Department: Product Research and Development
Line Manager: Research and Development Director
OVERVIEW
The Product Development Manager manages the process of developing a product or enhancing existing products in order to meet customer expectations effectively. Product developers conduct research, develop proposals, and supervise the overall product development process.
Duties and Responsibilities:
-Conduct initial meeting to discuss new product ideas, and understand product specifications
-Initiate a project analysis to identify project specifications, team members involved and assigned responsibilities, budget, pricing analysis, project risks, milestones
-Present project plan to stakeholders and secure approval
-Support to Market Analyst with
-User and Competitor research. Brand Analytics, Keywords and Search Volume research, and Markets, Retailer opportunities, upcoming related products, trends
-variations, multipacks, features to improve and differentiations, specifications recommendations
-Product Pricing
-Compliance review
-Identification of test market/s
-Product Development
-Support Product Specialist in developing product specifications document
-Develop Quality Assurance checklist based on product specifications
-Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure marketing materials alignment with product specifications
-Ensures that every phase of a particular project proceeds as scheduled
-Makes adjustments to a development plan whenever the current idea is not working well
-Oversees product development amongst a team of individuals
-Presents new ideas to corporate executives in order to gain permission to develop product lines
Qualifications:
-High Level Amazon Product Research and Development experience, preferably 3+ years and above
-Expertise in the product or market research including specifically with Amazon
-Project Manager experience in an ecommerce set-up is an advantage
-PMP certification is a plus!
-Excellent written & verbal communication skills
-Experience working within a collaborative and cross-functional team environment
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
-Has good problem-solving abilities
-Is able to troubleshoot issues and determine the cause of a plan’s success or failure
-Stays current with the latest trends in merchandise
-Possesses strong marketing skills
-Has excellent leadership abilities
-Keeps up to date with changes in the market and technology that would affect new product development
-Is able to meet deadlines
Tools:
-ECommerce Platform: Amazon/Shopify
-Project Management Tool: Asana
-Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint
-Communication Tool: Zoom
To apply kindly send your email to with the ff details:
Subject: Product Development Manager Rockstar
In the email, kindly indicate the ff details:
1. Full Name
2. Skype ID
3. Resume/CV Link
4. Expected Salary
5. OLJ Profile Link
6. Brief Summary of Experience – relevant experience in ecommerce is an advantage!
those who will not follow the instructions above will not be entertained!
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