Product Developer III

Signature Products Group•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Product Developer III executes the development and commercialization of physical products that meet consumer, brand, and business needs. The role requires expertise in materials, construction, and manufacturing, with responsibility for mentoring team members, aligning product development efforts, and communicating ideas verbally and visually to bring products to market. This position solves problems, adopts new technologies and workflow efficiencies, guides product-development decisions beyond its own category, and identifies team pain points and inefficiencies to communicate to the Product Development Manager. It leads commercialization, product documentation, factory and supplier communications, sampling, project tracking, and strategic sourcing activities.

Requirements

Proven experience developing physical products from concept to market.
People management, mentorship, and lead-by-example ability.
Ability to lead change and guide process implementation.
Strong project management skills, including prioritizing and managing workflow and projects.
Ability to communicate efficiently with external factories and cultivate relationships.
Exceptional negotiation skills.
Strong analytical skills and experience.
Working knowledge of PLM or other material and product management tools.
Working knowledge of product development, vendor relationships, and cut-and-sew manufacturing processes.
Meticulous attention to detail.
Background in materials, trims, and embellishment techniques.
Computer proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite.
Self-starter and creative problem solver who enjoys open-ended projects.
Excellent collaboration skills and ability to manage multiple timelines and deadlines.
High degree of agility and adaptability.

Responsibilities

Lead product commercialization to meet consumer expectations, cost targets, and timelines.
Collaborate with and guide the product team in developing products, components, and trims that meet stakeholder quality and appearance expectations.
Create and maintain BOMs, technical specifications, color specifications, fit specifications, and other development materials and assets.
Lead factory communications and clearly communicate product changes and revisions.
Own itemized BOMs and meet cost targets through innovative solutions.
Collaborate with technical specification requirements involving global and compliance teams.
Lead and track sample iterations for the assigned category.
Prototype and pattern products, and conduct market research to validate and develop early proof-of-concept ideas.
Track and drive project timelines, communicate priority conflicts and timeline challenges, and collaborate on solutions with stakeholders.
Create and maintain the PLM database and physical storage of development assets.
Conduct initial vetting of suppliers and vendors.
Monitor vendors and suppliers to ensure adherence to internal timelines and deadlines.
Identify potential supplier and factory relationship issues and implement corrective action plans.
Implement solutions that maintain high quality and efficient sampling and production.
Manage supplier and vendor relationships to advance development and costing processes.
Apply costing analytics and negotiation skills to maintain target cost.
Coach and mentor team members, guide process implementation and change, and communicate identified team inefficiencies to the Product Development Manager.