Product Design Specialist

Costa Farms•Miami, FL

About The Position

An Associate Product Design Manager is a professional role that is responsible for the development of products for an organization, known as the practice of product management. Product managers own the product strategy behind a product (physical or digital), specify its functional requirements, and manage feature releases.

Requirements

Highly organized and detail oriented.
Able to work independently and within a team to achieve objectives.
Problem solving
Ability to work with consumers insights to create product opportunities
Proactive in identifying and addressing operational challenges.
Customer Focus
Drives Results
Insights Driven
Collaboration
Manages Ambiguity
Creativity
Receptiveness to Feedback
Education: Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, Product design, Business, Marketing, Sales, or a related field.
Experience: 1-3 years of experience in Product Development
1-3 years of experience in marketing operations
1-3 years of experience in project management
1-3 years with being analytically savvy
All applicants must be work-authorized. Costa Farms will not sponsor any visa for this position.

Responsibilities

Participate in trade shows, market walks and supply chain forum to assist the Sr. Product Manager on the new product design strategy
Collaborate with the Sr. Product Manager on the product development projects, from concepts / brainstorm, shipping methods, sampling, costing to sourcing, among other task related with the creation of the programs
Weekly cadence meetings with CFE (China office) designer/NPI teams discussing current projects, opportunities and product development showcase
Collaborate with CFE (China office) on costing opportunities and value addition to incorporate into strategy.
Manage the product project Smartsheets and communicate internally with key stakeholders for project execution, PO timelines, selection of collections, etc.; from CFE for product development to operations for product quality reviews.
Support the Sr. Product Manager on development and project management of “Mainline Collections” (Trending Tropicals, Everyday, Spring, Summer, Fall) and designs (pack-out neutral) already defined and approved by Category Management.
Work with CFE and supply chain to obtain ideas and samples of Xmas decorations and approve spec sheets
Work with Channel Marketing to consolidate customer trends and incorporate those when presenting ideas and seasonal catalogs
Collaborate with the Sr. Product Manager on new product testing with consumer/professional panels to validate designs and new executions.
Aid on the creation of Product Development Post Sales Product Review – Quality, Performance, Best Practices – Improve for Future New Introductions and socialize wins and losses.