Product Developer / Manager (Seasonal Home Goods)

Staples Canada; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in York Region is seeking a Product Developer / Manager for seasonal home goods. This role involves managing the entire product lifecycle and collaborating with various teams to drive sales and innovation. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years in product development, exceptional problem-solving skills, and experience in vendor negotiations. The position offers health benefits, RRSP/DPSP, and performance bonuses. Join us to shape the future of the business!

Benefits

Health and Dental benefits

RRSP/DPSP

Performance bonuses

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in product development and management of home/office goods.
• Proven experience as a people leader and developing direct reports.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end lifecycle for seasonal product categories.
• Build strategic plans using sales data and market insights.
• Collaborate with various teams for cohesive product assortments.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Sales analysis

Vendor negotiation

Design eye

Education

Post Secondary degree (Business/Communication/Marketing/Design preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Illustrator

Job description

Product Developer / Manager (Seasonal Home Goods)

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Job Description

Some of what you will do:

An exciting opportunity to own the strategic private label (Own Brand) development of a multitude of categories across the business for our consumers! The owner of the seasonal categories will be responsible for the end-to-end product lifecycle process, managing and influencing multiple stakeholders to deliver quality products to consumers and drive our innovation targets. This role will work to achieve sales and margin goals by working with Category Managers, Operations, Marketing and our Packaging and Design team members to execute a cohesive and aesthetically aligned assortment of product offerings on a seasonal basis. Each day will be fast-paced, challenging, rewarding and meaningful.

This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the exciting infancy stages of the Own Brands department. With this, the position offers the ability to be a part of the beginning of many new strategic process developments. A successful candidate would be tenured enough in their home goods product development experience to be able to successfully pull together complementary cross-category product assortments, while managing the many internal and external partners that accompany this exciting and strategic challenge.

This role requires an individual with the unique ability to think big while also managing the details to execute successfully and is a true opportunity to be a part of shaping the future of how Staples Canada shows up to our consumers in store as a storytelling experience.

Specifically, You Will:

• Owns Seasonal Product Development – Manages end-to-end lifecycle for seasonal categories, driving innovation, sales, and margin across all our channels.
• Strategic Planning – Builds 3-year strategic plans using sales data, market insights, and vendor input; collaborates with Staples US and internal teams.
• Trend & Vendor Engagement – Works closely with Design to align with trend boards; builds vendor relationships to source new seasonal opportunities.
• Competitive & Sales Analysis – Maintains competitive landscape reports and weekly sales downloads; delivers postmortem insights to senior leadership.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partners with Category Managers, Marketing, Packaging, and Design to ensure cohesive seasonal assortments.

Some of what you need:

• Post Secondary degree required, Business/ Communications/ Marketing/ Design preferred
• Exceptional problem solving and influencing skills required for creating bold business cases that will result in strong results
• Professional communicator, with ability to pitch and sell ideas to large groups of various team members
• Proficient in excel sales analysis, PowerPoint presentations
• Illustrator and graphic design experience a bonus, an eye for design and trend is necessary
• Minimum 5 years experience in the product development and management world on home/ office goods
• Proven experience as a people leader with an invested interest in development of their direct reports
• Track record of negotiation experience with large scale vendors
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with ability to prioritize competing tasks with minimal supervision

Some of what you will get:

• Health and Dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP
• Performance bonuses

About Us

Staples Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with disabilities.

About the Team

At Staples Canada we are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. As The Working and Learning Company, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We’re looking for curious, approachable, and passionate individuals who love finding solutions. If that’s you, let’s work, learn, and grow together. We are building an inclusive and diverse team Staples Canada is continuously working towards creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.