Job description
Title: Assistant Product DeveloperOur client is a home furnishing brand hiring an Assistant Product Developer to join their team. As an Assistant Product Developer, you'll lead the product development process across a subset of product categories. You'll utilize strong project management skills by building and maintaining project schedules, monitoring potential delays, and working with cross-functional teams to ensure new products are commercialized on-time and within budget.
Location: Mon. + Fri. are remote, Tue. + Thu. in Stamford, CT and Wed. in Manhattan
Duration: 3-6 months (possible extension)
Responsibilities:
• Assist the product development team to meet project milestones and seasonal deliverables
• Support PD administrative tasks: organize and file all documentation, track samples, create and maintain internal libraries/databases, construct outreach to vendor base and work on special assignments as needed
• Facilitate prototyping; Coordinate and track prototype movement requests
• Support Product Developers in creating Test Request Forms and submitting products and documentation to third-party test labs
• Organize and track new designer setup forms and design agreements
• Conduct in-depth review of prototypes to ensure products meet or exceed all standards for: build quality, ease of assembly, packaging, comfort, value, etc.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain/Sourcing and Product Compliance to ensure all regulatory, sustainability, and performance documentation are obtained from the suppliers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Supply Chain/Sourcing to award programs to suppliers and establish the most effective value stream/supply chain.
• Create quality criteria for all new programs and maintain/develop Quality Assurance Protocol with Suppliers.
• Communicate key issues (i.e., schedules, resource constraints, launch plans) in a clear and timely manner to Merchandising and PD leadership.
Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree required (Industrial Design preferred)
• Strong experience with Excel for calculating cost and margins for products, organization, data recording, and pulling reports
• 1-3 years of experience in a development-related function (furniture industry preferred)
• Experience with new product commercialization, including full development and launch cycle.
• 3D CAD (Solidworks, Fusion 360) and Adobe Creative Suite skills (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
• 1-3 years of experience in a development-related function (furniture industry preferred)
• Experience with new product commercialization, including full development and launch cycle.
• 3D CAD (Solidworks, Fusion 360) and Adobe Creative Suite skills (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
For consideration please apply with your most recent resume.
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