Product Development Virtual Assistant

We’re looking for a full-time, permanent product executive/manager to handle our brand’s product development to meet our e-commerce campaign needs. We offer competitive pay and you’ll have opportunities to grow quickly within the organisation. This role is a great opportunity for an ambitious, self-starter to take ownership of our product development process from start to finish, including planning and execution. You must be willing to learn and adapt your skillset. Sounds like you? Good! Keep reading…

Job Description
– Continuous product development, analysis and improvements.
– Ensuring products/designs are created to expected standards, in line with brand guideline and commercially sound.
– Drive product design evaluations and reviews, providing actionable insights to improve product quality and identify potential manufacturing issues.
– Researching new products/designs for production.
– Source for, negotiate with and work with the best manufacturers/suppliers.
– Creating, tracking and managing bulk production orders.
– Research and evaluate the latest trends and analyse competitor activity.
– Monitor, track, analyse, improve and report on product sales performance.
– Recommend improvements to management to increase performance.
– Communicating and coordinating with colleagues as necessary.
– Providing administrative support, as and when needed to the manager.

Requirements
– Full-time position Monday-Friday 9am-5pm (Philippines Time)
– Strong eye for winning product designs that can go viral
– Able to work remotely (from home)
– Proficiency in inventory analysis, sourcing and negotiation is a plus
– Very meticulous, has a keen eye for detail.
– Tech savvy, analytical/data driven decision maker and strong problem solver (this role will have a lot of challenging problems ahead)
– Self-directed, execution-focused, and incredibly well-organized with a proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
– Committed, responsible to the job and willing to “go the extra mile” if required
– No experience needed but must be an A player that can learn and adapt fast

Benefits
– Competitive pay based on your work here. You’ll be entitled to bonuses/commissions based on performance
– Paid annual holidays, public holidays and sick leaves
– Work remotely (from comfort of your home)
– Be a part of a friendly, enthusiastic team that believes having fun is part of doing good work
– We believe in investing in good people!
– Opportunity for professional development, upskill trainings and career growth

Please answer the questions below:
1. What is your previous/current job position and briefly explain your day-to-day tasks?
2. What is your strongest strength professionally that makes you a good fit for this role? And what is a weakness that you need to work on to excel in this role?
3. Do you have experience in product development or supply chain operations? If yes, please describe your past experience with it and the tools you have used. If no, how do you plan to learn quickly to be competent in the role?
4. Please attach your work portfolio.