Toy Development Manager, Tara Toy in Hauppauge, New York at Just Play, LLC

Job Title: Product Manager, Tara Toy

Department: Product Development

Reporting To: Director, Product Development

Location: Hauppauge, NY

Salary: $80,000 - $90,000 annually

Company Overview:

Just Play is a passionate and trend driven leader in the children’s consumer goods industry. Our products are an impressive mix of promotional and everyday items for the whole family. We work with the world’s leading children’s entertainment brands to manufacture and distribute exceptional products to every major mass retailer throughout North America and around the world.

Job Summary:

Industry leading children’s consumer goods company is seeking a Product Manager to support the Director of Product Development in a fast-paced and exciting environment. This individual will work with key internal and external teams to facilitate product development.

The ideal candidate is an organized and collaborative professional capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail, ideally with experience working with plastic molded items.

This is not a hybrid role, and being on site five days a week is required.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Support the Product Development team to manage and track day-to-day communication & development of product lines with both internal cross-functional team (incl. product development, Far East team, marketing, packaging, sales, and design) and external partners to deliver against key milestones and business needs.
• Maintain key development documents and systems including product line lists, product presentations, financial documents, and approvals.
• Assist with all aspects of marketing & product and work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Administrative duties include key daily responsibilities including but not limited to data entry, product tracking and shipments, presentation & spreadsheet creation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, design or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of product management experience in a consumer products company required.
• Highly motivated individual with strong work ethic.
• Ability to multi-task while staying organized with strong attention to detail and superior communication skills.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)
• Knowledge of graphic design programs a plus (Illustrator, Photoshop,)
• Fluency in English (both written and verbal).
• Occasional domestic travel may be required

Just Play is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.