Product Development Manager
Core
Own end-to-end product development lifecycle for furniture and home furnishings, from concept through commercialization, ensuring design integrity, quality, and cost targets.
Role type
Product Development Manager
Builds
Furniture and home furnishings products
Domain
Home Furnishings / Product Development
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
End-to-end product development lifecycle management, CAD software proficiency, furniture materials and construction knowledge, manufacturing partner engagement, project management, cost optimization, regulatory compliance, prototyping and iteration, vendor specification review, quality control
Preferred skills
Product testing experience, new category exploration, process improvement
Technologies
CAD software
Responsibilities
Execute end-to-end product development lifecycle, partner with Design to bring concepts to life, collaborate with Sourcing to identify manufacturing partners, drive development timelines, support prototyping and iteration cycles, manage vendor communication, partner on cost targets, refine product specifications, ensure regulatory compliance, support pilot runs, facilitate transition to production, identify process improvements, contribute to material innovation, support special projects, review vendor specifications and CAD drawings, access prototype quality and create quality control summaries
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC