Job Description
Job Description
Product Development Manager
Headquartered in Southern California, MerchSource is the core division of ThreeSixty Group —the global organization behind Sharper Image, FAO Schwarz, Vornado, and other consumer brands. We bring high-quality products to consumers in over 30 countries in the categories of everyday play, technology, health and wellness, and premium home comfort. ThreeSixty designs, develops, manufactures, and markets an entire portfolio of aspirational products under beloved brands.
We offer a fast-paced, creative environment, appealing to those who love to collaborate with an entrepreneurial spirit and drive to succeed.
The Product Development Manager will be responsible for products within Sharper Image’s Wellness and Consumer Electronics categories.
What You’ll Do
Play a key role within the Product Development team by:
- Working cross-functionally between the Design, Graphics, Marketing, Engineering, QA, Legal and Production Support teams to maintain deadlines and facilitate and drive new product development
- Creating, managing, and adhering to timelines for full life cycle of products
- Providing creative and technical input into design and development of new products, with an eye toward product and user experience improvement, cost management, manufacturability, and reliability
- Creating product specifications to define framework for Design, Engineering, Creative, Marketing, and Asia teams and factories
- Creating instruction manual drafts
- Collecting and implementing changes from multiple sources
- Managing and tracking the prototype creation process, including timelines, budgeting, and approvals
- Receiving, reviewing, and commenting on factory samples
- Communicating daily with Asia-based teams and factories via email and video calls
- Working with the quality and compliance teams to resolve product-related issues and create safe, reliable products with high customer satisfaction
- Supporting the Sales team with samples and product information
What We’ll Expect You to Have
- Passion for consumer products
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years experience in relevant consumer electronics and consumer goods product development
- 5+ years experience working with overseas factories in China
- Entrepreneurial instincts with clear bias for informed action and track record of leading new initiatives
- Good understanding of consumer product regulations, requirements, and testing processes, specifically those related to CE products
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge in different substrates and their attributes as it relates to production
- Engineering background is a plus
- Prior experience managing and/or training other Product Development team members is a plus.
This is a hybrid position, Monday- Thursday in the Irvine, CA office, Fridays remote
MerchSource, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex(including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.