Product Development and Sourcing Manager Fremont, CA
Job description
Summary
The Product Development and Sourcing Manager will work with the Vice President as a team in executing development, sourcing, production and procurement of product management focus on profitability, product/raw management, price negotiations. In additional, the Product Development and Sourcing Manager is also responsible for managing Regional/National Accounts and ensures that products are introduced to sales team/retail accounts quickly and accurately in order to maximize sales, profits, and speed to market. Individual will work and interact with the Design, Sales, Production/Distribution/Operations, Cost Accounting and Visual Merchandise teams.
Essential Responsibilities
- Set business developing strategy each season, customer.
- Do market research regularly, determine initial price base to develop business efficiently.
- Work together with sales team to make business grow.
- Partner with Design team for product development and make sure new material and technique will be provided for new designs.
- Make price quotations and determine the proper margin level for each account.
- Update price file, customer quote sheets and sales summary reports for all on-going production.
- Understand Customer compliance and specific requirements.
- Daily follow up of all PO's on progress, includes packaging, monitor production delivery dates, shipping status, & updating our Sales staff & customers on a weekly basis.
- Assist sending and receiving sample packages.
- Complete Visual marketing tools on product/sales need (i.e. catalog sheets, product presentation, package, displays, sell sheets).
- Assist in Showroom set-up and sample maintenance.
- Partner with overseas development Team and Production Teams.
- Source new product, new materials, new technics from Asian countries.
- Communication with vendors for product cost, material, sampling, production lead-time, resolve problems.
- First Sample Approval and communication of any modification with suppliers.
- Ensure quality control process is followed on all samples.
- Assist suppliers and vendors to prepare for factory audits.
Job Experience/Requirements
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree desirable
- 4-8 years of product development and production control experience required
- Must be able to speak and read bi-lingual (English and Mandarin)
- Familiar with furniture industry, Lighting and Home Décor have sourcing knowledge global sourcing
- Ability to interface cross functionally within the company and those functions in two key liaison roles: between Design/Sales and between Design/Sourcing.
- Ability to interact with other departments in implementing, and successfully executing marketing and product initiatives.
- Strong written and verbal communication ability
- Self-Starter, able to work independently, responsible work attitude and strong problems solving ability
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Fremont, CA 94538: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: One location
