Product Development Coordinator is the lead of a small product development team responsible for getting new products developed, tested, and introduce to our showrooms.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with merchandising and material planners to identify key product needs
- Work with suppliers to develop and test new products
- Identify key technical issues with current products and work with suppliers to improve performance
- Develop in-house tests that simulate product use and anticipate product problems prior to market introduction
- Work with manufacturing to introduce new products into production
Qualifications
- BS/MS in Engineering, Mechanical or Industrial preferred
- +4 - 8 years of relevant work experience, including product development, engineering, and project and team management
- Experience in consumer products
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong project management skills
- Hands-on and result-oriented