Junior Product Development Manager, Products

Our rapidly growing wholesale home accessories client, is seeking a driven junior product development manager to join their team!

• Work with the Product Development team to come up with innovative ideas in increase sales
• Track project updates and ensure progress is on schedule
• Follow projects from inception to completion
• Take ownership in extensive market research, prototyping, testing, and finally creation
• Conduct and communicate trend forecasting and research
• Upkeep data entry into portals and systems, including style set-up
• Create New Item Set-Up Forms
• Update Manager on project progress, sample statuses and outstanding tasks
• Ensure accuracy on multiple projects that is used by cross-functional partners
• Manage the sample approval process including unpacking, tracking, tagging samples
• Provide recommendations on areas to improve for materials and design
• Maintain, track and organize incoming and outgoing samples and statuses
• Consistent daily communication with overseas factories

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Development and/or Design is a plus.
• Relevant learning or working experience in the field
• Must have working knowledge of MS Excel and Power Point
• Keen and creative eye
• Must be organized and extremely detail-oriented
• Must be a team player with a positive outlook
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must be a self starter
• Genuine passion for product and a spirit of ownership to see through a successful end product