Works under the direction of the Executive Director and Senior Management team in conjunction w. furniture merchants and design partners to collaborate in the monitoring and execution of the product development in an Upholstery category environment.

Objective:

Drive innovation, efficiency in product development, strategize and develop long term strategies to deliver department goals and initiatives. Deliver aesthetically pleasing samples that meet the brand’s vision while supporting the brand’s needs and business requirements. Position requires a high level of time management skills, multi-tasking abilities, while maintaining the agility to shift responsibilities and focus on moment’s notice. Effective communication, file creation and reporting are to be anticipated.

Responsibilities:

Full responsible for all facets of the product development process

• Brief monitoring (briefs cannot be accepted unless all necessary information is populated via design)
• Brief hand off and day to day management w. vendor while utilizing new work template.
• R&D on seasonal vision(s) w. vendor base

Financial

• SKU IMU parameter management – FOB & ELC
• Decreased sampling costs // CLO Implementation
• Sample management – logistics & vendor
• Customs declaration
• MSDS Library building, populating, and keeping up to date.
• Understanding of packaging methods
• Holistic Purchase Order Hand Off management
• Product Information sheet coordination
• In country trip agenda and summary preparations

Vendor Management

• Holistic vendor management w. a full knowledge of their capabilities and capacities
• Identifying growth opportunities within the business
• Monthly calls w. all vendors for business updates
• Weekly reporting and updates for all WIP management.
• Liability minimization.

Operating System Responsibility (Bamboo Rose & CLIQ)

• Creation of Purchase Order and Non-Merchandising Purchase Orders for WIP sampling
• Training vendors on the proper use of operating system back-end management
• Population of all pertinent fields when creating style pages
• Internal QLIK reporting tool operation.

Day to Day Management

• Owning biweekly calls both in person & via ZOOM w. CFT’s
• Manage calendar and the PD process for your respective classes.
• Owning the relationship w. sample warehouse on sample management
• Development tracker population
• Strict adherence of line plans and addressing deviations before accepting new developments
• Visual Line List management
• Deliver aesthetically correct samples that meet the merchant’s needs.
• Allocate designs to appropriate vendors that support a growth strategy or long-term plan of containerization.

Qualifications (not limited to):

• 3+ years of experience in Upholstery or Case goods product development required.
• Knowledge of furniture construction and manufacturing experience preferred.
• Understanding of raw materials; woods, metals, textile, and finishes required.
• Knowledge of product packaging and product testing.
• Logistics, supply chain management experience.
• Effective communication w. internal and external teams and ability to work w. large teams.
• Proactive and ownership mentality of your responsibilities in your given class