Product Development And Sourcing Manager

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

• Do market research regularly, determine initial price base to develop business efficiently.
• 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.
• Make price quotations and determine the proper margin level for each account.
• Set business developing strategy each season, customer.
• Source new product, new materials, new technics from Asian countries.
• Assist in Showroom set-up and sample maintenance.
• Ensure quality control process is followed on all samples.
• First Sample Approval and communication of any modification with suppliers.
• Communication with vendors for product cost, material, sampling, production lead-time, resolve problems.
• Complete Visual marketing tools on product/sales need (i.e. catalog sheets, product presentation, package, displays, sell sheets).
• Partner with overseas development Team and Production Teams.
• Assist sending and receiving sample packages.
• Update price file, customer quote sheets and sales summary reports for all on-going production.
• Partner with Design team for product development and make sure new material and technique will be provided for new designs.
• Work together with sales team to make business grow.
• Assist suppliers and vendors to prepare for factory audits.

Job Experience/Requirements

• Ability to interact with other departments in implementing, and successfully executing marketing and product initiatives.
• Familiar with furniture industry, Lighting and Home Décor have sourcing knowledge global sourcing
• Strong written and verbal communication ability
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree desirable
• Must be able to speak and read bi-lingual (English and Mandarin)
• Ability to interface cross functionally within the company and those functions in two key liaison roles: between Design/Sales and between Design/Sourcing.
• 4-8 years of product development and production control experience required
• 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:

• Referral program
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount
• Life insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fremont, CA 94538: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person