Senior Product Development Manager - PA

About the position

Our company designs, engineers, and markets in-home secure storage and products in the USA, Canada, and several international countries. Our company is the fastest growing marketer of gun safes, home and office safes, quick access vaults, and steel cabinets in the USA and Canada since the company began in 2014. We have earned the #1 in-home secure storage market share position in USA and Canada. We market our safes under Sports Afield, Remington, Sanctuary, Primos, private label, and house brands. Our customers include several major mass volume retailers, warehouse clubs, home centers, sporting goods retailers, buying groups, independent retailers, and online retailers. Visit our website at www.saproducts.com to learn more. Our growth plans require the addition of the absolute best hands-on product development leader in the in-home secure storage industry. This position is based in our Pittsburgh, PA office and will report to our Director of Product Development.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Director of Product Development in building in-home secure storage assortments that are disruptive in both features and value.
• Lead development of unique inline and special make up product assortments under Remington, Sports Afield, Sanctuary and future inhouse brands along with customer private label brands.
• Maintain open and collaborative communication between all aspects of the product development process.
• Collaborate with the sales team to achieve customer objectives and requirements, driving revenue growth.
• Drive speed to market by connecting competitive analysis, POS analysis, design trend, product innovation, retailer requirements, end consumer needs and financial goals.
• Follow DevTrax internal development processes ensuring accurate documentation is upheld and key dates are achieved.
• Be the material and process leader that will allow the company to forge ahead as the leader in innovation while ensuring development efficiency and disruptive product costs.
• Work closely with back office and customer service teams to ensure new styles creation and training is seamless and comprehensive.
• Travel both domestically and abroad to support the sales team on customer visits.
• Create and foster high quality, trustworthy and efficient relationships with best-in-class factory partners.
• Lead product cost acquisition and cost reduction efforts with exceptional negotiation skills.
• Work with engineering, QC, customer service, factories, and third-party test facilities to ensure product quality standards and governmental compliance standards are upheld.
• Work closely with the supply chain team to ensure on-time delivery of all purchase orders.
• Travel to domestic and Asia manufacturing facilities when needed to oversee development and production.
• Collaborate with Director of Marketing and Product Design to create industry best brand presence through product branding, aesthetics, packaging, point of purchase, event marketing, catalog, selling materials, and product videos.
• Attend and set up key trade shows showcasing our product offerings.
• Attend industry trade shows to ensure we are the leader in industry knowledge.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or post graduate degree in business or marketing.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product development, with an in-depth understanding of in-home secure storage or relevant products, industry, and factory base.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Nice-to-haves

• An exceptional leader that has the burning desire to create the product development strategy and team.
• Outstanding collaboration skills, across the company and partners.
• Boundless creative energy and fun to be around.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent business acumen.
• Embraces constant change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Possess a working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Illustrator.
• Ability to keep up with a fast-paced and demanding retail driven environment.
• Quick responsiveness to opportunities and unforeseen hurdles.