Product Development Manager

Company: Fromourplace
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: October 2, 2024

Job Description:

Welcome to Our Place. We believe that sharing a home-cooked meal is the very best way to connect. That's why we create products that simplify home-cooking; it's why we celebrate traditions with families given, chosen, and found; and it's why we share those stories with you, directly from the people and places where they originate.We're looking for an organized, experienced, and passionate Product Development professional to lead product development efforts from concept to launch for a selection of our kitchen or appliances projects. This role will also play an integral role in supporting the entire product development team as we build processes, tools, and share learnings across departments.In this role, you'll work extremely collaboratively with counterparts spanning Product Development, Design, Engineering, Sourcing, Production, Quality, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Operations teams. You will also be responsible for managing the development process with external design partners, engineers, and factories. If you're ready for a ton of responsibility, are interested in setting the trajectory for a fast growing D2C brand, and are hoping to make a huge and lasting impact somewhere - we'd love to hear from you!We have a hybrid working culture and are looking for this person to be on site 2-3 times a week at our brand new Our Place headquarters in West Los Angeles.What you'd do at Our Place

• Conduct thorough competitive analysis, research, and merchandising strategies for owned product developments & general category to set the stage for new product launches.
• Communicate daily with domestic and international suppliers, independently leading and managing the full lifecycle of new development projects, from concept to launch.
• Collaborate daily with internal design, engineering, supply chain, consumer insights, and marketing partners, to develop, design, and perfect the Our Place product line. Create and maintain detailed timing & action calendars, WIPs, costing grids, and product briefs. Lead competitive reviews, pricing strategy, and provide IMU & contribution margin analyses internally. Ability to offer creative solutions for improvement or strategically weigh concessions or changes that may be required vs their impact.
• Troubleshoot development and timeline issues using creative thinking while maintaining a positive and calm attitude as the project's leader.
• Partner with Brand, Creative, Marketing, and Customer Experience teams on samples for photoshoots and end-to-end marketing and customer experience efforts relating to products offered.
• As required: attend trade shows and visit manufacturing partners internationally.Who you are
  • The right candidate will have at least 5 years experience crafting and managing product assortments in cookware, kitchenwares, appliances, or other relevant hard goods categories.
  • Have a strong design POV with the ability to translate and communicate trends and competitive learnings into actionable ideas or suggestions that fit the Our Place aesthetic and customer.
  • Have experience with margin and assortment analysis and familiarity with e-commerce merchandising best practices.
  • Demonstrate strong communication skills with ability to liaison and lead projects across many teams and internal/external stakeholders. Strong presentation skills with ability to persuade and garner support with well-supported and clearly communicated proposals.
  • Passionate about product and solving design challenges, big and small. Passionate about food/cooking and excited to use-test regularly.
  • Thrive at developing strong vendor relationships domestically and internationally - ability while simultaneously managing day-to-day development communications.
  • Have experience with (or understanding of) product compliance and testing. Have the ability to be flexible and wear multiple hats in a fast-growing and rapidly-evolving organization. Skilled in building processes and tools to support cross-functional communication.
  • Be based in the LA area or willing to relocate. Excited to travel internationally. As a bonus: be able to speak Mandarin or multi-lingual.What we offer at Our Place
    • An incredible mission centered around connection, representation, and celebration.
    • Top of market compensation.
    • Meaningful equity.
    • Excellent medical benefits.
    • A brand new office.
    • Open vacation time and generous parental leave.
    • Synchronized Time Off (STO) - periodic days of rest we take together as a team.
    • A team of kind, compassionate people.
    • Lots of Our Place products (duh!).$90,000 - $135,000 a yearAll information you submit in connection with your application to Our Place is processed in accordance with Our Place's.
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