Senior Product Development Specialist at Two's Company – Elmsford, New York
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About This Position
Senior Product Development Specialist
Who you must be
Two's Company is seeking a dynamic and skilled Senior Product Development Specialist to join our Tozai Home team. Reporting to the VP of Creative & Product Management, this role will oversee the end-to-end sourcing process for new home décor products, from concept to delivery. The ideal candidate will possess strong sense of home interior style, negotiation skills, a keen eye for design and market trends, a passion for product and a dedication to maintaining quality standards. This role presents an exciting opportunity to design/curate our product range, enhance profitability, and lead the way in a design-driven industry.
This is a hybrid position, candidate must be able to commute to Elmsford, NY.
What we need you to do
Manage the development and sourcing of new product introductions from concept through delivery, including trend direction, product ideas/design, sourcing, costing, sampling, ordering, quality, testing, marketing, and delivery.
Create merchandising assortments and pricing strategies with excellent margins and customer appeal. Keep current with costing challenges and understand pricing in order to develop products that achieve appropriate wholesale price and margins.
Negotiate pricing and terms with overseas suppliers to ensure competitive advantage and profitability.
Analyze and identify product assortment needs for buying trips and developments that reflect market trends, match customer needs and respond to current sales trends.
Manage the timelines, workflow, and milestone dates for product development to ensure all target dates are met.
Present and prepare final line reviews to executive management.
Participate in the development of sales collateral by providing marketing team with product samples and product information.
Prepare product marketing videos for to be used by Sales Team and on our website to promote products.
Ensure product is compliant through initial regulation requirements in product sourcing as well as generating internal testing requests to Product Compliance Team to perform required product testing.
Inspect all initial shipments in collaboration with Quality Assurance and Inventory Management to ensure merchandise meets company quality standards.
Stay abreast of industry trends, competitor activities, and consumer preferences.
Act as an information resource about products for internal departments.
Travel both domestically and internationally to trade shows, as needed
What you must have
Benefits of working here
We offer a competitive compensation package, robust benefits and atmosphere is vibrant, engaging, productive and fun!
Two’s Company is dedicated to innovation and trendsetting in the giftware industry and prides itself in providing the Global Market with high style fashion, gift and home products at moderate prices. Two’s has evolved over the years into a powerhouse brand in multiple categories and a dynamic sales organization that serves as advocates for our retail partners. Today, Two’s Company has four divisions: the signature Two’s Company Gift and Home décor line, the couture Tozai Home collection of decorative accessories, the whimsical Cupcakes & Cartwheels, 2 Chic a fashion accessories line and 2 Chic Luxe a ready-to-wear fashion and accessories line.
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Job Location
Job Location
This job is located in the Elmsford, New York, 10523, United States region.